Apollo Kids (song)

{{Short description|Song by Ghostface Killah from Supreme Clientele}}

{{other uses|Apollo Kids (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Apollo Kids

| cover = Apollo Kids.JPG

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon

| album = Supreme Clientele

| released = {{Start date|1999|12|10}}

| recorded = 1999

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 3:54

| label = {{hlist|Epic|Razor Sharp}}

| writer = {{hlist|Solomon Burke|Dennis Coles|Carlos Evans|Corey Woods}}

| producer = Hassan

| chronology = Ghostface Killah

| prev_title = Motherless Child

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Cherchez La Ghost

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Apollo Kids - Ghostface Killah.ogg

| description = Apollo Kids

}}

}}

"Apollo Kids" is a song by rapper Ghostface Killah, released as the lead single of his second album Supreme Clientele. The song features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon and contains a sample of "Cool Breeze" as performed by R&B singer/songwriter Solomon Burke. It was later added to his greatest hits album Shaolin's Finest.

Music video

The music video for "Apollo Kids" was directed by Chris Robinson and set in Staten Island. The video showcases Starks Enterprises, portrayed as a gigantic factory where shoes are manufactured, for which Ghostface as Toney Starks stands as CEO. Ghostface spends much of the video donning mink coats and rapping while eating a golden ice cream cone.

Track listing

  1. "Apollo Kids" (radio version) (3:56)
  2. "Apollo Kids" (instrumental) (3:56)
  3. "Apollo Kids" (LP version) (3:54)
  4. "Apollo Kids" (a cappella) (3:26)

Charts

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!Chart (2000)

!Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles

|align="center"|32[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-02-19/rap-song Hot Rap Singles - Apollo Kids]

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales

|align="center"|75[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-12-11/r-b-hip-hop-songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales - Apollo Kids]

U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

|align="center"|21[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3036300&cdi=7522724&cid=12%2F11%2F1999 Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - Apollo Kids]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References