Gangsta Funk is the second studio album by the 5th Ward Boyz

5th Ward Boyz

5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label....

, released on February 22, 1994 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...

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Like the group's previous album, the album was produced mostly by famed 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:...

. Gangsta Funk peaked at 105 on the 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...

 and 13 on the Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart, becoming the group's highest charting album.

"Ghetto Curse Words" and "Same Ol'" both appeared on the 5th Ward Boyz' previous album, Ghetto Dope

Ghetto Dope

Ghetto Dope is the debut album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on May 4, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot Records. The album featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, James Smith and John Bido....

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Track listing

1. "Once Again It's On"- 4:33
2. "Lo Life in the Street"- 4:29
3. "Gangsta Funk"- 4:34
4. "Ghetto Curse Words"- 2:09
5. "Underground G's"- 6:45
6. "Same Ol'"- 3:11
7. "Reason"- 5:03
8. "Funk"- 4:08

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Billboard 200	105
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop	13