Ghetto Street Pharmacist

Ghetto Street Pharmacist
Thump Street Records reissue cover
Studio album by DJ U-Neek
Released	1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	U-Neek's Workshop (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:12:22
Label	Kingpin
Producer	DJ U-Neek

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ghetto Street Pharmacist is the debut studio album by American hip-hop music producer DJ U-Neek. It was released in 1999 through Kingpin Records and re-released later the same year via Thump Street Records. ^[2] Recording sessions took place at U'Neek's Workshop in North Hollywood. Production was handled by DJ U-Neek himself.

It features guest appearances from The KingPin Family (Don Jagwarr, E.W.F., Gemini, L-Jay and Nyt Owl), Big Bone, Big Chan, Big Lurch, Cold 187um, Dekumpozed, Dresta, Jaz, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Lei Callaway, Lethal, Menenski, Sneek, Squeak Ru, Tamera Reed, Topp Notch and Virgil L. Davis Jr.

The album peaked at number 63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "like many albums by producers, it showcases style over content, trying a few too many things at once". ^[1]

Track listing

Thump Street Records (206 579 998 2) reissue track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghetto Street Pharmacist" (Intro)	Tim Middleton Premro Smith Rodney Ellis Tristan Jones Percy Miller Vyshon Miller Daryl Anderson	3:05
2.	"On the Run" (featuring Dresta and Cold 187um)	Middleton Andre Wicker Gregory Hutchison	2:45
3.	"We Come to Serve 'Em (Remix)" (featuring Krayzie Bone and The KingPin Family)	Middleton Anthony Henderson Jay Johnson Ernest Gillet Nyt Owl Larry Johnson Duane Earle William Collins George Clinton	4:34
4.	"Murda Murda" (featuring Layzie Bone, Lethal and L-Jay)	Middleton Steven Howse Kareem Brown Johnson	4:10
5.	"Bring It On" (featuring Don Jagwarr)	Middleton Earle	3:03
6.	"Now That I'm Over You" (featuring Gemini)	Middleton Virgil L. Davis Jr. Ramsey Lewis	3:40
7.	"Ain't No Love" (featuring Big Chan, Squeak Ru and Sheeba Black)	Middleton Chan Gaines Marcus Moore Shanelle Denae Graham	4:13
8.	"I Want Cha' Lovin'" (featuring Lei Callaway, Topp Notch and E.W.F.)	Middleton Davis Jr. Bryon McCane Charles Scruggs Henderson Eric Wright Antoine Carraby Yomo Smith Mark Green Stanley Howse Howse	4:06
9.	"Blaze" (featuring E.W.F. and Sneek)	Middleton Gillet Johnson Sydney Partridge Clinton Collins Maceo Parker	4:42
10.	"Doctor Doctor" (featuring Gemini and Sy Smith)	Middleton Angela Slates Syretha Smith	4:06
11.	"On Deck" (featuring NytOwl)	Middleton Nyt Owl	3:22
12.	"Hard" (featuring Virgil L. Davis Jr. and Tamera Reed)	Davis Jr.	1:47
13.	"What Must I Do" (featuring Jaz and NytOwl)	Middleton Nyt Owl Davis Jr.	3:36
14.	"We Come to Serve 'Em" (featuring The KingPin Family)	Middleton J. Johnson Gillet Nyt Owl L. Johnson Earle	4:27
15.	"California Streets" (featuring L-Jay)	L. Johnson	3:56
16.	"Eastsider" (featuring Menenski)	Middleton Antyone Redd	3:42
17.	"Woe Is I" (featuring Dekumpozed)	Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield	4:40
18.	"The Real Ones" (featuring Big Bone and Big Lurch)	Middleton Terrance Willaims Antron Singleton	4:11
19.	"Doctor Doctor (Remix)" (featuring Gemini and Sy Smith)	Middleton Slates S. Smith	4:17
Total length:			1:12:22

Sample credits

• Track "Ghetto Street Pharmacist (intro)" contains samples form "Ghetto Cheeze" written by Percy Miller, Vyshon Miller and Daryl Anderson as recorded by Tru and "Down and Out" written by Premro Smith, Rodney Ellis and Tristan Jones as recorded by Eightball.
• Track "Now That I'm Over You" contains an interpolation of "Sun Goddess" written by Maurice White and Jon Lind.
• Track "Woe Is I" contains a sample from "I Can't Get Next to You" written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield.
• Track "Blaze" contains an interpolation of "Ahh... The Name is Bootsy, Baby" written by George Clinton, William Collins and Maceo Parker.
• Track "What Must I Do" contains interpolations of "If It Ain't Ruff" written by Andre Young and Lorenzo Patterson and "What People Do for Money" written by Richard Dowling and Michael Dowling.
• Track "I Want Cha Lovin'" contains an interpolation of "Foe tha Love of $" written by Bryon McCane, Charles Scruggs, Anthony Henderson, Eric Wright, Antoine Carraby, Yomo Smith, Mark Green, Stanley Howse and Steven Howse.

Personnel

• Tim "DJ U-Neek" Middleton – producer, executive producer
• Rhodri Davis – recording
• Virgil L. Davis Jr. – recording
• Aaron Connor – mixing
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Kris Solem – mastering
• Madeleine Smith – clearances
• Mark Spier – clearances
• Leonard L. Bey – photography

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3]	63

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ghetto Street Pharmacist - DJ U-Neek | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
2. Faison, Datu (January 15, 2000). "Rhythm Section". Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510.
3. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 1999. p. 30. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 31, 2025.

External links

• Ghetto Street Pharmacist (Volume 1) at Discogs (list of releases)