A Tear for the Ghetto

A Tear for the Ghetto
Studio album by Group Home
Released	June 1, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999 (Run for Your Life in 1995)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:13:18
Label	Replay
Producer	Agallah Alchemist All The King's Men Buggy Eye Charlie Marotta DJ Premier DJ Rad Jiv Pos Lil' Dap
Group Home chronology
Livin' Proof (1995) A Tear for the Ghetto (1999) Where Back (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A Tear for the Ghetto is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Group Home. ^{[2] [3]} It was released in 1999 via Replay Records. Production was handled by Agallah, Alchemist, All The King's Men, Buggy Eye, Charlie Marotta, DJ Premier, DJ Rad, Jiv Pos, and group member Lil' Dap. It features guest appearances from GuRu, Agallah, Blackadon, Brainsick Enterprize, Kai:Bee, Nikki Bonds, Steph Lova, Mike Epps and Dominique Witten.

The album contained one charted single, "Make It In Life", which made it to number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.

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." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tear Shit Down"	James Heath Jamal Felder Angel Aguilar	Agallah	3:31
2.	"Da Real GH / Interlude"	Heath Felder Charles Marotta	Charlie Marotta	4:06
3.	"Stupid Muthafuckers (30 Minutes to War)"	Heath Felder Alan Maman	Alchemist	4:37
4.	"Street Life"	Heath Felder	Lil' Dap	1:57
5.	"Sun for a Reason"	Heath Felder A. Demsey Conrad Almonacy	DJ Rad	4:04
6.	"The Legacy"	Heath Keith Elam Chris Martin	DJ Premier	4:01
7.	"Run for Your Life"	Heath Felder K. Thomas Aguilar	Agallah	4:21
8.	"Make It in Life"	Heath Felder Aguilar	Agallah	4:42
9.	"A Train X-Press"	Heath Felder Almonacy	DJ Rad	3:50
10.	"Be Like That / Interlude"	Heath Felder Elam Thomas	Agallah	4:40
11.	"Dial-A-Thug"	Heath Thomas Demsey	DJ Rad	3:51
12.	"Politic All Night"	Heath	Lil' Dap	1:22
13.	"Keep Rising"	Heath Demsey Dwayne Wood	Lil' Dap	4:23
14.	"We Can Do This"	Heath Jean Claude Louhisdon	Jiv Pos	3:37
15.	"12 O'Clock"	Heath Nikki Bonds A. West	All The King's Men	4:09
16.	"Oh Sweet America"	Heath Felder Aguilar	Agallah	3:59
17.	"Breaker 1-9 / Interlude"	Heath Felder K. Grammer Greg Desilus	Buggy Eye	3:12
18.	"Beefin' for Rap"	Heath Felder Stephanie Saunders Aguilar	Agallah	2:38
19.	"Game Recognize Game"	Heath Felder Marotta	Charlie Marotta	1:42
20.	"Life Ain't Shit"	Heath Felder	Charlie Marotta	4:36
Total length:				1:13:18

References

1. Huey, Steve. "A Tear for the Ghetto - Group Home | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
2. "Group Home Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
3. "DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground". The Morning News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
4. "Group Home A Tear For The Ghetto | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.

External links

• A Tear For The Ghetto at Discogs (list of releases)