Van Full of Pakistans

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] and was ranked as #96 on Complex's list of "The 100 Best Hip-Hop One Hit Wonders" in 2012.[2] Chris Applebaum directed the music video for the title track for Little Caesar Productions.[3]

Professional ratings
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Robert Christgau[4]
Spin(mixed)[5]
Van Full of Pakistans
Studio album by
Y'all So Stupid
ReleasedMay 25, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length56:41
LabelRowdy Records
ProducerSpearhead X
Da King & I
Sylvan Sargeant
The Soul Merchants

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
  • Contains a sample from "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
  • Contains a sample from "Long Red" by Mountain
  • Contains a sample from "Mosadi" by The Crusaders
  • Guitar played by Tommy Martin
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
  • Contains a sample from "Fairchild" by Willie West
  • Contains a sample from "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
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 The Jazz Crusaders
  • Contains a sample from "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
  • 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
  • Contains a sample from "Don't Change Your Love" by The Five Stairsteps
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
  • Contains a sample from "Green Chimneys" by Thelonious Monk
  • Contains a sample from "N.T." by Kool and the Gang
  • Contains a sample from "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
  • Contains a sample from "High Noon" by Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Contains a sample from "Hot Pants" by James Brown
  • Contains a sample from "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James
  • Contains a sample from "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • Contains a sample from "UFO" by ESG
  • 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

References
  1. Y'all So Stupid Chart History
  2. Cantor, Paul (15 May 2012). "The 100 Best Hip-Hop One-Hit Wonders". Complex.
  3. "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 10. 1993-03-06. p. 42.
  4. CG: Yall So Stupid
  5. Sutton, Terri (1993-07-01). "Van Full of Pakistanis Review". Spin. Vol. 9 no. 4. pp. 82–3.
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