Ambushed (album)

Ambushed
Ambushed
Studio album by Da Bush Babees
Released	1994
Studio	Desta Recording Studio (New York, NY); Kross Wire Studio (Atlanta, GA); Greene St. Recording (New York, NY); D&D Recording (New York, NY); The Crib/Palm Tree Recording Studios (New York, NY); Unique Recording (New York, NY); Chung King Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	47:36
Label	Reprise
Producer	Ali Shaheed Muhammad ; Jermaine Dupri ; J. Prins; Leroy Southwell; Mark Batson ; Nikke Nicole; Salaam Remi ;
Da Bush Babees chronology
Singles from Ambushed
	"Swing It"; Released: 1994; "We Run Things (It's Like Dat)"; Released: 1994; "Remember We"; Released: 1995;

Last updated January 14, 2025

Ambushed is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group Da Bush Babees. It was released on December 6, 1994, via Reprise Records. The recording sessions took place at Desta Recording Studios, Greene St. Recording, D&D Studios, The Crib/Palm Tree Studios, Unique Recording Studios, and Chung King Studios, in New York, and at Krosswire Studio in Atlanta, with additional recording at Firehouse Studio in New York. The album was produced by J. Prins, Jermaine Dupri, Mark Batson, Nikke Nicole, Leroy Southwell, Salaam Remi, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Mr. Man, Babe-B-Face Kaos, and Y-Tee. It features a guest appearance from 2 Unorthodox.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 83 on the Top R&B Albums charts. It was supported with three singles: "Swing It", "We Run Things (It's Like Dat)" and "Remember We". Its second single, "We Run Things" peaked at number 99 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 41 on the Hot Rap Songs charts. The third single off of the album, "Remember We", made it to number 34 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
The Source	^[4]

Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly found the Brooklyn trio "lay witty similes and culturally resonant references over frenetic dancehall backdrops on Ambushed", he continued: "their wild-style assault on language is always lighthearted but never lightweight".^[3] The Chicago Tribune noted that "Y-Tee, Bae-B-Face Kaos and Mr. Man swing fat lyrics over fatter beats in a fluid, this-side-of-crazy style reminiscent of Poor Righteous Teachers crossed with Cypress Hill."^[2] Joseph Charles of The Source noted that "their style is hard to catch at first, but it's extremely clever", resuming: "while there is a bit of material that could be classified as filler ("Clear My Throat" is one example)... Da Bush Babees bring more than enough to satisfy reggae hip-hop fans and freestyle fanatics".^[4] AllMusic's John Bush wrote: "Da Bush Babees mix hip-hop and reggae rhythms. Even their delivery switches back and forth between hip-hop cool and ragga hot".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:32
2.	"Pon de Attack"	Jamahl Hanna Harold Lee Acklins Dillon Joe Matias Mark Brown Winston Riley	J. Prins Mr. Man (co.)	3:35
3.	"Put It Down"	Hanna Lee Dillon Jermaine Mauldin Manuel Seal	Jermaine Dupri	3:39
4.	"Original"	Hanna Lee Dillon Mark Batson	Mark Batson Babe-B-Face Kaos (co.) Y-Tee (co.)	4:48
5.	"Ruff N' Rugged"	Hanna Lee Dillon Nicole Miller Leroy Southwell	Nikke Nicole Leroy Southwell	3:44
6.	"Just Can't Stand It"	Hanna Lee Dillon Salaam Gibbs	Salaam Remi	4:46
7.	"Da Ignorant No It All"			1:48
8.	"Hit 'Em Up" (featuring II Unorthodox)	Hanna Lee Dillon Tyrone Cooper Sydney Prince Miller	Nikke Nicole	3:50
9.	"We Run Things (It's Like Dat)"	Hanna Lee Dillon Ali Shaheed Muhammad	Ali Shaheed Muhammad	4:11
10.	"Get on Down"	Hanna Lee Dillon Mauldin Bob Marley Peter Tosh	Jermaine Dupri	3:38
11.	"Remember We"	Hanna Lee Dillon Matias	J. Prins	4:35
12.	"Clear My Throat (Ya Mammy)"	Hanna Lee Dillon Matias K. Dillon Fred Bridges Richard Knight Bobby Eaton	J. Prins Mr. Man (co.)	4:17
13.	"Swing It (Jazziness)"	Hanna Lee Dillon Matias	J. Prins	4:13
Total length:				47:36

Sample credits

Track 2 contains a sample from "Ring the Alarm" as recorded by Tenor Saw.
Track 11 contains a sample from "C&H Sugar" written by Hampton Hawes.
Track 12 contains samples from "Son of a Preacher Man" written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins as recorded by Mongo Santamaría and "You Made a Believer Out of Me" as recorded by Ruby Andrews.
Track 13 contains a sample from "I Hear a Rhapsody" written by Jack Baker, George Fragos and Dick Gasparre as recorded by John Coltrane.

Personnel

Acklins "Mr. Man" Dillon – vocals (tracks: 2–6, 8–13), co-producer (tracks: 2, 12)
Jamahl "Y-Tee" Hanna – vocals (tracks: 2–6, 8–13), co-producer (track 4)
Harold "Babe-B-Face Kaos" Lee – vocals (tracks: 2–6, 8–13), co-producer (track 4)
Jermaine Dupri – additional vocals, producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 10)
Dalili Batson – additional vocals (track 4)
Tyrone "Chase" Cooper – additional vocals (track 8)
Sydney Prince – additional vocals (track 8)
Catfish – live drums (track 4)
Vincent Henry – saxophone (track 6)
Leo Colon – piano & bass (track 11)
Joe "J. Prins" Matias – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11–13)
Mark Batson – producer & mixing (track 4)
Nicole "Nikke Nikole" Miller – producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 8)
Leroy Southwell – producer (track 5)
Salaam Remi Gibbs – producer (track 6)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – producer (track 9)
Don Elliott – engineering (tracks: 2, 12)
Phil Tan – engineering & mixing (tracks: 3, 10)
Gregory Mann – engineering (tracks: 4, 12), mixing (tracks: 2, 4)
Allen Title – engineering & mixing (tracks: 5, 8)
Eddison Michael Sainsbury – engineering & mixing (track 6)
Gary Dean Noble – engineering & mixing (track 6)
Tim Latham – engineering (track 9)
Gavin Morrison – engineering (track 11)
Bob Power – mixing (tracks: 9, 13)
Yoram Vazan – mixing (tracks: 11, 12)
Carlos Bess – mixing (track 13)
Nolan Moffitte – engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 11–13)
Brian Frye – engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 10)
Djinji Brown – engineering assistant (tracks 4)
David Carpenter – engineering assistant (tracks 5)
FatKevneck P. – engineering assistant (tracks 6)
Robert "Void" Caprio – engineering assistant (tracks 9)
Steve Clark – engineering assistant (tracks 11)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Bart Phillips – executive producer
Benny Medina – executive producer
Carolyn Quan – art direction, design
Kurt Mundahl – photography
Diane Makowski – A&R
Paulette White – A&R
Peter Edge – A&R

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard )^[5]	83

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References

1 2 Bush, John. "Ambushed - Ambushed, Da Bush Babees | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
1 2 Preston, Rohan B. (16 Feb 1995). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
1 2 Ehrlich, Dimitri (December 16, 1994). "Ambushed | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 6, 2015– via Wayback Machine.
1 2 Charles, Joseph (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source . p. 91.
↑ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

External links

Da Bush Babees – Ambushed at Discogs (list of releases)

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[AM-1] 1 2 Bush, John. "Ambushed - Ambushed, Da Bush Babees | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2025.

[CT-2] 1 2 Preston, Rohan B. (16 Feb 1995). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.

[EW-3] 1 2 Ehrlich, Dimitri (December 16, 1994). "Ambushed | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 6, 2015– via Wayback Machine.

[TS-4] 1 2 Charles, Joseph (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source . p. 91.

[5] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

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