Apache Ain't Shit

Apache Ain't Shit is the only studio album by American rapper Apache. It was released in 1993 via Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records.^[1] 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.

Apache Ain't Shit
Studio album by Apache
Released	February 9, 1993
Studio	Unique (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:36
Label	Tommy Boy Warner Bros.
Producer	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
Singles from Apache Ain't Shit
"Gangsta Bitch" Released: February 26, 1993

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",^[2] 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
RapReviews	7/10[5]
The Source	[6]
The Village Voice	[7]

Pulse! noted that "Gangsta Bitch" combined "the exuberance and humor of Heavy D with the rough-edged ghetto vibe of Naughty by Nature."^[8]

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".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beginning"	Anthony Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds Apache	1:20
2.	"Tonto" (featuring Nikki D)	Peaks	Double J	4:16
3.	"Do fa Self"	Peaks	The 45 King	3:19
4.	"Gangsta Bitch"	Peaks Jonathan Davis	Q-Tip	4:45
5.	"A Fight"	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	3:31
6.	"Kill D'White People"	Peaks	Double J	0:17
7.	"Hey Girl" (featuring Cut Monitor Milo and Collie Weed)	Peaks Sheldon Scott Garfield Mitchell Joseph Modeliste Arthur Neville George Porter Jr. Leo Nocentelli	Large Professor	3:38
8.	"Apache Ain't Shit"	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	3:40
9.	"Blunted Snap Session" (featuring the Jigaboos and the My Dick Posse)	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	2:43
10.	"Who Freaked Who" (featuring Nikki D)	Peaks	Diamond D	3:42
11.	"Get Ya Weight Up"	Peaks	Diamond D	3:55
12.	"Woodchuck" (featuring Latee, Cee, Double J, Vin Rock and Treach)	Peaks	Apache	4:23
13.	"Make Money"	Peaks	Double J	3:01
14.	"Wayz of a Murderahh"	Peaks Darryl French Curtis Mayfield	S.I.D. Reynolds	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

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	15