1993 studio album by 5th Ward Boyz
Ghetto Dope Released May 1993 Recorded 1992–93 Studio Jungle Style Studios (Houston , TX ) Digital Services (Houston, TX) Genre Length 48 :26 Label Producer
"Thanks for the Blessing" Released: May 24, 1993
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] RapReviews 7/10[2]
Ghetto Dope is the debut studio album by American hip hop group 5th Ward Boyz . It was released in May 1993 through a joint venture between O.G. Dewey Forker's Underground Records and J. Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records with distribution via Priority Records . Recording sessions took place at Jungle Style Studios and at Digital Services in Houston . Production was handled by John Bido, Mike Dean , N.O. Joe , and J. Prince , who also was serving as executive producer together with Edward Russell and O.G. Dewey. It features guest appearances from Bushwick Bill , Devin the Dude and Scarface . Member Richard "Lo Life" Nash was absent on the project due to his imprisonment.
The album peaked at number 176 on the Billboard 200 , number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 26 on the Top Heatseekers . Its lead single, "Thanks for the Blessing", did not made it to the Billboard charts .
Track listing
Title 1. "Intro" 0:58 2. "Ho Shit" 3:11 3. "Studio Gangster" (featuring Scarface ) 4:06 4. "Down Azz Zaggin" 3:14 5. "Bitch Pleeze" 3:55 6. "Bringing Hats" 2:50 7. "5th of Ghetto" 5:00 8. "Same Ol Shit" 3:11 9. "Blood, Sweat & Glory" 2:55 10. "Gotta Be Down to Die" 4:06 11. "Undercover Gangstas" 4:06 12. "Ghetto Curse Words" 2:11 13. "Punks and Guns" 3:04 14. "Thanks for the Blessing" (featuring Bushwick Bill and Devin the Dude ) 4:23 15. "Outro" 1:16 Total length: 48:26
Personnel
Andre "007" Barnes – main performer
Eric "E-Rock" Taylor – main performer
Brad Jordan – rap vocals (track 3)
James A. Smith – voice (track 11) , producer, executive producer
Richard Stephen Shaw – rap vocals (track 14)
Devin Copeland – vocals (track 14)
Michael George Dean – producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
John Okuribido – producer, mixing
Joseph Johnson – producer, mixing
John Moran – mastering
"O.G. Dewey" Forker – executive producer
Edward Russell – executive producer
Leroy Robinson, Jr. – art direction, design
Charts
References
^ "5th Ward Boyz Ghetto Dope Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 28, 2021). "5th Ward Boyz :: Ghetto Dope – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .
^ "5th Ward Boyz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ "5th Ward Boyz Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ "5th Ward Boyz Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved November 21, 2019.
External links
5th Ward Boyz – Ghetto Dope at Discogs (list of releases)