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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]

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Robert Christgau(neither)[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)
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

  • Y'all So Stupid - Co-Producer, Background Vocals, Creative Direction
  • H2O - Lead Vocals
  • Logic - Lead Vocals
  • Unkle Buk - Lead Vocals
  • Spearhead X - Producer
  • Da King & I - Producers
  • Sylvan Sargeant - Producer
  • The Soul Merchants - Co-Producers
  • Darin Prindle - Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer
  • Thom Kidd - Recording Engineer
  • Ted Sabety - Mix Engineer
  • Paul Rankin - Assistant Engineer
  • Phil Tan - Assistant Engineer
  • Jason Shablik - Assistant Engineer
  • Brett Richardson - Assistant Engineer
  • Claude Austin - A&R Director
  • Kim Lumpkin - Album Coordinator
  • Glen E. Friedman - Photographer, Art Director
  • Dallas Austin - Executive Producer

References

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