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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Da Dirty 30
| name = Da Dirty 30
| Type = album
| type = [[Studio album]]
| Artist = [[Cru (group)|Cru]]
| artist = [[Cru (group)|Cru]]
| Cover = Da Dirty 30.jpg
| cover = Da Dirty 30.jpg
| Released = July 15, 1997
| alt =
| Recorded = 1996-1997
| released = {{Start date|1997|6|15}}
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| recorded = 1995–1997
| studio = Animation Sound <small>([[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|NY]])</small>
| Length = 55:36
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]/[[Violator (company)|Violator]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=16|s=47}}
| Producer = Yogi
| label = {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[Violator (company)|Violator]]}}
| Reviews =
| producer = {{hlist|[[Chris Lighty]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|Yogi}}
*[[allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r278331|pure_url=yes}} link]
| Last album =
| misc = {{Singles
| This album = '''''Da Dirty 30'''''<br />(1997)
| name = Da Dirty 30
| Next album =
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Just Another Case]]
| single1date = June 17, 1997
| single2 = [[Bubblin' (Cru song)|Bubblin']]
| single2date = August 26, 1997
}}
}}
}}
'''''Da Dirty 30''''' is the first and only album released by rap group, [[Cru (group)|Cru]]. It was released on July 15, 1997 as a joint production by [[Def Jam Recordings]] and [[Violator (company)|Violator Entertainment]], with the entire production of the album coming from the group's producer Yogi. The album was met with positive reviews but was not a huge commercial success, peaking at 102 on the [[Billboard 200]], 26 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and 1 on the [[Top Heatseekers]]. Two singles made it to the charts, "[[Bubblin']]", which was a minor hit on the rap charts, and the more successful "[[Just Another Case]]", which made it to 68 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=Cru - Da Dirty 30 Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/da-dirty-30-mw0000593284 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = RapReviews
| rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Padania |first=Jesal 'Jay Soul' |date=March 31, 2009 |title=Cru :: Da Dirty 30 :: Violator Records |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_dadirty30.html |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=www.rapreviews.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Da Dirty 30''''' is the only studio album by American hip hop trio [[Cru (group)|Cru]]. It was released on June 15, 1997, as a joint production by [[Def Jam Recordings]] and [[Violator (company)|Violator Entertainment]], with the entire [[Hip hop production|production]] of the album coming from the group's producer Yogi. It features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Black Rob]], [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]], [[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette]], Jim Hydro, [[Ras Kass]], [[Slick Rick]], [[The Lox]] and [[Tracey Lee]]. The album was met with positive reviews but was not a huge commercial success, peaking at number 102 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 26 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and topped the [[Top Heatseekers]].

Two singles made it to the charts: "[[Just Another Case]]", which made it to No. 68 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and "[[Bubblin' (Cru song)|Bubblin']]", which peaked at No. 23 on the [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Singles]] chart.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"DJ Footlong"- 1:46
| all_writing =
#"Bluntz & Bakakeemis"- 3:09 (Featuring [[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette]], [[Tracey Lee]] and Jim Hydro)
| title1 = DJ Footlong (Intro)
#"That Shit"- 3:27
| writer1 = Jeremy A. Graham
#"Just Another Case"- 3:35 (Featuring [[Slick Rick]])
| length1 = 1:46
#"Hoe 2 Society"- :57
| title2 = Bluntz & Bakakeemis
#"Nuthin' But"- 3:18 (Featuring [[Black Rob]])
| note2 = featuring [[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette]], Jim Hydro and [[Tracey Lee]]
#"Straight from L.I.P."- 3:14
| writer2 = {{hlist|Chad Santiago|Graham|[[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette Patterson]]|J. Swindell|[[Tracey Lee]]|[[Charles Earland]]}}
#"Goin' Down"- 2:54
| length2 = 3:09
#"Shoot Out"- 1:00
| title3 = That Shit
#"Ten to Run"- 1:14
| writer3 = {{hlist|Santiago|Anthony Holmes|Graham}}
#"Wreckgonize"- 3:44 (Featuring Black Rob)
| length3 = 3:27
#"Bulletproof Vest"- :33
| title4 = [[Just Another Case]]
#"The Ebonic Plague"- 3:52 (Featuring [[Ras Kass]])
| note4 = featuring [[Slick Rick]]
#"Up North"- 3:34
| writer4 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|[[J. R. Bailey|James Ralph Bailey]]|[[Ken Williams (songwriter)|Kenneth Williams]]|Kingsley Swan|[[Rudy Clark|Rudolph Clark]]|Suzanne Swan}}
#"R.I.P."- :10
| length4 = 3:35
#"Live at the Tunnel"- 3:53 (Featuring [[The LOX]])
| title5 = Hoe 2 Society
#"Pronto"- 4:16
| writer5 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham}}
#"You Used To"- :40
| length5 = 0:57
#"Fresh, Wild and Bold"- 3:00
| title6 = Nuthin' But
#"O.J."- :43
| note6 = featuring [[Black Rob]]
#"Lisa Lipps"- 2:59
| writer6 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|[[Black Rob|Robert Ross]]|[[Billy Vera|William Patrick McCord]]}}
#"Bubblin'"- 3:06
| length6 = 3:18
#"Goines Tale'- 2:37
| title7 = Straight from L.I.P.
#"The Illz"- 4:19
| writer7 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham|[[Adrian Utley]]|[[Beth Gibbons]]|[[Geoff Barrow]]|Henry Brooks|[[Lalo Schifrin]]|[[Otis Turner]]}}
#"Footlong"- :11
| length7 = 3:14
#"My Everlovin'"- 3:32
| title8 = Goin' Down
#"Pay Attention"- 3:48 (Featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]])
| writer8 = Santiago|Graham
#"Loungin' Wit My Cru"- 3:37
| length8 = 2:54
#"Dirty 29"- :29
| title9 = Shoot Out
#"Armaggedon"- 3:10
| writer9 = Santiago|Holmes|Graham
| length9 = 1:00
| title10 = Ten to Run
| writer10 = Graham
| length10 = 1:14
| title11 = Wreckgonize
| note11 = featuring Black Rob
| writer11 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|Ross}}
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = Bulletproof Vest
| writer12 = Santiago|Graham
| length12 = 0:33
| title13 = The Ebonic Plague
| note13 = featuring [[Ras Kass]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|[[Ras Kass|John Austin]]}}
| length13 = 3:52
| title14 = Up North
| writer14 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham|[[Stevie Wonder]]}}
| length14 = 3:34
| title15 = R.I.P.
| writer15 = Graham
| length15 = 0:10
| title16 = Live at the Tunnel
| note16 = featuring [[The Lox]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham|[[Styles P|David Styles]]|[[Jadakiss|Jason Phillips]]|[[Sheek Louch|Sean Jacobs]]}}
| length16 = 3:53
| title17 = Pronto
| writer17 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham|[[Claydes Charles Smith]]|Dennis Thomas|[[Dennis Lambert]]|Don Boyce|Duane Hitchings|[[Franne Golde]]|George Brown|Richard Westfield|[[Robert "Kool" Bell|Robert Bell]]|Robert Mickens|[[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]}}
| length17 = 4:16
| title18 = You Used To
| writer18 = Graham
| length18 = 0:40
| title19 = Fresh, Wild and Bold
| writer19 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham}}
| length19 = 3:00
| title20 = O.J.
| writer20 = Graham
| length20 = 0:43
| title21 = Lisa Lipps
| writer21 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham}}
| length21 = 2:59
| title22 = [[Bubblin' (Cru song)|Bubblin']]
| writer22 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham}}
| length22 = 3:06
| title23 = Goines Tale
| writer23 = Santiago
| length23 = 2:37
| title24 = The Illz
| writer24 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham}}
| length24 = 4:19
| title25 = Footlong
| writer25 = Graham
| length25 = 0:11
| title26 = My Everlovin'
| writer26 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|Andrew Hale|[[Sade (singer)|Helen Folasade Adu]]|[[Stuart Matthewman]]}}
| length26 = 3:32
| title27 = Pay Attention
| note27 = featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| writer27 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|[[David Frank (musician)|David Frank]]|[[Mic Murphy]]}}
| length27 = 3:48
| title28 = Loungin' Wit My Cru
| writer28 = {{hlist|Santiago|Graham|[[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]]|[[Damion Hall]]|[[Teddy Riley]]|Timmy Gatling}}
| length28 = 3:37
| title29 = Dirty 29
| writer29 = Graham
| length29 = 0:29
| title30 = Armaggedon
| writer30 = {{hlist|Santiago|Holmes|Graham}}
| length30 = 3:10
| total_length = 1:16:47
}}

==Personnel==
*Taj Sidhu – recording, mixing
*Rich Travali – mixing
*Tony Smalios – mixing
*Brian Miller – mixing
*[[Tom Coyne (music engineer)|Tom Coyne]] – mastering
*"Baby" [[Chris Lighty]] – executive producer, A&R
*[[Mark Pitts]] – associate executive producer, management
*Chad "Chaddio" Santiago – associate executive producer
*Anthony "The Mighty Ha" Holmes – associate executive producer
*Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham – associate executive producer
*David "Dave" Lighty – A&R
*[[Danny Clinch]] – photography

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1997)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|102|artist=CRU|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|26|artist=CRU|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=CRU|rowheader=true}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|157516|Da Dirty 30}}


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Latest revision as of 22:27, 29 May 2024

Da Dirty 30
Studio album by
Cru
ReleasedJune 15, 1997 (1997-06-15)
Recorded1995–1997
StudioAnimation Sound (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length1:16:47
Label
Producer
Singles from Da Dirty 30
  1. "Just Another Case"
    Released: June 17, 1997
  2. "Bubblin'"
    Released: August 26, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]

Da Dirty 30 is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Cru. It was released on June 15, 1997, as a joint production by Def Jam Recordings and Violator Entertainment, with the entire production of the album coming from the group's producer Yogi. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Anthony Hamilton, Antoinette, Jim Hydro, Ras Kass, Slick Rick, The Lox and Tracey Lee. The album was met with positive reviews but was not a huge commercial success, peaking at number 102 on the Billboard 200, number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Top Heatseekers.

Two singles made it to the charts: "Just Another Case", which made it to No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Bubblin'", which peaked at No. 23 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."DJ Footlong (Intro)"Jeremy A. Graham1:46
2."Bluntz & Bakakeemis" (featuring Antoinette, Jim Hydro and Tracey Lee)
3:09
3."That Shit"
  • Santiago
  • Anthony Holmes
  • Graham
3:27
4."Just Another Case" (featuring Slick Rick)
3:35
5."Hoe 2 Society"
  • Santiago
  • Graham
0:57
6."Nuthin' But" (featuring Black Rob)
3:18
7."Straight from L.I.P."
3:14
8."Goin' Down"Santiago2:54
9."Shoot Out"Santiago1:00
10."Ten to Run"Graham1:14
11."Wreckgonize" (featuring Black Rob)
  • Santiago
  • Graham
  • Ross
3:44
12."Bulletproof Vest"Santiago0:33
13."The Ebonic Plague" (featuring Ras Kass)
3:52
14."Up North"
3:34
15."R.I.P."Graham0:10
16."Live at the Tunnel" (featuring The Lox)
3:53
17."Pronto"
4:16
18."You Used To"Graham0:40
19."Fresh, Wild and Bold"
  • Santiago
  • Graham
3:00
20."O.J."Graham0:43
21."Lisa Lipps"
  • Santiago
  • Holmes
  • Graham
2:59
22."Bubblin'"
  • Santiago
  • Graham
3:06
23."Goines Tale"Santiago2:37
24."The Illz"
  • Santiago
  • Holmes
  • Graham
4:19
25."Footlong"Graham0:11
26."My Everlovin'"
3:32
27."Pay Attention" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
3:48
28."Loungin' Wit My Cru"
3:37
29."Dirty 29"Graham0:29
30."Armaggedon"
  • Santiago
  • Holmes
  • Graham
3:10
Total length:1:16:47

Personnel

[edit]
  • Taj Sidhu – recording, mixing
  • Rich Travali – mixing
  • Tony Smalios – mixing
  • Brian Miller – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • "Baby" Chris Lighty – executive producer, A&R
  • Mark Pitts – associate executive producer, management
  • Chad "Chaddio" Santiago – associate executive producer
  • Anthony "The Mighty Ha" Holmes – associate executive producer
  • Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham – associate executive producer
  • David "Dave" Lighty – A&R
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 26
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Cru - Da Dirty 30 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Padania, Jesal 'Jay Soul' (March 31, 2009). "Cru :: Da Dirty 30 :: Violator Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "CRU Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "CRU Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "CRU Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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