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Runaway Slave
Runaway Slave
Studio album by Showbiz & A.G.

Released

September 22, 1992

Recorded

May 1991 - February 1992

Studio

Jazzy Jay's Recording Studios
(Bronx, New York City)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Jazz rap, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop, Boom bap

Length

1:09:34

Label

Payday Records / London Records

Producer

Diamond D, Showbiz

Showbiz & A.G. chronology

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Runaway Slave is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Showbiz & A.G.. It was released on September 22, 1992 through Payday Records and London Records. Recording sessions took place at Jazzy Jay's Recording Studios in Bronx, New York City from May 1991 to February 1992. Production was handled by Showbiz and Diamond D. It features guest appearances by Big L, Deshawn, Lord Finesse, Dres (of Black Sheep) and Diamond D. It also includes many interludes between songs that features The Legion, Fat Joe, Kid Capri and Freddie Foxxx.

The album peaked at #78 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Runaway Slave released the two singles: "Fat Pockets" and "Bounce ta This" (which both songs peaked at #8 and #15 on the Hot Rap Singles chart respectively). Runaway Slave was a highly praised underground release, but didn't sell strong numbers.


Track listing[]

No. Title Performer(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "Still Diggin'" Showbiz, Diamond D Barnes, Kirkland, LeMay Diamond D 3:42
2. "Fat Pockets" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 3:37
3. "Bounce ta This" A.G., Dres Barnes, LeMay, Titus Showbiz 3:49
4. "More Than One Way Out the Ghetto" A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:28
5. "Silence of the Lambs (Remix)" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:50
6. "40 Acres and My Props" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:19
7. "Runaway Slave" A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:49
8. "Hard to Kill" A.G. Barnes, Kirkland, LeMay Diamond D 5:12
9. "Hold Ya Head" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:36
10. "He Say, She Say" A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:18
11. "Represent" Big L, Deshawn, Lord Finesse, A.G. Barnes, Barzay, Coleman, Hall, LeMay  Showbiz 5:53
12. "Silence of the Lambs" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 5:07
13. "Party Groove (Bass Mix)" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 3:19
14. "Soul Clap (Short Version)" A.G. Barnes, Kirkland, LeMay Diamond D 4:02
15. "Catchin' Wreck" Showbiz, A.G. Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 4:15
16. "Party Groove (Instrumental)" - Barnes, LeMay Showbiz 3:18



Samples[]

Still Diggin'

  • "Statues" by Jack Bruce
  • "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps

Fat Pockets

  • "Soul Kitchen" by Buddy Rich
  • "Diggin' In the Crates" by Showbiz & A.G.
  • "Fools" by Deep Purple

Bounce ta This

  • "Tales of a Rhoda Rat" by Buddy Rich
  • "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
  • "The Hump" by Buster Williams

More Than One Way Out the Ghetto

  • "Via the Spectrum Band" by The Tony Williams Lifetime
  • "Hot and Nasty" by Black Oak Arkansas
  • "Turkish Black" by The Jazz Crusaders

Silence Of the Lambs (Remix)

  • "Something" by Charles Kynard
  • "Channel One Suite" by Buddy Rich
  • "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
  • "Sam Enchanted Dick (Medley)" by Jack Bruce

40 Acres and My Props

  • "Number Eight (Lotsa Potsa)" by Eric Dolphy and Booker Little
  • "Lean On Me" by Shirley Scott
  • "G.W." by Eric Dolphy Quintet

Runaway Slave

  • "Glimpses" by The Yardbirds
  • "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Shirley Scott
  • "Tales of a Rhoda Rat" by Buddy Rich
  • "Sweetie Pie" by Stone Alliance

Hard to Kill

  • "Wah Wah Man" by Young-Holt Unlimited
  • "Ain't Got Time" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
  • "Mini-Manhunt" by David Shire
  • "Alone Together" by Eric Dolphy
  • "Sounds of Goodbye" by O.C. Smith

Hold Ya Head

He Say, She Say

  • "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath
  • "There Was a Time" by Dee Felice Trio
  • "Alone Together" by Eric Dolphy
  • "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" by Nice & Smooth

Represent

  • "G.W." by Eric Dolphy Quintet
  • "Sam Enchanted Dick (Medley)" by Jack Bruce
  • "Catchin' Wreck" by Showbiz & A.G.
  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone

Silence of the Lambs

  • "Chicken Pox" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps

Party Groove (Bass Mix)

  • "Keep It Together (Bonus Beats)" by Madonna
  • "Emotions Can Be Serious (Dub Instrumental)" by Hassan & 7-11
  • "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy
  • "Strolling Blues" by Brother Jack McDuff

Soul Clap

Catchin' Wreck

  • "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
  • "Tranquility" by Sam Rivers
  • "Cry Baby Cry" by Ramsey Lewis



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