Double Dose (Tela album)

Double Dose is the fourth studio album by American rapper Tela. It was released on October 8, 2002 through Rap-A-Lot Resurrection. Recording sessions took place at House Of Blues Studios and Out Da Woods Studios in Memphis and at Dean's List House Of Hits in Houston. Production was handled by Tela himself, along with DJ Slice T, Drumma Boy, Insane Wayne, Paragon, DJ Jus Borne and Jazze Pha. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Jazze Pha, Low Key, Criminal Manne, Devin the Dude, 8Ball & MJG, Gangsta Boo, Haystak, Maru, Papa Reu, Streetboy, The Game, Yo Gotti and Geno. The album peaked at number 116 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Double Dose
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Recorded2002
Studio
  • House Of Blues Studios (Memphis, TN)
  • Out Da Woods Studios (Memphis, TN)
  • Dean's List House Of Hits (Houston, TX)
Genre
Length1:07:43
LabelRap-A-Lot Resurrection
Producer
Tela chronology
The World Ain't Enuff
(2000)
Double Dose
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews8/10[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
1:58
2."Pimp Bitch" (featuring Bun B)
Slice T4:58
3."Incredible" (featuring Geno)
  • Rogers
  • Arrington
Slice T5:51
4."Round & Round" (featuring Geno)
  • Rogers
  • James Blake
3:46
5."Tennessee Titans" (featuring Gangsta Boo, Yo Gotti, Haystak, Criminal Manne and Maru)4:19
6."Double Dose"
  • Rogers
  • Ferrell Miles
  • Ensayne Wayne
  • Tela
5:25
7."25 Hoes" (featuring 8Ball & MJG and Jazze Pha)Jazze Pha3:57
8."Down 4 Me" (featuring Devin the Dude)
Slice T4:38
9."Wangin'" (featuring StreetBoy, Low Key and Papa Reu)
  • Rogers
  • C. Simon
  • Thomas McCollum
  • Drumma Boy
  • Tela
3:49
10."Tear It Up" (featuring Low Key and Geno)
  • Rogers
  • McCollum
  • Arrington
Slice T4:06
11."Coco" (featuring Jazze Pha)
  • Rogers
  • Miles
  • Ensayne Wayne
  • Tela
4:23
12."Hold Up Man!"
  • Rogers
  • Stephen Carroll
  • Paragon
  • Tela
4:22
13."Dreams" (featuring Bun B and The Game)
  • Paragon
  • Tela
  • Mike Dean (co.)
4:44
14."Strive"
  • Rogers
  • Gholson
  • Dean
  • Drumma Boy
  • Tela
  • Mike Dean (co.)
4:48
15."Shake It Off"
  • Rogers
  • Arrington
  • Slice T
  • Tela
4:41
16."Outro"
  • Rogers
  • Arrington
  • Slice T
  • Tela
1:59
Total length:1:07:43

Personnel

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  • Winston "Tela" Rogers – main artist, producer (tracks: 1, 4-6, 9, 11-16)
  • Marcus McRee – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 15, 16)
  • Eric Gales – guitar (tracks: 1, 12)
  • Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – featured artist (tracks: 2, 13)
  • Geno – chorus (tracks: 3, 4, 10), additional vocals (track 14)
  • Lola "Gangsta Boo" Mitchell – featured artist (track 5)
  • Mario "Yo Gotti" Mims – featured artist (track 5)
  • Jason "Haystak" Winfree – featured artist (track 5)
  • Criminal Manne of Project Playaz – featured artist (track 5)
  • Maru – featured artist (track 5)
  • Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – additional vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 9, 14)
  • Candice – additional vocals (track 6)
  • Choosey – additional vocals (track 6)
  • Premro "8Ball" Smith – featured artist (track 7)
  • Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – featured artist (track 7)
  • Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – featured artist (tracks: 7, 11), producer (track 7)
  • Devin "Devin the Dude" Copeland – featured artist (track 8)
  • Streetboy – featured artist (track 9)
  • Thomas "Low Key" McCollum – featured artist (tracks: 9, 10)
  • Reuben "Papa Reu" Nero – featured artist (track 9)
  • Jewel Santez – additional vocals (track 12)
  • Jayceon "The Game" Taylor – featured artist (track 13)
  • Poizon – additional vocals (track 15)
  • Sheldon "Slice T" Arrington – producer (tracks: 1-3, 8, 10, 15, 16), engineering, mixing
  • James "DJ Jus Borne" Blake – producer (track 4), engineering, mixing
  • Mike Dean – co-producer (tracks: 4, 13, 14), mixing, mastering
  • Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles – producer (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Stephen "Paragon" Carroll – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
  • Jeff Wilbanks – engineering
  • Lil' Pat – engineering
  • James "J Prince" Smith – executive producer
  • Jason Clark – design, layout
  • Rick Mapes – photography
  • Anzel "Int'l Red" Jennings – A&R
  • Tony "Big Chief" Randle – A&R

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 18

References

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  1. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 22, 2002). "Tela :: Double Dose – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tela Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tela Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.