A Tear for the Ghetto

A Tear for the Ghetto
Studio album by
Group Home
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
(Run for Your Life in 1995)
GenreHip hop, Hardcore hip hop
LabelReplay Records
ProducerAgallah, Guru, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Lil' Dap
Group Home chronology
Livin' Proof
(1995) 		A Tear for the Ghetto
(1999) 		Where Back
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Tear for the Ghetto is the second album by the hip hop duo Group Home.[2][3] It was released in 1999 on Replay Records. The album contained one hit single, "Make It In Life," which made to No. 16 on the Hot Rap Singles. It was produced by The Alchemist, Agallah, Guru, DJ Premier, and group member Lil' Dap.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that the "production from Agallah and the Alchemist among others [provides] a low-slung minimalism that connects favourably with Lil’ Dap’s improved flow and lyrics concerning his low budget environment."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Tear Shit Down"- 3:31
  2. "Da Real GH"- 4:06
  3. "Stupid Mf's"- 4:37
  4. "Street Life"- 1:57
  5. "Sun for a Reason"- 4:04
  6. "The Legacy"- 4:01 (Featuring Gang Starr)
  7. "Run for Your Life"- 4:21 (Featuring Agallah)
  8. "Make It in Life"- 4:42
  9. "A Train X-Press"- 3:50
  10. "Be Like That"- 4:40 (Featuring Blackadon, Guru)
  11. "Dial-A-Thug"- 3:51 (Featuring Mike Epps, Dominique Witten)
  12. "Politic All Night"- 1:22
  13. "Keep Rising"- 4:23
  14. "We Can Do This"- 3:37
  15. "12 O'Clock"- 4:09
  16. "Oh Sweet America"- 3:59
  17. "Breaker"- 3:12
  18. "Beefin' for Rap"- 2:38
  19. "Game Recognize Game"- 1:42
  20. "Life Ain't Shit"- 4:36

References

  1. ^ "A Tear for the Ghetto - Group Home | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Group Home Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground". The Morning News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Group Home A Tear For The Ghetto | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.