A Tear for the Ghetto

by Group Home

A Tear for the Ghetto cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 September 1999
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Guru, Agallah

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'A Tear for the Ghetto' is the second album by Brooklyn duo Group Home, members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Where their debut was produced almost entirely by DJ Premier, this record spreads production across several hands while keeping its hardcore boom bap base.

Genres

Descriptors: street, sampling, old-school, rhythmic, conscious, gangsta

Tracklist

  1. Tear Shit Down
  2. Da Real GH
  3. Stupid Muthafuckas (30 Minutes To War)
  4. Street Life
  5. Sun For A Reason
  6. The Legacy
  7. Run For Your Life
  8. Make It In Life
  9. A Train X-press
  10. Be Like That
  11. Dial A Thug
  12. Politic All Night
  13. We Can Do This
  14. Keep Rising
  15. 12 O'Clock
  16. Oh Sweet America
  17. Breaker 1-9
  18. Beefin' For Rap
  19. Game Recognize Game
  20. Life Ain't Shit

Credits

  • Dominique Witten - voice [interlude]
  • Mike Epps - voice [interlude]
  • Inspectah Deck - voice [sampled]
  • Nikki Bonds - featuring, written-by

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