''Gangsta Funk'' is the second studio album by the
5th Ward Boyz
5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward, Houston, Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label.
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, released in 1994.
The album was produced mostly by
Mike Dean and
N.O. Joe
Joseph Johnson (born March 31, 1975), known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is an American musician, hip hop record producer and songwriter. N.O. Joe was a pioneer of the Southern Hip Hop sound during the 1990s. He operates a production company ...
. ''Gangsta Funk'' peaked at No. 105 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and No. 13 on ''Billboards R&B/Hip-Hop chart, becoming the group's highest charting album.
"Ghetto Curse Words" and "Same Ol'" appeared on the 5th Ward Boyz' previous album, ''
Ghetto Dope
''Ghetto Dope'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group 5th Ward Boyz. It was released in May 1993 through a joint venture between O.G. Dewey Forker's Underground Records and J. Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records with distribution via Priorit ...
''.
Track listing
#"Once Again It's On"- 4:33
#"Lo Life in the Street"- 4:29
#"Gangsta Funk"- 4:34
#"Ghetto Curse Words"- 2:09
#"Underground G's"- 6:45
#"Same Ol'"- 3:11
#"Reason"- 5:03
#"Funk Outro"- 4:08
Charts
References
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1994 albums
Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)
Albums produced by N.O. Joe
5th Ward Boyz albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums
Virgin Records albums