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Informal Introduction is the debut studio album by American rapper Shade Sheist. It was released on September 10, 2002, through MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Larrabee Studios, at Soundcastle, at Skip Saylor Recording, and at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Damizza, Eddie Berkeley, KayGee, DJ Quik, Howie Hersh and Timbaland. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg, AMG, DJ Clue, Fabolous, Hi-C, Knoc-turn'al, Kurupt, Vita and Warren G among others.

Informal Introduction
Studio album by
Shade Sheist
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
Recorded2000–02
Studio
  • Larrabee Sound Studios
  • Soundcastle
  • Skip Saylor Recording
  • Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
  • West Coast hip hop
  • gangsta rap
Length1:01:39
LabelMCA
Producer
  • Damizza (also exec.)
  • DJ Quik
  • Eddie Berkeley
  • Howie Hersh
  • KayGee
  • Timbaland
Shade Sheist chronology
Informal Introduction
(2002)		 Before The Waitin' Before The Hatin'
(2005)
Singles from Informal Introduction
  1. "Where I Wanna Be"
    Released: December 12, 2000
  2. "Money Owners"
    Released: May 14, 2002
  3. "John Doe"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Wake Up"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX2.5/5[2]

Due to little promotion, the album was not a commercial success, only reaching number 69 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It did, however, feature his biggest hit to date "Where I Wanna Be", which peaked at 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 12 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs. The album spawned three additional singles, "Money Owners", "John Doe" and "Wake Up" all of which became minor hits on the R&B charts.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Holla Boyz Intro" (featuring DJ Echo and DJ Vice)  1:08
2."Somebody Steals the Show"
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza4:25
3."Act Like You Know Me" (featuring Fabolous and Knoc-turn'al)
  • Howie Hersh
  • Damizza (co.)
5:04
4."John Doe" (featuring DJ Quik, AMG, Hi-C and Swift)
  • D. Blake
  • C. Wilkerson
  • J. Lewis
  • K. Martin
DJ Quik3:25
5."X2" (featuring DJ Clue)
Damizza4:27
6."Walk a Mile" (featuring Barbara Wilson, Nate Dogg, N.U.N.E. and Vita)
  • T. Thompson
  • N. Hale
  • C. McCauley
  • L. Raynor
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza3:45
7."Stop...And Think About It" (featuring Big Caz)
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
  • B. Eland
  • Damizza
  • Shade Sheist (co.)
4:50
8."Money Owners" (featuring Timbaland)
Timbaland4:26
9."Wake Up" (featuring Nate Dogg and Warren G)
  • Eddie Berkeley
  • Kay Gee
4:33
10."BMF"
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza4:17
11."Thug Luv" (featuring Barbara Wilson)
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza3:42
12."Cali Diseaz (Musik)" (featuring Nate Dogg)
  • T. Thompson
  • N. Hale
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza4:12
13."Here I Come" (featuring Damizza)
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
Damizza3:24
14."Where I Wanna Be" (featuring Kurupt and Nate Dogg)
  • Eddie Berkeley
  • Kay Gee
  • Damizza (co.)
4:20
15."The Urban Gospel" (featuring King Arthur and N.U.N.E.)
  • T. Thompson
  • D. Young
  • H. Hersh
  • Damizza
  • Shade Sheist (co.)
4:18
16."Holla Boys Outro" (featuring DJ Echo, DJ Vice and Damizza)  1:24
Total length:1:01:39

Personnel


Guest artists/vocalists

Instrumentalists

Technicals

Additional


Charts


Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 69
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 20

Singles


List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[6]		 US
Airplay
[7]		 UK
[8]
"Where I Wanna Be"
(featuring Nate Dogg & Kurupt)		 2000 37605014
"Wake Up"
(featuring Warren G & Nate Dogg)		 2002 365352—
"John Doe"
(featuring DJ Quik, Hi-C, AMG & Swift)		 —6664—
"Money Owners"
(featuring Timbaland)		 —81——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References


  1. Henderson, Alex. "Informal Introduction - Shade Sheist | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Williams, DeMarco (September 20, 2002). "Shade Sheist - Informal Introduction". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Shade Sheist Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. "Shade Sheist Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. https://www.billboard.com/artist/shade-sheist/chart-history/rhythmic-top-40
  6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/shade-sheist/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-songs
  7. https://www.billboard.com/artist/shade-sheist/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-airplay
  8. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/shade%20sheist%20featuring%20nate%20dogg%20&%20kurupt/ [bare URL]




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