A Tear for the Ghetto explained

A Tear for the Ghetto
Type:	album
Artist:	Group Home
Cover:	A Tear for the Ghetto.jpg
Released:	June 1, 1999
Recorded:	1998–1999 (Run for Your Life in 1995)
Genre:	Hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Label:	Replay Records
Producer:	Agallah, Guru, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Lil' Dap
Prev Title:	Livin' Proof
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Where Back
Next Year:	2008

A Tear for the Ghetto is the second album by the hip hop duo Group Home.^{[1] [2]} 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."^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Group Home Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. Web site: DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground . The Morning News . 25 September 2021.
3. Web site: Group Home A Tear For The Ghetto | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.