{{About|the hip-hop album|the 2012 documentary film|Runaway Slave (film)|other uses|Fugitive slave}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Runaway Slave | type = Studio | artist = Showbiz and A.G. | cover = Runawayslave.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1992|9|22}} | recorded = 1991–92 | studio = Jazzy Jay <small>(The Bronx, NY)</small> | genre = Hip-hop<ref name=AM/> | length = {{Duration|h=1|m=9|s=34}} | label = {{hlist|Payday|London}} | producer = {{hlist|Showbiz|Diamond D}} | next_title = Goodfellas | next_year = 1995 | misc = {{Singles | name = Runaway Slave | type = Studio | single1 = Party Groove" / "Soul Clap | single1date = 1992 | single2 = Fat Pockets | single2date = 1992 | single3 = Bounce ta This | single3date = 1993 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AM>{{Cite web|last=DiBella|first=M.F.|title=Runaway Slave Showbiz & A.G.|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/runaway-slave-mw0000081876|language=en-us|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=AllMusic}}</ref> }} '''''Runaway Slave''''' is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Showbiz and A.G.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Owen |first1=Frank |title=The Bronx Is Up, Brooklyn Down |work=Newsday |date=July 13, 1992 |department=Part II |page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Austin |first1=Monette |title=Halloween Rap Treat |work=Daily Press |date=Oct 30, 1992 |location=Newport News |department=InRoads |page=14}}</ref> It was released on September 22, 1992, via Payday/London Records. The album was produced by Showbiz and fellow D.I.T.C. crew member Diamond D. It features guest appearances from DeShawn, Diamond D, Dres, Lord Finesse, and Big L. It includes many interludes between songs that feature the Legion, Freddie Foxxx, Fat Joe, and Kid Capri.
The album was supported by ''Soul Clap'' EP, and spawned two singles: "Fat Pockets" and "Bounce ta This".
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_music = Showbiz, except tracks 8 and 14 co-produced by Diamond D | all_writing = | title1 = Still Diggin{{'-}} | note1 = featuring Diamond D | writer1 = {{hlist|Rodney Lemay|Andre Barnes|Joseph Kirkland}} | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = Fat Pockets | writer2 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Bounce ta This | note3 = featuring Dres | writer3 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Andres Titus}} | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = More Than One Way Out of the Ghetto | writer4 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length4 = 4:28 | title5 = Silence of the Lambs | note5 = Remix | writer5 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length5 = 4:49 | title6 = 40 Acres and My Props | writer6 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length6 = 4:18 | title7 = Runaway Slave | writer7 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length7 = 4:50 | title8 = Hard to Kill | writer8 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Kirkland}} | length8 = 5:20 | title9 = Hold Ya Head | writer9 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length9 = 4:35 | title10 = He Say, She Say | writer10 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length10 = 4:18 | title11 = Represent | note11 = featuring Big L, DeShawn and Lord Finesse | writer11 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Robert Hall, Jr.|Lamont Coleman|DeShawn Barzey}} | length11 = 5:53 | title12 = Silence of the Lambs | writer12 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length12 = 5:07 | title13 = Party Groove | note13 = Bass Mix | writer13 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length13 = 3:19 | title14 = Soul Clap | note14 = Short Version | writer14 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Kirkland}} | length14 = 4:01 | title15 = Catchin' Wreck | writer15 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length15 = 4:15 | title16 = Party Groove | note16 = Instrumental | writer16 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length16 = 3:17 | total_length = 1:09:34 }}
==Vinyl release== {{Track listing | all_writing = | title1 = Still Diggin{{'-}} | note1 = featuring Diamond D | writer1 = {{hlist|Rodney Lemay|Andre Barnes|Joseph Kirkland}} | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = Fat Pockets | writer2 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Bounce ta This | note3 = featuring Dres | writer3 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Andres Titus}} | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Runaway Slave | writer4 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length4 = 4:50 | title5 = Hard to Kill | writer5 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Kirkland}} | length5 = 5:20| title6 = More Than One Way Out of the Ghetto | writer6 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length6 = 4:28 | title7 = Hold Ya Head | writer7 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length7 = 4:35 | title8 = Represent | note8 = featuring Big L, DeShawn and Lord Finesse | writer8 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Robert Hall, Jr.|Lamont Coleman|DeShawn Barzey}} | length8 = 5:53 | title9 = Silence of the Lambs | writer9 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes}} | length9 = 5:07 | title10 = Soul Clap | note10 = Short Version | writer10 = {{hlist|Lemay|Barnes|Kirkland}} | length10 = 4:01 | total_length = 46:00 }}
==Personnel== *Andre "A.G." Barnes – vocals <small>(tracks: 2–15)</small> *Rodney "Showbiz" Lemay – vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15)</small>, producer *Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – vocals <small>(track 1)</small>, co-producer <small>(tracks: 8, 14)</small> *Andre "Dres" Titus – vocals <small>(track 3)</small> *Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall Jr. – vocals <small>(track 11)</small> *Lamont "Big L" Coleman – vocals <small>(track 11)</small> *DeShawn "Sunkiss" Barzey – vocals <small>(track 11)</small> *Other guests include Kid Capri, Fat Joe, the Legion and Freddie Foxxx
==Chart positions== ;Album {| class="wikitable" !Chart (1992) !Peak<br>position |- | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | align=center|78 |}
;Singles {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Song ! Hot Rap Singles |- | 1993 | "Bounce ta This" | align=center|15 |- | 1993 | "Fat Pockets" | align=center|8 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|20095|Showbiz & A.G. – Runaway Slave}}
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Category:Showbiz and A.G. albums Category:1992 debut albums Category:London Records albums Category:Albums produced by Diamond D Category:Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)