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Apollo Kids (song)

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"Apollo Kids"
Single by Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon
from the album Supreme Clientele
ReleasedDecember 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)
Recorded1999
GenreHip hop
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Hassan
Ghostface Killah singles chronology
"Motherless Child"
(1997)
"Apollo Kids"
(1999)
"Cherchez La Ghost"
(2000)
Audio sample
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.

Music video

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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.

Track listing

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  1. "Apollo Kids" (radio version) (3:56)
  2. "Apollo Kids" (instrumental) (3:56)
  3. "Apollo Kids" (LP version) (3:54)
  4. "Apollo Kids" (a cappella) (3:26)

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
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]

References

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