The Rugged Child

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The rugged child.

Off the radar with wu tang rapper shyheim the rugged child. He has spent the majority of his career affiliated with the wu tang clan frequently collaborating with method man and ghostface killah. A year later only 14 years of age he released his debut album aka the rugged child. The rugged child is definitely a dope album.

Shyheim is back home with his family after a long bid. He shot straight onto the scene with his debut single on on in 1993. Shyheim is a rapper from staten island and is a member of the wu tang killa beez. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2014 cd release of a k a.

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 franklin has been released from prison after doing a 5 year bid. 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. Aka the rugged child is the debut studio album by american rapper shyheim it was released on february 22 1994 via virgin emi records.

I recommend adding this underrated banger to the collection. The rugged child on discogs. From how he got his start in music influencing jay z working with jim brown and much more. 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.

At just 14 years old the rapper released his debut album aka the rugged child which peaked at no. 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. 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.