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 Tela
Released	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Recorded	2002
Studio	House Of Blues Studios (Memphis, TN) Out Da Woods Studios (Memphis, TN) Dean's List House Of Hits (Houston, TX)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop
Length	1:07:43
Label	Rap-A-Lot Resurrection
Producer	J. Prince (exec.) DJ Jus Borne DJ Slice Tee Drumma Boy Ensayne Wayne Jazze Pha Paragon Tela
Tela chronology
The World Ain't Enuff (2000) Double Dose (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	8/10^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Winston Rogers Sheldon Arrington	Slice T Tela	1:58
2.	"Pimp Bitch" (featuring Bun B)	Rogers Bernard Freeman Arrington	Slice T	4:58
3.	"Incredible" (featuring Geno)	Rogers Arrington	Slice T	5:51
4.	"Round & Round" (featuring Geno)	Rogers James Blake	DJ Jus Borne Tela Mike Dean (co.)	3:46
5.	"Tennessee Titans" (featuring Gangsta Boo, Yo Gotti, Haystak, Criminal Manne and Maru)	Rogers Lola Mitchell Mario Mims Jason Winfree V. Watkins Christopher Gholson	Drumma Boy Tela	4:19
6.	"Double Dose"	Rogers Ferrell Miles	Ensayne Wayne Tela	5:25
7.	"25 Hoes" (featuring 8Ball & MJG and Jazze Pha)	Rogers Premro Smith Marlon Goodwin Phalon Alexander	Jazze Pha	3:57
8.	"Down 4 Me" (featuring Devin the Dude)	Rogers Devin Copeland Arrington	Slice T	4:38
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 T	4:06
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)	Rogers Freeman Jayceon Taylor Carroll Michael Dean	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

• 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

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

References

1. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 22, 2002). "Tela :: Double Dose – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. 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.