Ghetto Organized
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| Ghetto Organized | |
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| Studio album by Gambino Family | |
| Released | October 20, 1998 |
| Recorded | 1997–98 |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Length | 1:19:27 |
| Label | No Limit |
| Producer | |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Ghetto Organized is the only album by the American hip-hop group the Gambino Family, which was an in-house creation of No Limit Records. The album was released on October 20, 1998, and was entirely produced by Beats by the Pound. It features guest appearances from 241, Big Ed, C-Murder, Fiend, Full Blooded, Ghetto Commission, KLC, Mac, Magic, Master P, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, O'Dell, Porsha, QB, Silkk the Shocker and Snoop Dogg. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling 160,000 copies in its first week. The group never released a follow-up and have not been heard of since. The tracks "Studio B" and "Childhood Years" were released as promotional singles.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the project as "filled with cheaply made, bass-heavy jams" created by formula with "little or no imagination to the lyrical ideas", and delivered by rappers without "verbal dexterity". Erlewine said that the only reason that the album sold so many copies was because No Limit promoted it relentlessly prior to release. The result was "truly unremarkable" music revealing the "lameness" of the project.[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm a Baller" (featuring Master P, C-Murder, Mia X & Fiend) | KLC | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Childhood Years" (featuring C-Murder & Porsha) | Craig B. | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Make'm Bleed" (featuring Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, C-Murder & Mr. Serv-On) | KLC | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Desperado" | Craig B. | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Drama in My City" (featuring KLC & Ghetto Commission) | Carlos Stephens | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Trapped in a Storm" (featuring Mia X & C-Murder) | Craig B. | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Only G's Ride" (featuring Mystikal & Mo B. Dick) | KLC | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Clean Sweep" | Mo B. Dick | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Ghetto Wayz" (featuring Porsha) | Mo B. Dick | 5:17 |
| 10. | "So Much Drama" (featuring Magic, 241 & O'Dell) | O'Dell | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Studio B" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Mo B. Dick) | Mo B. Dick | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Young Gunz" | Mo B. Dick | 4:21 |
| 13. | "Losing My Faith" | Carlos Stephens | 4:58 |
| 14. | "Memories" | Carlos Stephens | 4:25 |
| 15. | "2 All My Thug Niggaz" (featuring Big Ed, Full Blooded & Mac) | Craig B. | 4:44 |
| 16. | "Don't Cry" (featuring Fiend, QB, Magic & C-Murder) | KLC | 5:34 |
| 17. | "Mafiosos" | Carlos Stephens | 4:15 |
| 18. | "U Neva Know" | Craig B. | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 1:19:27 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 17 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of November 7, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 45. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 7, 1998. p. 33. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gambino Family – Ghetto Organized at Discogs (list of releases)
