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The rugged child.
Production was entirely handled by rns except for 1 song produced by rza it features guest appearances from gp wu du lilz kwazi prophet and kia jeffries the album peaked at 52 on the billboard 200 and at 7 on top r b hip hop albums in the united states.
7 on the top r b hip hop albums chart he later went on to release the lost generation in 1996 manchild in 1999 the.
Shyheim initially gained fame as a teenager becoming one of the youngest rappers ever affiliated with wu tang and frequently collaborating with method man and ghostface killah.
At just 14 years old the rapper released his debut album aka the rugged child which peaked at no.
Shyheim goes into detail on his career from beginning to end.
Shyheim is a rapper from staten island and is a member of the wu tang killa beez.
Shyheim is back home with his family after a long bid.
He has spent the majority of his career affiliated with the wu tang clan frequently collaborating with method man and ghostface killah.
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The rugged child is definitely a dope album.
Shyheim may have been young at the time but he had a grown man s flow and a knowledge of things beyond his years so this album is on the level of most releases from the early 90 s whether it be grown man or fellow kid rappers.
Shyheim dionel franklin born november 14 1979 is an american rapper and actor better known simply as shyheim he initially gained fame as a teenager releasing his debut album aka the rugged child at the age of 14 in 1994.
Shyheim franklin has been released from prison after doing a 5 year bid.
Aka the rugged child is the debut studio album by american rapper shyheim it was released on february 22 1994 via virgin emi records.
He shot straight onto the scene with his debut single on on in 1993.
After sitting in a prison cell for five years shyheim franklin aka shyheim the rugged child was released today from a new york state prison.
From how he got his start in music influencing jay z working with jim brown and much more.
I recommend adding this underrated banger to the collection.
The rugged child on discogs.
