Apache Ain't Shit
{{Infobox album
| name = Apache Ain't Shit
| type = Studio
| artist = Apache
| cover = Apache Ain't Shit.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 9, 1993
| recorded =
| studio = Unique (New York, NY)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=36}}
| label = {{hlist|Tommy Boy|Warner Bros.}}
| producer = {{hlist|Benny Medina (exec.)|Queen Latifah (exec.)|Sha-Kim (exec.)|A Tribe Called Quest|Apache|Diamond D|Double J|Large Professor|S.I.D. Reynolds|The 45 King}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Apache Ain't Shit
| type = studio
| single1 = Gangsta Bitch
| single1date = February 26, 1993
}}
}}
Apache Ain't Shit is the only studio album by American rapper Apache. It was released in 1993 via Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records.{{cite magazine |title=Apache Ain't Shit by Apache |magazine=Billboard |date=Mar 6, 1993 |volume=105 |issue=10 |page=54}} The recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios in New York. The album was produced by Apache, S.I.D. Reynolds, Double J, Diamond D, Large Professor, Q-Tip, the 45 King, with Benny Medina, Queen Latifah, and Sha-Kim serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Nikki D, Cee, Collie Weed, Cut Monitor Milo, Double J, Latee, the Jigaboos, the My Dick Posse, Treach, and Vin Rock.
The album peaked at number 69 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. One charting single was released from the album, the Q-Tip-produced hit "Gangsta Bitch",[http://www.vibe.com/2011/07/full-clip-q-tip-runs-down-his-music-catalogue-ft-tribe-de-la-soul-nas-biggie-roots/apache-gangsta-bitch-q-tip/ "Gangsta Bitch"--Apache (1992)] Vibe. Accessed on January 30, 2018. which made it to No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Singles. Another single titled "Do fa Self" was also released, but it did not chart.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |title=Apache Ain't Shit Apache|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/apache-aint-shit-mw0000095867 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = B+{{Cite magazine |last=Bernard |first=James |date=March 26, 1993 |title=Apache Ain't Shit |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/03/26/apache-aint-shit/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev4 = The Source
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Apache: Apache Ain't Shit |magazine=The Source |issue=43 |date=April 1993 |author=The Derelict Todd B. }}
| rev5 = The Village Voice
| rev5score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{Cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv393-93.php |date=April 6, 1993 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |newspaper=The Village Voice}}
}}
Pulse! noted that "Gangsta Bitch" combined "the exuberance and humor of Heavy D with the rough-edged ghetto vibe of Naughty by Nature."{{cite news |last1=Ehrlich |first1=Dimitri |title=No reservations about Apache, Basehead |work=LA Weekly |agency=Pulse! |date=Apr 8, 1993 |page=74}}
While noting that the lyrics may have been humor not intended to be taken seriously, AllMusic still criticized the album's racist anti-white themes, such as those in the song "Kill D'White People".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Beginning
| writer1 = Anthony Peaks
| extra1 = {{hlist|S.I.D. Reynolds|Apache}}
| length1 = 1:20
| title2 = Tonto
| note2 = featuring Nikki D
| writer2 = Peaks
| extra2 = Double J
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Do fa Self
| writer3 = Peaks
| extra3 = The 45 King
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Gangsta Bitch
| writer4 = {{hlist|Peaks|Jonathan Davis}}
| extra4 = Q-Tip
| length4 = 4:45
| title5 = A Fight
| writer5 = Peaks
| extra5 = S.I.D. Reynolds
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Kill D'White People
| writer6 = Peaks
| extra6 = Double J
| length6 = 0:17
| title7 = Hey Girl
| note7 = featuring Cut Monitor Milo and Collie Weed
| writer7 = {{hlist|Peaks|Sheldon Scott|Garfield Mitchell|Joseph Modeliste|Arthur Neville|George Porter Jr.|Leo Nocentelli}}
| extra7 = Large Professor
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = Apache Ain't Shit
| writer8 = Peaks
| extra8 = S.I.D. Reynolds
| length8 = 3:40
| title9 = Blunted Snap Session
| note9 = featuring the Jigaboos and the My Dick Posse
| writer9 = Peaks
| extra9 = S.I.D. Reynolds
| length9 = 2:43
| title10 = Who Freaked Who
| note10 = featuring Nikki D
| writer10 = Peaks
| extra10 = Diamond D
| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = Get Ya Weight Up
| writer11 = Peaks
| extra11 = Diamond D
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Woodchuck
| note12 = featuring Latee, Cee, Double J, Vin Rock and Treach
| writer12 = Peaks
| extra12 = Apache
| length12 = 4:23
| title13 = Make Money
| writer13 = Peaks
| extra13 = Double J
| length13 = 3:01
| title14 = Wayz of a Murderahh
| writer14 = {{hlist|Peaks|Darryl French|Curtis Mayfield}}
| extra14 = S.I.D. Reynolds
| length14 = 3:16
| total_length = 45:36
}}
;Sample credits
- Track 4 contains a sample of "Love and Happiness", performed by Monty Alexander
- Track 7 contains a sample of "Britches", performed by the Meters
- Track 10 contains a sample of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight", performed by Kool & the Gang
- Track 14 contains a sample of "Stone Junkies", performed by Curtis Mayfield
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|69|artist=Apache|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|15|artist=Apache|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|66338|Apache Ain't Shit}}
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Category:Tommy Boy Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Diamond D
Category:Albums produced by the 45 King
Category:Albums produced by Large Professor