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1998 studio album by Ghetto Twiinz
No Pain No Gain is the third studio album by American hip hop duo
Ghetto Twiinz. It was released on September 22, 1998, through
Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Hippie House Studios in
Houston,
Texas.
Production was handled by
Mike Dean,
Mr. Lee, and Leroy "Precise" Edwards, who is also served as executive producer together with
J. Prince. It features
guest appearances from 007, 2-4,
DMG, D. Shype, G Mone', Gotti, Lo-Life,
Mia X,
Scarface,
Tela,
Willie D and
Yukmouth. The album debuted at No. 191 on the
Billboard 200, No. 35 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 15 on the
Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "War (Intro)" | | | 1:30 |
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2. | "Soldier Song" (featuring
DMG and
Yukmouth) | | Leroy "Precise" Edwards | 5:19 |
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3. | "Die 'MF' Die" (featuring 007) | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
| | 4:07 |
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4. | "A Mil Don't Make U Real" (featuring C-Loc) | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- S. Carrell
- Edwards
- Dean
| | 4:32 |
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5. | "No Sunshine" (featuring
Scarface) | |
Mike Dean | 6:06 |
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6. | "No Pain No Gain" (featuring
Mia X) | | Leroy "Precise" Edwards | 5:01 |
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7. | "Smokin' Love" | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
| | 4:08 |
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8. | "Stop Playin'" (featuring
Tela) | |
Mr. Lee | 5:20 |
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9. | "Got It on My Mind" | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
| | 3:33 |
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10. | "You Don't Wanna (Go to War)" (featuring Lo Life and
Willie D) | | | 4:16 |
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11. | "Gonna Be a Murda" | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Dean
| | 3:44 |
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12. | "B's Jack Too" | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
| | 3:31 |
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13. | "Bout Dat Gangsta Gangsta" (featuring 2-4 and G Mone) | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Iren Moore
- Edwards
- Dean
| | 5:03 |
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14. | "Livin' Ghetto" (featuring Willie D) | | | 5:56 |
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15. | "Responsibility (Remix)" (featuring D. Shype) | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
| | 4:43 |
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16. | "Small Time (Remix)" (featuring Gotti) | - Tonya Jupiter
- Trementhia Jupiter
- Edwards
- Dean
- Williams
| | 5:05 |
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17. | "Ms. Ghetto News/War (Outro)" | | | 1:48 |
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- Sample credits
- Track 6 contains a sample of "No Pain No Gain" written by
Betty Wright
- Tonya Jupiter – vocals
- Trementhia Jupiter – vocals
- Harold "
DMG" Armstrong – vocals (track 2)
- Jerold "
Yukmouth" Ellis – vocals (track 2)
- Andre "007" Barnes – vocals (track 3)
- S. "C-Loc" Carrell – vocals (track 4)
- Brad "
Scarface" Jordan – vocals (track 5)
- Mia "
Mia X" Young – vocals (track 6)
- Winston "
Tela" Rogers – vocals (track 8)
- Richard "Lo Life" Nash – vocals (track 10)
- William "
Willie D" Dennis – vocals (tracks: 10, 14)
- Iren "2-4" Moore – vocals (track 13)
- Gary Paul "G Mone" Talley – vocals (track 13)
- D. Shype – vocals (track 15)
- J. "Gotti" Baker – vocals (track 16)
- Leroy "Precise" Edwards – producer, mixing, engineering, executive producer
-
Mike Dean – producer, mixing, engineering, mastering
- Leroy "
Mr. Lee" Williams – producer
- Micah Harrison – engineering
- James "
J Prince" Smith – executive producer
- Anzel Jennings – coordinator
- Tony Randle – supervisor
-
Pen & Pixel – artwork, design, photography
- Hid-E Us Design – artwork, design
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"Ghetto Twinz' No Pain, No Gain Gives Hope To Hard-Core Rap".
MTV. July 10, 1998. Archived from
the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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"Billboard 200".
Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 91.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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"Top R&B Albums".
Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 27.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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"Heatseekers Albums".
Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 22.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.