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. It was well-received critically and boasts four singles, "Skills", "Rite Where U Stand", "Nice Girl, Wrong Place", and "Same Team, No Games".

Track listing

#"Intro (HQ, Goo, Panch)" – 0:46 #"Put Up or Shut Up" (featuring Krumb Snatcha) – 3:15 #"Werdz from the Ghetto Child" (featuring Smiley the Ghetto Child) – 1:09 #"Sabotage" – 2:22 #"Rite Where U Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) – 3:37 #"Skills" – 3:17 #"Deadly Habitz" – 4:12 #"Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) – 3:32 #"Peace of Mine" – 3:01 #"Who Got Gunz" (featuring

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) – 3:36 #"Capture (Militia Pt. 3)" (featuring

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) – 3:23 #"PLAYTAWIN" – 3:11 #"Riot Akt" – 4:04 #"(Hiney)" – 1:31 #"Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & Hannibal Stax) – 3:44 #"In This Life..." (featuring

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& Uncle Reo) – 3:03 #"The Ownerz" – 2:57 #"Zonin'" – 2:54 #"Eulogy" – 2:54 #"Natural"

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– 2:46 #"Tha Squeeze"

– 3:29

In other media

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Soundtrack.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ownerz, The 2003 albums Gang Starr albums Albums produced by DJ Premier Albums produced by Guru Virgin Records albums