City Under Siege (album)

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City Under Siege
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 2000
StudioWreckshop Studios (Houston, TX)
Genre Southern rap
Length1:17:00
Label Wreckshop Records
Producer
  • D-Reck (exec.)
  • Noke D
  • Blue
  • Double D
  • Lil' James
  • Sean "Solo" Jemison
E.S.G. chronology
Shinin' n' Grindin'
(1999)
City Under Siege
(2000)
All American Gangsta
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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City Under Siege is the fifth studio album by American rapper E.S.G., from Houston, Texas. It was released on April 25, 2000, via Wreckshop Records. The album peaked at #65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #22 on the Independent Albums and #30 on the Heatseekers Albums in the US Billboard charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Blue1:58
2."Ride Out" (featuring Big Pokey & Tyte Eyes)Noke D3:34
3."Luv It How You Get It" (featuring Too $hort)Sean "Solo" Jemison4:18
4."Drop Yo Top" (featuring Big Moe)Blue4:56
5."Boss Hawggin'" (featuring D Gotti)Lil' James3:44
6."Grippin' Grain" (featuring Slim Thug & DeShawn Hill)Blue4:19
7."Money & Power" (featuring Ronnie Spencer, Lil' O & Will-Lean)Noke D5:05
8."First Brick"Lil' James4:14
9."City Under Siege" (featuring Nutty Black)Blue5:00
10."Good Life" (featuring Ronnie Spencer)Lil' James3:46
11."Billion Dollar Deal" (featuring Jainea)Double D3:44
12."Ballin Outta Control" (featuring Yung Redd, Kano & D Gotti)Noke D4:35
13."Keep on Grindin'" (featuring Ronnie Spencer)Double D4:24
14."Trickin' off Doe" (featuring Tyte Eyes, Mista Madd, J-Mac & Dirty $)Blue5:12
15."Superstar" (featuring Double D & Devin The Dude)Blue4:42
16."What's in Yo Cup?" (featuring Big Moe, Lil' Shay, D-Reck & Dirty $)Noke D4:34
17."Fix Yo Face" (featuring D-Reck)Double D3:49
18."Thugs in Heaven" (featuring D-Reck, D Gotti & Noke D)Noke D5:06
Total length:1:12:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] 65
scope="row"US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 22
scope="row"US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 30

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  2. "ESG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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City Under Siege at Discogs (list of releases)