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Tear Gas
Tear Gas
Studio album by The Jacka
Released	June 16, 2009
Recorded	2006–2009
Studio	17 Hertz Recording Studio (Hayward, CA); Skyblaze Studios (Emeryville, CA);
Genre	West Coast hip hop; hardcore hip hop; hyphy;
Length	1:12:12
Label	The Artist Records; SMC Recordings;
Producer	The Jacka (exec.); Bedrock; Cellski; Jeffro; Joe Millionaire; Kareem K; Lee Bannon; Lee Majors; M.G. The Producer; RobLo; Stagmata; The Inkredibles; Traxamillion;
The Jacka chronology
Singles from Tear Gas
	"All Over Me"; Released: April 8, 2008; "Glamorous Lifestyle"; Released: May 5, 2009;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3/5^[2]
RapReviews	9/10^[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]

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.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Summer" (featuring Rydah J. Klyde, Matt Blaque and Netta Brielle)	M.G. The Producer	3:49
2.	"Just a Celebrity" (featuring Sky Balla)	Joe Millionaire	3:57
3.	"Glamorous Lifestyle" (featuring Andre Nickatina)	Traxamillion	3:57
4.	"Greatest Alive" (featuring E-40, Mitchy Slick and Jynx)	RobLo	3:38
5.	"They Don't Know" (featuring Freeway)	RobLo	3:39
6.	"Dream" (featuring Ampichino and Zion I)	Bedrock	4:22
7.	"Won't Be Right" (featuring Cellski)	Cellski	4:12
8.	"Keep Callin'" (featuring Devin the Dude)	M.G. The Producer	4:09
9.	"Girls"	Traxamillion	3:43
10.	"Scared Money" (featuring Krondon and AP.9)	Stagmata	4:05
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 Majors	4:04
14.	"Callin' My Name" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)	Bedrock	3:42
15.	"What Happened to the World"	M.G. The Producer	3:56
16.	"The Movement" (featuring Planet Asia)	RobLo	3:28
17.	"Storm" (featuring Cormega)	Kareem K	3:07
18.	"Our Heroes" (featuring Dubb 20 and J. Stalin)	M.G. The Producer	3:30
19.	"All Over Me" (featuring Matt Blaque)	Jeffro	3:31
Total length:			1:12:12

Personnel

DJ Impereal – scratches (track 15)
James Ward – mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7–13, 15–18)
M.G. The Producer – mixing (tracks: 1, 8, 15, 18)
Sultan "Traxamillion" Banks – mixing (tracks: 2, 9)
Michael Denten – mixing (tracks: 3, 6), mastering
"G-Man" Stan Keith – mixing (tracks: 14, 19)
Joseph "Bedrock" Epperson – mixing (track 14)
Sam Gamble – recording
Dominick "The Jacka" Newton – executive producer
"The Original" Photo Doctor Graphics – art direction, design, photography

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

References

^ Jeffries, David. "Tear Gas - The Jacka | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Hannah, Mitchell (June 10, 2009). "The Jacka - Tear Gas". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (June 23, 2009). "The Jacka :: Tear Gas :: The Artist Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Peters, Branden J. (June 4, 2009). "The Jacka: Tear Gas - XXL". XXL. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Jacobs, A. (June 24, 2009). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/21/2009". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Weingarten, Charles Aaron,Mankaprr Conteh,Jon Dolan,Will Dukes,Dewayne Gage,Joe Gross,Kory Grow,Christian Hoard,Jeff Ihaza,Julyssa Lopez,Mosi Reeves,Yoh Phillips,Noah Shachtman,Rob Sheffield,Simon Vozick-Levinson,Christopher R. (2022-06-07). "The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 4, 2009. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 4, 2009. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 4, 2009. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 5, 2022.