This Is the Shack

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = This Is the Shack | type = studio | artist = The Dove Shack | cover = This-is-the-shack.jpg | alt = | released = August 22, 1995 | recorded = 1994–1995 | venue = | studio = {{hlist|Cat-Artisan Studios (Hollywood, CA)|Cherokee Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)|Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)|Track Record Inc. (North Hollywood, CA)|Ultimate Sound Studios (Houston, TX)}} | genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|G-funk}} | length = 1:00:38 | label = {{hlist|G-Funk|Def Jam}} | producer = {{hlist|The Dove Shack|Clizark|Henry "Hank" Thomas and Lamon "Sleepy" Turner|Jam Master Jay|Crazy C|Warren G|Ghetto Klownz|Young Jedi|DJ Enuf}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Reality Has Got Me Tied Up | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Singles | name = This Is the Shack | type = studio | single1 = Summertime in the LBC | single1date = 1995 | single2 = We Funk (the G Funk) | single2date = 1995 | single3 = Bomb Drop | single3date = 1995 }} }}

{{Music ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-the-shack-mw0000645206|title=This Is the Shack - The Dove Shack|website=Allmusic}}</ref> | rev2 = RapReviews | rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="RapReviews">{{cite web|last=T. |first=Pete|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_thisistheshack.html|title=The Dove Shack :: This Is the Shack :: G-Funk/Def Jam Records |work=RapReviews |date=June 8, 2010|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}</ref> }} '''''This Is the Shack''''' is the debut studio album by American G-funk trio The Dove Shack. It was released on August 22, 1995, by G-Funk Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album peaked at #68 on the US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/billboard-200/song/176438|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507095015/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/billboard-200/song/176438|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2018|title=The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History|work=Billboard 200|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/176438|title=The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History|work=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Its lead single, "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter, peaked at #54 on the Hot 100,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/hot-100/song/35484|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511105847/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/hot-100/song/35484|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2018|title=The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History|work=Hot 100|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> #37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/35484|title=The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History|work=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> #11 on the Hot Rap Songs,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/rap-song/song/35484|title=The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History|work=Hot Rap Songs|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> #47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-airplay/song/35484|title=The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History|work=R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> #39 on the Rhythmic,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/rhythmic-40/song/35484|title=The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History|work=Rhythmic (chart)|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and was featured on the 1995 film ''The Show''. Its second single, Young Jedi-produced "We Funk (The G Funk)", peaked at #44 on the Hot Rap Songs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/rap-song/song/39988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511105900/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-dove-shack/chart-history/rap-song/song/39988|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2018|title=The Dove Shack We Funk (The G Funk) Chart History|work=Hot Rap Songs|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> The title track, "This Is the Shack", previously appeared on Warren G's debut album ''Regulate... G Funk Era'', released a year prior to this album, albeit in a slightly different version.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Intro | note1 = Skit | length1 = 1:39 | writer1 = | extra1 = DJ Enuf | title2 = Smoke Out | note2 = featuring Montell Jordan | length2 = 4:32 | writer2 = | extra2 = Keith Clizark | title3 = This is the Shack | length3 = 5:50 | writer3 = | extra3 = Warren G | title4 = Summertime in the LBC | note4 = featuring Arnita Porter | length4 = 3:58 | writer4 = | extra4 = Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas | title5 = Bomb Drop | length5 = 4:59 | writer5 = | extra5 = Jam Master Jay | title6 = The Train | note6 = Skit | length6 = 2:00 | writer6 = | extra6 = DJ Enuf | title7 = Fuck Ya Mouth | length7 = 4:15 | writer7 = | extra7 = Keith Clizark | title8 = Slap a Hoe | note8 = Skit | length8 = 1:53 | writer8 = | extra8 = Ghetto Klownz | title9 = Freestyle Interview | note9 = Skit | length9 = 0:46 | writer9 = | extra9 = | title10 = Freestyle | length10 = 4:25 | writer10 = | extra10 = Crazy C | title11 = Crooked Cop | note11 = Skit | length11 = 1:13 | writer11 = | extra11 = DJ Enuf | title12 = Ghetto Life | length12 = 4:47 | writer12 = | extra12 = Crazy C | title13 = East Side Party | length13 = 4:08 | writer13 = | extra13 = Jam Master Jay | title14 = Rollin' Wit a Gang | length14 = 4:09 | writer14 = | extra14 = Keith Clizark | title15 = We Funk (The G Funk) | length15 = 4:15 | writer15 = | extra15 = Young Jedi | title16 = There'll Come a Day | length16 = 3:53 | writer16 = | extra16 = Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas | title17 = Summertime in the LBC | note17 = Rap | length17 = 3:56 | writer17 = | extra17 = Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas | total_length = 1:00:38 }} '''Sample credits'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/Dove-Shack/?ob=0|title=Dove Shack on WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled|access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> *Track 3 contains elements from "Golden Lady" by Stevie Wonder (1973) *Track 4 contains elements from "Feels So Good" by Midnight Star (1983) *Track 5 contains elements from "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds (1973) *Track 6 contains elements from "4 Play" by Y?N-Vee (1994)

==Personnel== *2Scoop - vocals *Bo-Roc - vocals *C-Knight - vocals *Arnita Porter - additional vocals (tracks: 4, 17) *Tina Davis - additional vocals (track 9) *Ricky Harris - producer (tracks: 1, 6, 11) *Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas - Producer (tracks 4, 16, 17) *Keith Clizark - producer (tracks: 2, 7, 14) *Warren Griffin - producer (track 3) *Jason Mizell - producer (tracks: 5, 13) *Ghetto Klownz - producer (track 8) *Simon Cullins - producer (tracks: 10, 12) *Young Jedi - producer (track 15) *Tony Dawsey - mastering *Aaron Connor - mixing *Greg Geitzenauer - mixing *Tim Carter - photography *Montell Jordan - uncredited vocals (track 2)

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Category:G-funk albums Category:1995 debut albums Category:The Dove Shack albums Category:Albums produced by Warren G Category:Albums produced by Keith Clizark Category:Albums produced by Jam Master Jay