No Pain No Gain
Studio album by
Ghetto Twiinz
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
Recorded1997–98
StudioHippie House Studios (Houston, Texas)
GenreHardcore hip hop[1]
LabelRap-A-Lot Records
Producer
Ghetto Twiinz chronology
In That Water
(1997)		 No Pain No Gain
(1998)		 Got It on My Mind
(2001)

No Pain No Gain is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Ghetto Twiinz. It was released on September 22, 1998, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Hippie House Studios in Houston, Texas. Production was handled by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, and Leroy "Precise" Edwards, who is also served as executive producer together with J. Prince. It features guest appearances from 007, 2-4, DMG, D. Shype, G Mone', Gotti, Lo-Life, Mia X, Scarface, Tela, Willie D and Yukmouth. The album debuted at No. 191 on the Billboard 200, No. 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 15 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."War (Intro)"  1:30
2."Soldier Song" (featuring DMG and Yukmouth)
Leroy "Precise" Edwards5:19
3."Die 'MF' Die" (featuring 007)
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
 4:07
4."A Mil Don't Make U Real" (featuring C-Loc)
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • S. Carrell
  • Edwards
  • Dean
 4:32
5."No Sunshine" (featuring Scarface)
Mike Dean6:06
6."No Pain No Gain" (featuring Mia X)
Leroy "Precise" Edwards5:01
7."Smokin' Love"
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
 4:08
8."Stop Playin'" (featuring Tela)
Mr. Lee5:20
9."Got It on My Mind"
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
 3:33
10."You Don't Wanna (Go to War)" (featuring Lo Life and Willie D)  4:16
11."Gonna Be a Murda"
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Dean
 3:44
12."B's Jack Too"
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
 3:31
13."Bout Dat Gangsta Gangsta" (featuring 2-4 and G Mone)
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Iren Moore
  • Edwards
  • Dean
 5:03
14."Livin' Ghetto" (featuring Willie D)  5:56
15."Responsibility (Remix)" (featuring D. Shype)
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
 4:43
16."Small Time (Remix)" (featuring Gotti)
  • Tonya Jupiter
  • Trementhia Jupiter
  • Edwards
  • Dean
  • Williams
 5:05
17."Ms. Ghetto News/War (Outro)"  1:48
Sample credits
  • Track 6 contains a sample of "No Pain No Gain" written by Betty Wright

Personnel

  • Tonya Jupiter – vocals
  • Trementhia Jupiter – vocals
  • Harold "DMG" Armstrong – vocals (track 2)
  • Jerold "Yukmouth" Ellis – vocals (track 2)
  • Andre "007" Barnes – vocals (track 3)
  • S. "C-Loc" Carrell – vocals (track 4)
  • Brad "Scarface" Jordan – vocals (track 5)
  • Mia "Mia X" Young – vocals (track 6)
  • Winston "Tela" Rogers – vocals (track 8)
  • Richard "Lo Life" Nash – vocals (track 10)
  • William "Willie D" Dennis – vocals (tracks: 10, 14)
  • Iren "2-4" Moore – vocals (track 13)
  • Gary Paul "G Mone" Talley – vocals (track 13)
  • D. Shype – vocals (track 15)
  • J. "Gotti" Baker – vocals (track 16)
  • Leroy "Precise" Edwards – producer, mixing, engineering, executive producer
  • Mike Dean – producer, mixing, engineering, mastering
  • Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams – producer
  • Micah Harrison – engineering
  • James "J Prince" Smith – executive producer
  • Anzel Jennings – coordinator
  • Tony Randle – supervisor
  • Pen & Pixel – artwork, design, photography
  • Hid-E Us Design – artwork, design

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 191
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 15

References

  1. ↑ "Ghetto Twinz' No Pain, No Gain Gives Hope To Hard-Core Rap". MTV. July 10, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 91. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 10, 1998. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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