Ridin High

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Ridin High
Ridin High cover
Studio album by 8Ball & MJG
Released March 13, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded 2006-2007
Genre Memphis rap
Crunk
Southern rap
Gangsta rap
Length 1:14:38
Label Bad Boy South
Producer Diddy (Executive Producer)
Mario Winans
Jazze Pha
Drum Majors
DJ Toomp
Midnite Black
Bangledesh
Danja
B-Rock
DJ Nasty & LVM
SoulDiggaz
Gorilla Zoe
Bigg D
C.K.P.
Professional reviews
8Ball & MJG chronology
Living Legends
(2004)		 Ridin High''
(2007)		 TBA

Ridin High is the seventh album by the rap duo 8Ball & MJG and their second release for Bad Boy Records. The album was released on March 13, 2007. It was originally scheduled for July under the title "Pure American Pimpin'", but then has been confirmed to be titled "Ridin High".

The album features artist like Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Yung Joc, Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Jazze Pha, 112 & Project Pat. Productions will come from Jazze Pha, Sean Dre, Drumma Boy, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp and Timbaland's protégé Nate "Danja" Hills.

The first single off the album is "Relax and Take Notes", which features The Notorious B.I.G. (containing a sample of "Dead Wrong" from his posthumous album Born Again) and fellow Memphian Project Pat. The second single of the album is called "Cruzin'", and it has been confirmed on 8Ball & MJG's official website [3]. The explicit version of the album leaked onto the Internet on March 7, 2007. The album was also highly publicised on Xxlmag.com.

Following its release, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 50,000 copies in its first week.[1] As of September 2007, the album has sold approximately 200,000 copies worldwide.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Feature guest(s) Time
1 "Intro" Danja - 0:48
2 "Relax and Take Notes" DJ Nasty & LVM The Notorious B.I.G. & Project Pat 4:51
3 "Ridin' High" Bigg D Diddy 4:18
4 "Turn Up The Bump" Danja - 4:29
5 "Cruzin' " Midnite Black Three 6 Mafia & Slim of 112 5:20
6 "Whatchu Gonna Do" Midnite Black Pimp C 4:50
7 "30 Rocks" SoulDiggaz Diddy 4:23
8 "Blow Job (Interlude)" MJG & Big Du - 1:33
9 "Hickory Dickory Dock" Shawty Redd - 4:53
10 "Runnin' Out Of Bud" Drum Majors Killer Mike 5:13
11 "Clap On" Gorilla Zoe Yung Joc 3:50
12 "Alcohol, Pussy & Weed" Diddy & Mario Winans - 3:37
13 "Pimpin' (Interlude)" Rad - 0:30
14 "Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now" Jazze Pha Jazze Pha & Juvenile 3:56
15 "Worldwide" DJ Toomp - 4:26
16 "Take It Off" Midnite Black Poo Bear 5:22
17 "Memphis" B-Rock Al Kapone 3:59
18 "Get Low" Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford - 4:00
19 "Stand Up" C.K.P. - 4:20

[edit] Singles

  • Relax and Take Notes
  • Ridin High
  • Cruzin'
  • Clap On
  • Hickory Dickory Dock
  • Get Low

[edit] Samples

Relax & Take Notes

Runnin' Out Of Bud

  • "When A Woman's Fed Up" by R.Kelly

Pimpin' Don't fail Me Now

Memphis

30 Rocks

[edit] Credits

  • Executive Producer: Diddy
  • Co-Executive Producer: Harve Pierre
  • Asssociate Executive Producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
  • A&R: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin
  • Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles
  • Marketing: Jason Wiley
  • Creative Direction & Design: Abbey Katz
  • Photography: Naoto Akeda
  • Background Photos: Abbey Katz
  • Associate Design: Marsha Porter
  • Styling: Shanieke Peru
  • Management: Du Drilla

[edit] Videos

  • Relax and Take Notes
  • Take It Off
  • Hickory Dickory Dock
  • Get Low
  • Stand Up

[edit] Highlight

Highlights on the album include "Cruzin'", an outstanding R&B collaboration with Slim from ATL's 112 and Three 6 Mafia, the bluesy "Runnin' Out of Bud" with Killer Mike and the steamy track "Take It Off" featuring Poo Bear. Jazze Pha adds his smooth R&B flavor to "Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now", and Yung Joc heats up the hot party track "Clap On". "Memphis", an impassioned track produced by B Rock and featuring Al Kapone, is a well-constructed gem that finds the duo paying homage not only to their hometown but to their musical legacy as well. They vividly recount their life experiences and give props to other cities that have impacted their lives over the years.

[edit] Reviews

Reviews for Ridin High are equally impressive with 3 stars out of 4 from USA Today, a B- grade from Entertainment Weekly magazine and a "Critics Choice" pick from the New York Times. Online reviews cite the disc as "...an instant classic...," "...a must own" (Down-South.com), "a trip wroth taking"


[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (U.S.)

Year Chart Position
2007 The Billboard 200 8
2007 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4

singles – Billboard (U.S.)

Song Chart Peak
position
"Ridin High" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 22
"Relax & Take Notes" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 20
"Clap On" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 98

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart", Billboard.com, March 21, 2007.
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