Dah Shinin'

Dah Shinin'
Studio album by Smif-N-Wessun
Released	January 10, 1995
Recorded	1994 D&D Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Horrorcore, Alternative Hip Hop, Underground Hip Hop
Length	67:35
Label	Wreck Records
Producer	Da Beatminerz, Steele
Smif-N-Wessun chronology
Dah Shinin (1995) The Rude Awakening (1998) Singles from Dah Shinin' "Bucktown"/"Let's Git It On" Released: 1994 "Wontime"/"Stand Strong" Released: 1994 "Wrekonize"/"Sound Bwoy Bureill" Released: 1995

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Dah Shinin' is the debut album from Brooklyn Hip Hop duo Smif-N-Wessun. Members Tek and Steele made their debut previously on Black Moon's classic 1993 album Enta Da Stage. Dah Shinin' has become one of the most heralded New York Hip Hop albums from the mid-1990s, famous for its hardcore lyrical content and dark, dusty beats. Production was handled by Da Beatminerz members DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, Rich Blak and Baby Paul.

The most famous aspect of the album is arguably the arrival of Hip Hop supergroup, the Boot Camp Clik, one of the most prominent rap crews of the 1990s. The group includes Black Moon member Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C., as well as Tek and Steele. All members make an appearance on the posse-cut "Cession at da Doghillee".

The album has gone on to sell over 300,000 copies in the United States, and includes the underground smash single "Bucktown". In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

The album's cover clearly draws its inspiration from Roy Ayers Ubiquity's 1972 album He's Coming.

Track listing

Samples

• "Timz N' Hood Chek"
  • "Sorcerer of Isis" by Power of Zeus
  • "U Da Man" by Black Moon
• "Wrektime"
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Mad Lads
  • "Somebody to Love" by Barbara & Ernie
  • "Forecast" by Eric Gale
• "Wrekonize"
  • "Home on a Rainy Day" by New York Port Authority
  • "Blind Alley" by Emotions
  • "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr.
• "Sound Bwoy Bureill"
  • "Louisiana Blues" by Climax Blues Band
• "K.I.M."
  • "Momma Miss America" by Paul McCartney
• "Bucktown"
  • "Born to Be Blue" by Jack Bruce
  • "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
• "Stand Strong"
  • "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes
  • "Sport" by Lightnin Rod
• "Shinin...Next Shit"
  • "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
  • "So You'll Know My Name" by Roland Hanna Trio
  • "Sorcerer of Isis" of Power of Zeus
• "Cession at da Doghille"
  • "Harlem River Drive" by Bobbi Humphrey
• "Hellucination"
  • "Only When I'm Dreaming" by Minnie Riperton
  • "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
• "Home Sweet Home"
  • "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" by Roy Ayers
• "Wipe Ya Mouf"
  • "You're Welcome, Stop on By" by Ahmad Jamal
• "Let's Git It On"
  • "After the Race" by Mandrill
  • "North Carolina" by Les McCann
  • "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
• "P.N.C."
  • "Get It Over" by One Way feat. Al Hudson

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