Van Full of Pakistans

Van Full of Pakistans
Studio album by Y'all So Stupid
Released May 25, 1993
Recorded 1992–1993
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 56:41
Label Rowdy Records
Producer Spearhead X
Da King & I
Sylvan Sargeant
The Soul Merchants

Van Full of Pakistans is the debut album by alternative hip hop group Y'all So Stupid, released on May 25, 1993 through Rowdy Records. The album is mostly produced by Spearhead X, who plays the narrating prank caller on every skit, and also features production by Da King & I's DJ Majesty and Coney island's own Sylvan Seargeant. The album's title track peaked at #23 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1]

Professional ratings
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Robert Christgau[2]

Conception

Background

The group was formed in 1991 when rapper H2O moved to Atlanta from Brooklyn, where he met members Unkle Buk, Sha Boogie, Spearhead X and Logic. They were signed to Rowdy Records in late 1992.

Track listing

# Title Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Notes
1 "Introduce Me" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
2 "85 South" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
3 "Interlude"
4 "Van Full of Pakistans" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
5 "Interlude"
6 "Bowl of Soul" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
7 "Interlude"
8 "The Plant" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Da King & I
9 "Interlude"
10 "Bootleg Beatdown" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Da King & I
11 "Interlude"
12 "Family Tree" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
(Co-produced by The Soul Merchants)
  • Contains a sample from "The Thing" by J. Sample
  • Saxophone played by Amy Lee Schwartzberg
13 "Dirt Road White Girl" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
  • Contains a sample from "Textures" by Herbert Hancock
  • Bass played by Debra Killings
14 "Interlude"
15 "Monkey Off My Back" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
(Co-produced by The Soul Merchants)
  • Contains a sample from "Far Away Lands" by Jimmy Heath
16 "Interlude"
17 "Super Nigga" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
18 "Y'all" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
19 "On & On" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Sylvan Sargeant
20 "Interlude"
21 "You Wouldn't Understand" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X
  • Bass played by Debra Killings
22 "85 South (Remix)" S. Bailey,
R. Days,
R. Senhouse		 Spearhead X

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Y'all So Stupid Chart History
  2. ↑ CG: Yall So Stupid
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