No Pain No Gain (album) explained

No Pain No Gain
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ghetto Twiinz
Cover:	No Pain No Gain.jpg
Recorded:	1997 - 98
Studio:	Hippie House Studios (Houston, Texas)
Genre:	Hardcore hip hop^[1]
Label:	Rap-A-Lot Records
Prev Title:	In That Water
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Got It on My Mind
Next Year:	2001

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.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 6 contains a sample of "No Pain No Gain" written by Betty Wright

Personnel

• 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

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	191
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	15

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 10, 1998 . Ghetto Twinz' No Pain, No Gain Gives Hope To Hard-Core Rap . https://web.archive.org/web/20230831091011/https://www.mtv.com/news/419pn1/ghetto-twinz-no-pain-no-gain-gives-hope-to-hard-core-rap . dead . August 31, 2023 . August 31, 2023 . . en.
2. October 10, 1998 . Billboard 200 . . . 110 . 41 . 91 . 0006-2510 . August 31, 2023.
3. October 10, 1998 . Top R&B Albums . . . 110 . 41 . 27 . 0006-2510 . August 31, 2023.
4. October 10, 1998 . Heatseekers Albums . . . 110 . 41 . 22 . 0006-2510 . August 31, 2023.