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Van Full of Pakistans is the debut album by alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...

Y'all So Stupid

Y'all So Stupid is an alternative hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed by H2O, Unkle Buk, Sha Boogie, Spearhead X and Logic in 1991. After performing extensively in Atlanta's underground circuit, the group was signed by Dallas Austin & L.A. Reid to Rowdy Records in 1992. Their...

, released on May 25, 1993 through Rowdy Records. The album is produced by Spearhead X, and features no guest appearances. Y'all So Stupid

Y'all So Stupid

was dropped from their label after the album's release due to insufficient sales.

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	Contains a sample from "Hard Times" by Baby Huey Baby Huey Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character. He was created by Martin Taras for Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios, and became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s. Although created by Famous for its animated cartoons, Huey first appeared in comic-book form in an original... Contains a sample from "Swahili" by Clark Terry Clark Terry Clark Terry is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, educator, NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and recipient of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award...
2	"85 South"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Spearhead X	Contains a sample from "I Can Hear You Calling" by Three Dog Night Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time the band charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America, three of which reached Number One... Contains a sample from "One For All" by Brand Nubian Brand Nubian Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, consisting of three MC's: Grand Puba , Sadat X and Lord Jamar , and two DJs: DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere... Contains a sample from "Scratch" by Ike Turner Ike Turner Isaac Wister Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century, his repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk... Contains a sample from "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
3	"Interlude"
4	"Van Full of Pakistans"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Spearhead X	Contains a sample from "Mosadi" by The Crusaders The Crusaders The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a... Contains a sample from "Impeach the President" by The Honeydrippers The Honeydrippers The Honeydrippers was a rock band of the 1980s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having a rock band with a heavy R&B basis. Formed originally in Worcestershire, the band went on to record an EP in the US... Guitar played by Tommy Martin
5	"Interlude"
6	"Bowl of Soul"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Spearhead X	Contains a sample from "Azule Serape" by Victor Feldman Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman was a British jazz musician, best known as a pianist.-Early history:... Contains a sample from "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down" by Brand Nubian Brand Nubian Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, consisting of three MC's: Grand Puba , Sadat X and Lord Jamar , and two DJs: DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere...
7	"Interlude"
8	"The Plant"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Da King & I	Contains a sample from "Tables Turned" by The Unifics The Unifics The Unifics were an American soul group from Washington, D.C..In 1966 a group of talented students at Washington D.C.'s Howard University in 1966 formed the upstart group Al & the Vikings. Consisting of singer/songwriter Al Johnson, Tom Fauntleroy, Marvin Brown, Bob Hayes, and George Roland, the...
9	"Interlude"
10	"Bootleg Beatdown"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Da King & I	Contains a sample from "Fairchild" by Willie West Willie West Willie Tennyson West was an American football defensive back. He played for nine seasons professionally: for the NFL St. Louis Cardinals; and for the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins. He was an AFL All-Star for the Bills in 1963, and for...
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)	Contains a sample from "Far Away Lands" by Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath , nicknamed Little Bird, is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He is the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.-Biography:...
16	"Interlude"
17	"Super Nigga"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Spearhead X	Contains a sample from "Jumping the Blues" by Jimmy McGriff Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.-Early years and influences:...
18	"Y'all"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Spearhead X
19	"On & On"	S. Bailey, R. Days, R. Senhouse	Sylvan Sargeant	Contains a sample from "High Noon" by Dimitri Tiomkin Dimitri Tiomkin Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor. He is considered "one of the giants of Hollywood movie music." Musically trained in Russia, he is best known for his westerns, "where his expansive, muscular style had its greatest impact." Tiomkin... Contains a sample from "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss Bass played by Debra Killings
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

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