''Aktapuss'' is an album by the American rapper
Akinyele. It was released in 1999 on
Volcano
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Jive Records
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. The album served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
It was modest success, peaking at No. 64 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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.
It made No. 33 on the
Top Heatseekers
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; its single, "Take a Lick", made it to No. 87 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
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and No. 9 on the
Hot Rap Singles
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Track listing
#"Get Up"- 4:13
#"Pussy Makes the World Go Round"- 4:41
#"Butt Naked"- 4:05
#"Take a Lick"- 3:30
#"Coochie"- 4:15
#"Three"- 4:55
#"Sister, Sister"- 3:20
#"How Do You Feel"- 3:44
#"Sky's the Limit"- 4:24
#"Juan Valdez, Love"- 4:04
#"Sex in the City"- 4:01
#"Ak Da Hoe"- 2:50
#"Really Love Me"- 3:27
#"Down South"- 5:44
#"Messin' with My Cru"- 3:53
#"Sha La La"- 3:53
#"Rather Fuck You"- 2:49
#"Niggas & Bitches"- 3:59
#"Put It in Your Mouth"- 3:21
Samples
Get Up
*"Expressions" by
Willie Mitchell
Coochie
*"Part Time Love" by
Gladys Knight & the Pips
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Starting out as simpl ...
Sister, Sister
*"Inside My Love" by
Jimmy Stewart
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*"In the Rain" by
The Dramatics
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Sky's the Limit
*"Safari" by Frank Walton
Juan Valdez, Love
*"Walk on By" by
Arif Mardin
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Sex in the City
*"Donde Brilla El Sol" by
Amanda Miguel
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Early life
Miguel was born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province in Argentina, June 1, 1956.
Career
At 17, she met Diego Verdaguer, a man five years her senior, whom she would later marry. A ...
Down South
*"Avant De Nous De Dire Adieu" by
Jeane Manson
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Messin' With My Cru
*"Sandy" by
David Axelrod
Sha La La
*"Revelations" by
The Rimshots
Niggas & Bitches
*"Got to Find My Own Place" by
Stanley Clarke
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Put It in Your Mouth
*"Fun" by
Brick
*"I'm Glad You're Mine" by
Al Green
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References
1999 albums
Akinyele (rapper) albums
Albums produced by Large Professor
Albums produced by Buckwild
Albums produced by Lord Finesse
Volcano Entertainment albums
Jive Records albums
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