Angel Dust (Z-Ro album)

Angel Dust
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
StudioKing Of The Ghetto Studio (Houston, TX)
GenreHip-hop
Length57:51
LabelRap-A-Lot 4 Life
Producer
  • Beanz 'N Kornbread
  • Big E
  • Mr. Inkredible
  • Vman Productions
  • Z-Ro
Z-Ro chronology
Meth
(2011)
Angel Dust
(2012)
The Crown
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Angel Dust is the sixteenth solo studio album by American rapper Z-Ro. It was released on October 2, 2012, via Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, serving as the fifth entry in Z-Ro's "drug series". Recording sessions took place at King Of The Ghetto Studio in Houston. Production was handled by Vman Productions, Beanz & Kornbread, Big E, Mr. Inkredible and Z-Ro himself. It features guest appearances from B.G., K-Rino, Lil' Flea, Lil' Flip, Mike D and Mr. Mac T.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 120 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, with 3,700 copies sold in its first week.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Been"
Vman Productions 
2."These Days"
Beanz-N-Kornbread 
3."I Just Wanna Say"
  • McVey
  • Valach
Vman Productions 
4."Truth Is"McVeyZ-Ro 
5."DiccOnU" (featuring B.G. and Mr. Mac T)
Big E 
6."Love It" (featuring Lil' Flea)McVeyZ-Ro 
7."Phuq wit Me"McVeyZ-Ro 
8."Young Nigga"McVeyZ-Ro 
9."Time"
  • McVey
  • Valach
Vman Productions 
10."Heaven"
  • McVey
  • Daniel Marquez
  • Brian Tistog
Mr. Inkredible 
11."Jaccers Wanna Know" (featuring Mike D)McVeyZ-Ro 
12."Take My Time" (featuring Lil' Flip)Z-Ro 
13."When I Get Free"McVeyZ-Ro 
14."Today" (featuring K-Rino)
  • McVey
  • Eric Kaiser
Z-Ro 
Total length:57:51

Personnel

  • Joseph "Z-Ro" McVey — vocals, producer (tracks: 4, 6–8, 11–14)
  • Christopher "B.G." Dorsey — vocals (track 5)
  • Mr. Mac T — vocals (track 5)
  • Derrick "Lil' Flea" Franklin — vocals (track 6)
  • Michael "Mike D." Dixon — vocals (track 11)
  • Wesley "Lil' Flip" Weston — vocals (track 12)
  • Eric "K-Rino" Kaiser — vocals (track 14)
  • Ian Buchannan — guitar (tracks: 3, 9)
  • Jeffrey Lewis — bass (track 5)
  • Daniel Marquez — guitar (track 10)
  • Corey "Vman Productions" Valach — producer (tracks: 1, 3, 9)
  • Donald "DJ" Johnson — producer (track 2)
  • Kenneth Roy — producer (track 2)
  • Elimu "Big E" Tabasuri — producer (track 5)
  • Brian "Mr. Inkredible" Tistog — producer (track 10)
  • Joshua Moore — mixing, mastering
  • James "J. Prince" Smith — executive producer

Chart history

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 120
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 17
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[5] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 23

References

  1. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Angel Dust - Z-Ro | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Allen (October 10, 2012). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/7/2012". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 4, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 24, 2025.