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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. One Day
3. Murder
4. Pinky Ring
5. Diamonds & Wood
6. 3 in the Mornin'
7. Touched - (featuring Mr. 3-2)
8. Fuck My Car
9. That's Why I Carry - (featuring N.O. Joe)
10. Hi Life
11. Good Stuff
12. Ridin' Dirty
13. Outro
| Details | | Contributing artists: | 3-2, Mr. 3-2, N.O. Joe | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Underground Kingz: Pimp C, Bun B.
Additional personnel: Ronnie Spencer, 3-2, Reginald Hackett, Big Smokin' Mitch, N.O. Joe (vocals); Corey "Funkafangas" Stoot (guitar, bass); Leo Nocentelli, Wayne Bonton (guitar); Skip Holman (piano); Dave Torkanowsky, Mike Harris (keyboards); Chris Severin (bass); C. Butler, Kristi Floyd (background vocals).
Producers: Pimp C (tracks 1, 3-5, 12-13); Pimp C, 3-2 (track 2); Sergio (tracks 6, 11); N.O. Joe (tracks 7-9); N.O. Joe, Pimp C (track 10).
Engineers: Tony Smalios (track 5); Dawn Jo (track 10).
Samples include "Future Shock" (as performed by Curtis Mayfield), "Backstrokin'" (as performed by The Fatback Band), "Munchies For Your Love" (as performed by Bootsy Collins) and "Angel" (as performed by Wes Montgomery).
Gangsta rap, from the Lone Star State. This disc is straight-up real, no punches pulled, from first cut to last--and you know these guys are from down south, when "ten" sounds like "tee-an." The good news is that RIDIN' DIRTY also has its fair share of listenable, soulful rap music. From the first cut, which samples the Isley Brothers' "Ain't I Been Good to You," Underground Kingz show good taste in backing music. "Pinky Ring," a smooth, flowing paean to pimpdom, samples Curtis Mayfield's "Future Shock." Even jazz-guitar great Wes Montgomery gets a nod, in the title track.
The songs are about drug dealing and street life, and the Kingz see both sides of that glimmering, dangerous coin: "One day you're here, baby, and then you're gone." The lyrics are as rough and raw as it gets. But throughout, UGK manage to walk that fine line between singing the praises of gang/drug life, and realizing, always realizing, that it's a one-way street to either the boneyard or the big house.
Industry Reviews
...[UGK] hit hard with consistent flows and passionately delivered concepts....[I]t was good to hear something that wasn't preachy or teachy or territorial or controversial...
Rap Pages (11/01/1996)
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