"Apollo Kids" | ||||
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Single by Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon | ||||
from the album Supreme Clientele | ||||
Released | December 10, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
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Producer(s) | Hassan | |||
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Apollo Kids |
"Apollo Kids" is a song by rapper Ghostface Killah, released as the lead single of his second album Supreme Clientele . The song features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon and contains a sample of "Cool Breeze" as performed by R&B singer/songwriter Solomon Burke. It was later added to his greatest hits album Shaolin's Finest .
The music video for "Apollo Kids" was directed by Chris Robinson and set in Staten Island. The video showcases Starks Enterprises, portrayed as a gigantic factory where shoes are manufactured, for which Ghostface as Toney Starks stands as CEO. Ghostface spends much of the video donning mink coats and rapping while eating a golden ice cream cone.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 32 [1] |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 75 [2] |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 21 [3] |
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