This Is the Shack

This Is the Shack is the debut studio album by American G-funk trio The Dove Shack. It was released on August 22, 1995 via G-Funk Entertainment/Def Jam Recordings. The album peaked at #68 on the US Billboard 200^[3] and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[4]

This Is the Shack
Studio album by The Dove Shack
Released	August 22, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	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	West Coast hip hop G-funk
Length	1:00:38
Label	G-Funk Entertainment Def Jam Recordings
Producer	The Dove Shack Clizark Henry "Hank" Thomas and Lamon "Sleepy" Turner Jam Master Jay Crazy C Warren G Ghetto Klownz Young Jedi DJ Enuf
The Dove Shack chronology
This Is the Shack (1995) Reality Has Got Me Tied Up (2006)
Singles from This Is the Shack
"Summertime in the LBC" Released: 1995 "We Funk (the G Funk)" Released: 1995 "Bomb Drop" Released: 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

Its lead single, "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter, peaked at #54 on the Hot 100,^[5] #37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,^[6] #11 on the Hot Rap Songs,^[7] #47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay,^[8] #39 on the Rhythmic,^[9] 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.^[10] 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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (Skit)	DJ Enuf	1:39
2.	"Smoke Out"	Keith Clizark	4:32
3.	"This is the Shack"	Warren G	5:50
4.	"Summertime in the LBC" (featuring Arnita Porter)	Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas	3:58
5.	"Bomb Drop"	Jam Master Jay	4:59
6.	"The Train" (Skit)	DJ Enuf	2:00
7.	"Fuck Ya Mouth"	Keith Clizark	4:15
8.	"Slap a Hoe" (Skit)	Ghetto Klownz	1:53
9.	"Freestyle Interview" (Skit)		0:46
10.	"Freestyle"	Crazy C	4:25
11.	"Crooked Cop" (Skit)	DJ Enuf	1:13
12.	"Ghetto Life"	Crazy C	4:47
13.	"East Side Party"	Jam Master Jay	4:08
14.	"Rollin' Wit a Gang"	Keith Clizark	4:09
15.	"We Funk (The G Funk)"	Young Jedi	4:15
16.	"There'll Come a Day"	Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas	3:53
17.	"Summertime in the LBC" (Rap)	Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas	3:56
Total length:			1:00:38

Sample credits^[11]

• 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