AmeriKKKa's Nightmare

AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
Studio album by Spice 1
Released	November 22, 1994
Studio	Hyde Street Studios; Live Oak Studios; Dangerous Music Studios; Cherokee Studios; Blue Palm Studios;
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; G-funk;
Length	1:06:02
Label	Jive
Producer	Ant Banks; Blackjack; DJ Battlecat; DJ Slip; Spice 1;
Spice 1 chronology
Singles from AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
	"Strap on the Side"; Released: October 31, 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

AmeriKKKa's Nightmare is the third studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released November 22, 1994, via Jive Records. The recording sessions took place at Hyde Street Studios, Live Oak Studios, Dangerous Music Studios, Cherokee Studios, and Blue Palm Studios. The album was produced by Blackjack, Ant Banks, DJ Battlecat, DJ Slip, and Spice 1, who also served as executive producer with Chaz Hayes. It features guest appearances from 187 Fac, 2Pac, E-40, and Method Man.

The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 24, 1995, for selling over 500,000 copies in the US.

It was supported with a single "Strap on the Side", which made it to No. 74 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and a promotional single "Face of a Desperate Man". Accompanying music videos were directed for both songs, within 2Pac made a cameo appearance on "Strap on the Side"^[2] and G-Nut's cameo on "Face of a Desperate Man".^[3] The song "Nigga Sings the Blues" was originally heard in Doug McHenry's 1994 film Jason's Lyric and was also included in Jason's Lyric (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"D-Boyz Got Love for Me" (featuring E-40)	Robert L. Green Jr. Earl Stevens Gentry Reed	Blackjack	5:04
2.	"Face of a Desperate Man"	Green Jr. Anthony Banks	Ant Banks	4:53
3.	"Strap on the Side"	Lonnie Simmons Charlie Wilson Robert Lynn Wilson Ronnie Wilson Rudy Taylor	Blackjack	4:47
4.	"Jealous Got Me Strapped" (featuring 2Pac)	Green Jr. Tupac Shakur Reed	Blackjack	4:36
5.	"Tell Me What That Mail Like"	Green Jr. Reed	Blackjack	4:04
6.	"Doncha Runaway"	Green Jr. Banks Ramone Gooden	Ant Banks	4:56
7.	"Hard to Kill" (featuring Method Man)	Green Jr. Clifford Smith Reed	Blackjack	4:07
8.	"Nigga Sings the Blues" (Blackjack's Version)	Green Jr. Reed Stan Jones	Blackjack	3:19
9.	"You Can Get the Gat for That"	Green Jr.	Spice 1	4:18
10.	"Bustas Can't See Me"	Green Jr. Kevin Gilliam	DJ Battlecat	4:25
11.	"Murder Ain't Crazy"	Green Jr. Reed	Blackjack	4:36
12.	"Stickin' to the "G" Code"	Green Jr. Terry K. Allen	DJ Slip	3:47
13.	"Give the "G" a Gat" (featuring G-Nut)	Green Jr. Banks Gooden	Ant Banks	5:30
14.	"Three Strikes"	Green Jr. Reed	Blackjack	4:30
15.	"You Done Fucked Up"	Green Jr. Banks Gooden	Ant Banks	3:10
Total length:				1:06:02

Sample credits

Track 3 contains a portion of the composition "I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance (Oops!)" written by Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson, Robert Lynn Wilson, Ronnie Wilson and Rudy Taylor.
Track 6 contains a sample of "You Can't Runaway" written by James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones and Winston Stewart and performed by the Bar-Kays.
Track 12 contains a sample of "Mr. Groove" written by Kevin McCord and performed by One Way.

Personnel

Robert L. "Spice 1" Green, Jr. — vocals, producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks: 1–8, 10–15), executive producer
Earl "E-40" Stevens — vocals (track 1)
Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — vocals (track 4)
Clifford "Method Man" Smith, Jr. — vocals (track 7)
Gregory "G-Nut" Brown — vocals (track 13), background vocals (track 9)
Levander — background vocals (track 8)
Howard Johnson — background vocals (track 10)
Rosa Knight — background vocals (track 12)
Frank J. — background vocals (track 15)
Dennis "Den Fen" Thomas — background vocals (track 15)
Anthony "Ant" Banks — background vocals (track 15), producer, recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 6, 13, 15)
"G-Man" Stan Keith — guitar (tracks: 1, 3–5)
Gentry "Black Jack" Reed — producer (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7, 8, 11, 14)
Ramon "Pee-Wee" Gooden — guitar (tracks: 6, 13, 15), keyboards (tracks: 13, 15)
Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones — guitar (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 14)
Kevin "DJ Battlecat" Gilliam — producer (track 10)
Horace Coleman — guitar (track 12)
William "Willie Z" Zimmerman — keyboards (track 12)
Terry "DJ Slip" Allen — producer & mixing (track 12)
Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham — recording (tracks: 1, 3, 9), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 12)
Bruce Leighton — recording (tracks: 1, 3–5)
Josh Azhziger — recording (tracks: 7, 11, 14), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14)
Gabriel Sutter — recording & mixing (track 10)
Eric Janko — recording (tracks: 11, 12), mixing (tracks: 3–5, 8, 11)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner — mastering
Chaz Hayes — executive producer, management
Victor Hall — design, photography
Edwin Ruiz — design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	22
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	165
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[7]	31

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. "AmeriKKKa's Nightmare - Spice 1 | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "Spice 1 - Strap On The Side". YouTube. January 10, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "Spice 1 - Face Of A Desperate Man". YouTube. October 25, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "1995 – The Year in Music: Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 23, 1995. p. YE-24. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "1995 – The Year in Music: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 23, 1995. p. YE-36. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "American album certifications – Spice 1 – AmeriKKKa". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

External links

AmeriKKKa's Nightmare at Discogs (list of releases)

[AM-1] Henderson, Alex. "AmeriKKKa's Nightmare - Spice 1 | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[2] "Spice 1 - Strap On The Side". YouTube. January 10, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[3] "Spice 1 - Face Of A Desperate Man". YouTube. October 25, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[4] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[5] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[6] "1995 – The Year in Music: Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 23, 1995. p. YE-24. ISSN 0006-2510.

[7] "1995 – The Year in Music: Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 23, 1995. p. YE-36. ISSN 0006-2510.

[United_StatesSpice_1AmeriKKKaalbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Spice 1 – AmeriKKKa". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

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v t e Spice 1
Discography
Studio albums	Let It Be Known Spice 1 187 He Wrote AmeriKKKa's Nightmare 1990-Sick The Black Bossalini Immortalized The Last Dance Spiceberg Slim The Ridah
Collaborations	Criminal Activity (with Criminalz) The Pioneers (with MC Eiht)
Compilations	Hits The Playa Rich Project Hits II The Playa Rich Project 2 Hits 3 Thug Disease Life After Jive
Singles	"Welcome to the Ghetto" "The Murda Show" "Dumpin' Em in Ditches" "Strap on the Side" "1990-Sick (Get 'Em All)"