Tear Gas (album)

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Tear Gas
Jacka TearGas.jpg
Studio album by
The Jacka
ReleasedJune 16, 2009 (2009-06-16)
Recorded2006–2009
Studio
Genre
Length1:12:12
Label
Producer
The Jacka chronology
Jack Of All Trades
(2006)		Tear Gas
(2009)		 Broad Daylight
(2009)
Singles from Tear Gas
  1. "All Over Me"
    Released: April 8, 2008
  2. "Glamorous Lifestyle"
    Released: May 5, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3/5 [2]
RapReviews9/10 [3]
XXL 3/5 (L) [4]

Tear Gas is the fourth studio album by American rapper The Jacka. It was released on June 16, 2009 through The Artist Records/SMC Recordings. Recording sessions took place at 17 Hertz Studios in Hayward and at Skyblaze Studios in Emeryville. Production was handled by M.G. The Producer, RobLo, Bedrock, Traxamillion, Cellski, Jeffro, Joe Millionaire, Kareem K, Lee Bannon, Lee Majors, Stagmata and The Inkredibles, with The Jacka serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Ampichino, Andre Nickatina, AP.9, Cellski, Cormega, Devin the Dude, Dubb 20, E-40, Freeway, J. Stalin, Jynx, Krondon, Masspike Miles, Matt Blaque, Mistah F.A.B., Mitchy Slick, Paul Wall, Phil da Agony, Planet Asia, Rydah J. Klyde, Sky Balla and Zion I. The album debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard 200, with 5,800 copies sold in its first week of release. [5] In 2022, Rolling Stone included the album at #196 on their list of The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums Of All Time. [6]

Contents

The album had two singles: "Glamorous Lifestyle" with Andre Nickatina and "All Over Me" with Matt Blaque. An additional video was also made for the Freeway-assisted track "They Dont Know".

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Summer" (featuring Rydah J. Klyde, Matt Blaque and Netta Brielle)M.G. The Producer3:49
2."Just a Celebrity" (featuring Sky Balla)Joe Millionaire3:57
3."Glamorous Lifestyle" (featuring Andre Nickatina) Traxamillion 3:57
4."Greatest Alive" (featuring E-40, Mitchy Slick and Jynx)RobLo3:38
5."They Don't Know" (featuring Freeway)RobLo3:39
6."Dream" (featuring Ampichino and Zion I)Bedrock4:22
7."Won't Be Right" (featuring Cellski) Cellski 4:12
8."Keep Callin'" (featuring Devin the Dude)M.G. The Producer4:09
9."Girls"Traxamillion3:43
10."Scared Money" (featuring Krondon and AP.9)Stagmata4:05
11."Get It In" (featuring Paul Wall and Masspike Miles) The Inkredibles 3:34
12."Whats Your Zodiac" (featuring Phil Da Agony) Lee Bannon 3:49
13."Dopest Forreal"Lee Majors4:04
14."Callin' My Name" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)Bedrock3:42
15."What Happened to the World"M.G. The Producer3:56
16."The Movement" (featuring Planet Asia)RobLo3:28
17."Storm" (featuring Cormega)Kareem K3:07
18."Our Heroes" (featuring Dubb 20 and J. Stalin)M.G. The Producer3:30
19."All Over Me" (featuring Matt Blaque)Jeffro3:31
Total length:1:12:12

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 93
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [9] 2

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