| Guns and Roses Volume. 1 | ||||
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| Released | March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Grime | |||
| Label | Ruff Sqwad Recordings | |||
| Producer | Prince Rapid & David Nkrumah (Record executives) | |||
| Ruff Sqwad chronology | ||||
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Guns and Roses Volume. 1 is the debut mixtape by grime crew Ruff Sqwad. It was released in March 2005 on the independent record label Ruff Sqwad Recordings. It is considered to be one of the best mixtapes to come from the grime scene. [1] The album is the first of a three-part album series.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | — |
| 2. | "When It's On" | — |
| 3. | "1999" | — |
| 4. | "Future" | — |
| 5. | "Jampie (ft. Trim)" | — |
| 6. | "Heat (ft. Lightnin)" | — |
| 7. | "Move" | — |
| 8. | "Style Up" | — |
| 9. | "Wide" | — |
| 10. | "Stryder's Back" | — |
| 11. | "Gangster" | — |
| 12. | "Wild Clipse (ft. Wiley Kat)" | — |
| 13. | "Back 2 Basics" | — |
| 14. | "Dirty" | — |
| 15. | "Shake Your Bum" | — |
| 16. | "Wake Keeping" | — |
| 17. | "Ur Girls With Me" | — |
| 18. | "Chemistry" | — |
| 19. | "Jennifer" | — |
| 20. | "Ice Cream (ft. Roachee)" | — |
| 21. | "Cok, Aim, Shoot" | — |
| 22. | "Woah !" | — |
| 23. | "Guns & Roses" | — |
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