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1992 studio album by Showbiz and A.G.
Runaway Slave Released September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22 ) Recorded 1991–92 Studio Jazzy Jay Recording Studios (The Bronx , NY ) Genre East Coast hip hop Length 1 :09 :34 Label Producer
"Party Groove" / "Soul Clap" Released: March 17, 1992
"Fat Pockets" Released: 1992
"Bounce Ta This" Released: 1993
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Runaway Slave is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Showbiz and A.G. It was released on September 22, 1992, via Payday /London Records . Production was primarily handled by Showbiz, with the help from fellow D.I.T.C. crew member Diamond D on a couple of tracks. It features guest appearances from, DeShawn, Diamond D, Dres , Lord Finesse , and an early appearance of Big L . It also includes many interludes between songs that features The Legion, Freddie Foxxx , Fat Joe and Kid Capri .
The album was supported by Soul Clap EP , and spawned two singles: "Fat Pockets" and "Bounce Ta This".
Track listing [ edit ]
All music is composed by Showbiz , except tracks 8 and 14 co-produced by Diamond D
Title Writer(s) 1. "Still Diggin' " (featuring Diamond D ) 3:42 2. "Fat Pockets" 3:37 3. "Bounce Ta This" (featuring Dres ) 3:50 4. "More Than One Way Out of the Ghetto" 4:28 5. "Silence of the Lambs" (Remix) 4:49 6. "40 Acres and My Props" 4:18 7. "Runaway Slave" 4:50 8. "Hard to Kill" 5:20 9. "Hold Ya Head" 4:35 10. "He Say, She Say" 4:18 11. "Represent" (featuring Big L , DeShawn and Lord Finesse ) 5:53 12. "Silence of the Lambs" 5:07 13. "Party Groove" (Bass Mix) 3:19 14. "Soul Clap" (Short Version) 4:01 15. "Catchin' Wreck" 4:15 16. "Party Groove" (Instrumental) 3:17 Total length: 1:09:34
Vinyl release [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Still Diggin' " (featuring Diamond D ) 3:42 2. "Fat Pockets" 3:37 3. "Bounce Ta This" (featuring Dres ) 3:50 4. "Runaway Slave" 4:50 5. "Hard to Kill" 5:20 6. "More Than One Way Out of the Ghetto" 4:28 7. "Hold Ya Head" 4:35 8. "Represent" (featuring Big L , DeShawn and Lord Finesse ) 5:53 9. "Silence of the Lambs" 5:07 10. "Soul Clap" (Short Version) 4:01 Total length: 46:00
Personnel [ edit ]
Andre "A.G. " Barnes – vocals (tracks: 2–15)
Rodney "Showbiz " Lemay – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15) , producer
Joseph "Diamond D " Kirkland – vocals (track 1) , co-producer (tracks: 8, 14)
Andre "Dres " Titus – vocals (track 3)
Robert "Lord Finesse " Hall, Jr. – vocals (track 11)
Lamont "Big L " Coleman – vocals (track 11)
DeShawn "Sunkiss" Barzey – vocals (track 11)
Richard "Dick" Scott March – management
Chart positions [ edit ]
Album
Chart (1992)
Peak position
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
78
Singles
Year
Song
Hot Rap Singles
1993
"Bounce ta This"
15
1993
"Fat Pockets"
8
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