Deadly Groundz is the debut album by the 5th Ward Juvenilez

5th Ward Juvenilez

The 5th Ward Juvenilez was an American rap group from the 5th Ward of Houston, Texas. The group consisted of Daddy Lo, Mr. Slimm and Nickelboy and was signed to Rap-a-Lot Records....

, released on June 20, 1995 through Rap-a-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...

. The album featured production from popular Southern hip hop producers Mike Dean

Mike Dean (producer)

Mike Dean is an American hip-hop producer. He is known for pioneering the "Dirty South" sound in the 1990s, particularly in work for artists from Rap-A-Lot Records. Dean has most notably worked alongside Scarface of the Geto Boys, 2Pac, Do or Die, Tha Dogg Pound, Yukmouth of the Luniz, Outlawz,...

 and N.O. Joe

N.O. Joe

Joseph Johnson , known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is a musician, producer, songwriter, and artist. He operates a production company named Gumbo Funk, which is also a name given to his melange of musical styles.-History:...

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Deadly Groundz just managed to make it to the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, peaking at 200, the last position on that chart. It found better success on the R&B and Heatseekers chart, peaking at 28 and 9 respectively. The album spawned one single "G-Groove", which sampled The Blackbyrds

The Blackbyrds

The Blackbyrds were an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973.-History:The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney , Keith Killgo , Joe Hall , Allan C. Barnes , and Barney Perry...

"Mysterious Vybes" and was the group's only song to have a music video.

Track listing

1. "5th Ward Juvenilez"- 3:00
2. "Gangsta N My Hood"- 3:45
3. "G-Groove"-4:58
4. "No Conscious"- 3:39
5. "G-ing N tha Nickel"- 4:29
6. "Kar Phreak"- 3:30
7. "Mr. Slimm"- 3:49
8. "Deadly Groundz"- 4:29
9. "Busta Azz Niggaz"- 5:25
10. "Menace"- 3:48
11. "Bad Newz"- 4:47
12. "Not 2 Young"- 3:05
13. "Nut Check"- 6:01
14. "Ghetto Talez"- 3:41
15. "Gotsta Get Paid"- 2:42

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard 200	200
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop	28
Billboard Top Heatseekers	9