Wise Guys (album)

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Wise Guys
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ReleasedNovember 10, 1998
Recorded1998
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Length1:10:59
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Wise Guys is the only studio album by American Southern hip hop group Ghetto Commission. It was released on November 10, 1998, via No Limit/Priority Records. The production was handled by Beats by the Pound, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Fiend, Magic, Master P, C-Murder, Mac, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, Prime Suspects, QB and Silkk the Shocker. The album peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a Soulja" (featuring Master P and Mystikal)
4:37
2."Get 'Em Up" (featuring Prime Suspects and Fiend)
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
  • Tayari Herrera
  • Damien Dixon
  • Ernest Espradron
  • Richard Jones
KLC 4:15
3."Thug 'Til I Die" (featuring Master P)
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
  • P. Miller
O'Dell4:34
4."Hustla Baller"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens3:45
5."How Could You Blame Us" (featuring Fiend)
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
  • Jones
Carlos Stephens3:50
6."Run Quickly"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens3:24
7."Blood Line" (featuring Magic)
Carlos Stephens4:50
8."These Eyes of Mine"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
O'Dell4:15
9."Trying to Make It" (featuring Mr. Serv-On)
Carlos Stephens4:30
10."Devil's Playground"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens4:18
11."Lost Thugs" (featuring C-Murder)
  • O'Dell
  • KLC
4:27
12."Ghost in the Dark"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens2:41
13."Wise Guys"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens3:36
14."Trying to Change" (featuring Silkk the Shocker)Carlos Stephens5:12
15."Shackled"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Carlos Stephens3:47
16."Our Thing" (featuring Magic, QB and Mac)
Craig B.3:43
17."Bad Weather"
  • Lawrence
  • Arnold
  • Valerio
  • Dolliolie
Craig B.1:55
18."Thug Luv"
Carlos Stephens3:20
Total length:1:10:59

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 12

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