AKA the Rugged Child

AKA the Rugged Child
Studio album by Shyheim
Released	April 19, 1994
Recorded	1992-1993 Battery Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	48:06
Label	Virgin/EMI Records 7243 8 39385 2 0 V2-39385
Producer	RNS RZA
Shyheim chronology
AKA the Rugged Child (1994) The Lost Generation (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AKA the Rugged Child is the debut album of American rapper Shyheim. it was released on April 19, 1994, by Virgin/EMI Records. A Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, he was 14 years old when the album was released. The album was released on the same day as Nas' debut album Illmatic.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by RNS, except track 12 produced by RZA

#	Title	Featured Performer(s)	Time
1	Here Come the Hits		3:40
2	On and On	June Luva and Milk D	3:48
3	Pass It Off	Rubbabandz, Down Low Recka, and K-Tez	4:00
4	Never Say Never (Interlude)		0:28
5	One's 4 Da Money		3:33
6	Here I Am	Down Low Recka	2:53
7	Move It Over Here	Pop Da Brown Hornet	4:11
8	Buckwylyn		3:57
9	You the Man	Down Low Recka	3:35
10	Napsack		3:51
11	The Rugged Onez	June Luva, Prophet, and Quasi	4:52
12	Little Rascals		2:07
13	4 The Headpiece (Interlude)		2:02
14	Party's Goin' On		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
  • "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
  • "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins
• "Here I Am"
  • "Pain" by The Ohio Players
• "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
  • "Kool is Back" by Funk Inc.
  • "Crab Apple" by Idris Muhammad
  • "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "The Rugged Onez"
  • "In The Mood" by Leroy Hutson
  • "For Pete's Sake" by Pete Rock & CL Smooth
• "Party's Goin' On"
  • "After Laughter (Come Tears)" by Wendy Rene

References

1. Mills, Brad. "Shyheim - Shyheim a/k/a the Rugged Child". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 13, 2014.