''Deadly Groundz'' is the debut and only studio album by American hip hop group
5th Ward Juvenilez
The 5th Ward Juvenilez was an American hip hop group from the 5th Ward of Houston, Texas. The group consisted of Daddy Lo, Mr. Slimm and Nickelboy and was signed to Rap-a-Lot Records.
History
Formed in 1993, the 5th Ward Juvenilez made their ...
. It was released on June 20, 1995 through Underground/
Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.
Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...
. Recording sessions took place at Digital Services in
Houston
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.
Production
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was handled by
Mike Dean,
N.O. Joe, Crazy C, Derek "Grizz" Edwards, and O.G. Dewey, who was also serving as executive producer together with
J. Prince. It features guest appearances from E-Rock, Kaos and 007.
The album reached number 200 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It also peaked at number 28 on the
Top R&B Albums
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and number 9 on the
Heatseekers Albums. It spawned one single, "G-Groove", which sampled
The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo.
History
The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard Univ ...
' "Mysterious Vybes".
In 1998, members Mr. Slimm and Nickelboy changed their rap names to Frank Nitti and Gotti and released a studio album ''Organized Crime'' as FWC (Fifth Ward Circle).
Track listing
Personnel
*Daddy Lo – main performer
*Frank "Mr. Slimm" Robinson – main performer
*Nickelboy – main performer
*Eric "E-Rock" Taylor – featured performer
(track 13)
*Kaos – featured performer
(track 13)
*Andre "007" Barnes – featured performer
(track 13)
*
Michael George Dean – producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
*"O.G. Dewey" Forker – producer, executive producer
*Derek "Grizz" Edwards – producer
*Simon "Crazy C" Cullins – producer
*Joseph "
N.O. Joe" Johnson – producer
*John Marantz – mastering
*
James A. Smith – executive producer
Chart history
References
External links
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1995 debut albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums
5th Ward Juvenilez albums
Albums produced by N.O. Joe
Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)