AKA the Rugged Child

AKA the Rugged Child
Studio album by Shyheim
Released	April 19, 1994
Recorded	August 1992 - October 1993
Studio	Battery Studios (New York City, NY) Chung King Recording Studios (Manhattan, NY) Firehouse Studios (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length	48:06
Label	Virgin Records / EMI
Producer	Gemma Corfield (exec.), RNS (also exec.), RZA, Thomas Wilson (exec.)

Shyheim chronology
Next	The Lost Generation (1996)

AKA the Rugged Child is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang affiliate Shyheim, released in April 19, 1994 under Virgin Records and EMI Records. Shyheim got signed to Virgin Records in 1991. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios, Chung King Studios and Firehouse Studios in New York City from August 1992 to October 1993. Shyheim was just 15 years old when the album was released. Production was handled entirely by RNS, with the exception of one song produced by RZA. It features guest appearances from GP Wu members: June Luva, Rubbabandz, Down Low Recka, K-Tez and Pop Da Brown Hornet, Due Lilz, Prophet & Quasi (as True Wisdom) and Kia Jeffries.

The album peaked at #52 on the US Billboard 200 and #7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album spawned the singles: "On and On", "Pass It Off" and "One's 4 Da Money".

Track listing

All songs produced by RNS, except for "Little Rascals", produced by RZA.

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Here Come the Hits"	Shyheim	3:40
2.	"On and On"	Shyheim, June Luva, Kia Jeffries	3:48
3.	"Pass It Off"	Shyheim, Rubbabandz, Down Low Recka, K-Tez	4:00
4.	"Never Say Never (Interlude)"	-	0:28
5.	"One's 4 da Money"	Shyheim	3:33
6.	"Here I Am"	Shyheim,	2:53
7.	"Move It Over Here"	Shyheim, Pop da Brown Hornet	4:11
8.	"Buckwylyn"	Shyheim	3:57
9.	"You the Man"	Shyheim, Down Low Recka	3:35
10.	"Napsack"	Shyheim	3:51
11.	"The Rugged Onez"	Shyheim, June Luva, Prophet, Quasi	4:52
12.	"Little Rascals"	Shyheim	2:07
13.	"4 the Headpiece (Interlude)"	Shyheim, Rubbabandz, Due Lilz, Down Low Recka	2:02
14.	"Party's Goin' On"	Shyheim	3:43
15.	"Shouts on the Outs"	-	1:26

Samples

Here Come the Hits

• "Can I Get Some Help" by James Brown
• "Harmony of the Underground" by Blue Mitchell

On and On

• "Opus Pocus" by Jaco Pastorius

Pass It Off

• "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
• "You've Got It Bad" by Richard "Groove" Holmes

One's 4 Da Money

• "Cristo Rendentor" by Donald Byrd
• "Advice" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "Top Billin'" by Audio Two

Here I Am

• "Pain" by Ohio Players

Move It Over Here

• "Get Down" by Gene Russell

Buckwylyn

• "Donkey Walk" by Lou Donaldson
• "Just to Get a Rep" by Gang Starr

You the Man

• "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Napsack

• "Wishin' and Hopin'" by Dusty Springfield
• "Crab Apple" by Idris Muhammad
• "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
• "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim

The Rugged Onez

• "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
• "In the Mood" by Leroy Hutson
• "For Pete's Sake" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

Little Rascals

• "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Mad Lads

Party's Goin' On

• "After Laughter (Come Tears)" by Wendy Rene