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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Whoridin'
| name = Whoridin'
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[The WhoRidas]]
| artist = [[The WhoRidas]]
| cover = Whoridin' album cover.jpg
| cover = Whoridin' album cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|8|19}}
| released = November 25, 1997<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/whoridin-mr0001061863 |title=The Whoridas – Whoridin' (1997) at AllMusic |publisher=allmusic.com |accessdate=2023-09-08}}</ref>
| recorded = 1995-1997
| recorded = 1995–1997
| studio = {{hlist|Paramount Studios ([[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]])|Infinite Studios ([[Alameda, California|Alameda, CA]])}}
| venue =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=1|s=20}}
| genre = [[Underground hip hop]], [[West Coast hip hop]], [[gangsta rap]], [[G-Funk]]
| length = 61:20
| label = [[Delicious Vinyl]]
| producer = {{hlist|Big Nous|Bob Durham|[[Daz Dillinger]]|DJ Jay-Z|Don Reed|Dotrix 4000|G-Man Stan|J-Cutt|J Groove|Merg One|[[Shock G]]}}
| label = Southpaw, [[Delicious Vinyl]]
| compiler = {{hlist|Jim Ervin|Mike Tritter}}
| producer = Various
| next_title = High Times
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Whoridin'
| type = studio
| single1 = Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'
| single1date = June 25, 1996
| single2 = Talkin' Bout Bank
| single2date = May 1997
}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=Whoridin' - The WhoRidas {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whoridin-mw0000031260 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = RapReviews
| rev2score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=July 28, 2020 |title=The WhoRidas :: Whoridin’ – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/07/the-whoridas-whoridin/ |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
'''''Whoridin'''''' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo [[The WhoRidas]]. It was released on August 19, 1997 via Southpaw Records/[[Delicious Vinyl]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by Big Nous, Bob Durham, DJ Jay-Z, Dotrix 4000, J-Cutt, J Groove, [[Daz Dillinger]], Don Reed, G-Man Stan, Merg One and [[Shock G]], with Orlando Aguillen, [[Saafir]] and Sleuth Productions serving as executive producers.


The album peaked at number 39 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and number 31 on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] in the United States. It was supported with two singles "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'" and "Talkin' Bout Bank", and two promotional singles "Keep It Goin'" and "Never Heard". Its [[lead single]], "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'", made it to {{abbr|No.|number}} 21 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] and No. 31 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]]. The second single off of the album, "Talkin' Bout Bank", reached No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, No. 54 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], No. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs, and No. 26 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales]].
'''''Whoridin'''''' is the debut album by [[The WhoRidas]], released on November 25, 1997. The album features production from [[Daz Dillinger]], D.O.T., J Groove, Merg One, Bob Durham, Big Nous, Don Reed, J-Cutt, Jay-Z (not to be confused with the [[Jay-Z|more known rapper]]), and [[Shock G]]


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing =
| total_length = 61:20
| extra_column = Producer
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Never Heard
| title1 = Never Heard
| extra1 = <small> [[Daz Dillinger]]</small>
| writer1 = {{hlist|Hassan N. Mahmoud|Miekeo J. Taylor|[[Daz Dillinger|Delmar Arnaud]]}}
| extra1 = [[Daz Dillinger]]
| length1 = 4:39
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = Pounds, Ki's & OZ's
| title2 = Pounds, Ki's and Oz's
| extra2 = <small> D.O.T.</small>
| writer2 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor}}
| length2 = 3:46
| extra2 = Dotrix 4000
| title3 = Taxin'
| length2 = 3:46
| extra3 = <small> J Groove</small>
| title3 = Taxin'
| length3 = 3:30
| writer3 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|A. Mahmoud|Taylor}}
| title4 = Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'
| extra3 = J Groove
| extra4 = <small> Merg One</small>
| length4 = 3:43
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'
| title5 = Keep It Goin'
| writer4 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|[[Saafir|Reggie Gibson]]|Vaughan Mason|Gregory Bufford|Jerome Bell}}
| extra5 = <small> Bob Durham</small>
| extra4 = Merg 1
| length5 = 4:37
| length4 = 3:43
| title6 = Whoridin'
| title5 = Keep It Goin'
| extra6 = <small> Big Nous</small>
| writer5 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Robert Lester Durham}}
| length6 = 3:03
| extra5 = Bob Durham
| title7 = Talkin' Bout Bank (Funk Mode Mix)
| length5 = 4:37
| extra7 = <small> Bob Durham, Don Reed</small>
| title6 = Whoridin'
| length7 = 3:42
| writer6 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Gibson|Taylor}}
| title8 = Till the Wheels Fall Off
| extra6 = Big Nous
| extra8 = <small> Jay-Z</small>
| length8 = 3:59
| length6 = 3:03
| title7 = Talkin' Bout Bank
| title9 = Westbound Campaign
| note7 = Funk Mode Mix
| extra9 = <small> J-Cutt</small>
| writer7 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Durham|Don Joseph Reed}}
| length9 = 3:13
| extra7 = {{hlist|Bob Durham|Don Reed}}
| title10 = Off the Ringa!
| length7 = 3:42
| extra10 = <small> G-Man Stan</small>
| title8 = Till the Wheels Fall Off
| length10 = 5:26
| writer8 = {{hlist|A. Mahmoud|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|J. Stockstill|Armand Trammell}}
| title11 = Down on My Luck
| extra8 = J-Z
| extra11 = <small> D.O.T.</small>
| length11 = 4:01
| length8 = 3:59
| title9 = Westbound Campaign
| title12 = World Wide Whoride
| writer9 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Jimmy Robinson}}
| extra12 = <small> J-Cutt</small>
| extra9 = J-Cutt
| length12 = 3:40
| length9 = 3:13
| title13 = Stackin $'s
| title10 = Off the Ringa!
| extra13 = <small> Big Nous</small>
| writer10 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Stan Keith}}
| length13 = 3:35
| extra10 = G-Man Stan
| title14 = True Playas (Remix)
| length10 = 4:07
| extra14 = <small> Shock G</small>
| length14 = 5:21
| title11 = Down on My Luck
| writer11 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor}}
| title15 = Bumpin'
| extra11 = Dotrix 4000
| extra15 = <small> Jay-Z</small>
| length15 = 3:32
| length11 = 4:01
| title12 = World Wide Whoride
| title16 = Pull Off That Whoride<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/385614-The-Whoridas-Whoridin |title=The WhoRidas – Whoridin' (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |accessdate=2023-09-08}}</ref>
| writer12 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Robinson}}
| extra16 = <small> J Groove</small>
| extra12 = J-Cutt
| length16 = 3:51
| length12 = 3:40
| title13 = Stackin $'s
| writer13 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|Trammell}}
| extra13 = Big Nous
| length13 = 3:35
| title14 = True Playas
| note14 = Remix
| writer14 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor|[[Shock G|Gregory Jacobs]]}}
| extra14 = [[Shock G]]
| length14 = 5:21
| title15 = Bumpin'
| writer15 = H. Mahmoud
| extra15 = J-Z
| length15 = 3:32
| title16 = Pull Off That Whoride
| writer16 = {{hlist|H. Mahmoud|Taylor}}
| extra16 = J Groove
| length16 = 3:51
| total_length = 1:01:20
}}
}}

;Sample credits
*Track 4 contains samples of "[[Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll]]" as recorded by [[Vaughan Mason & Crew]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* Art Direction – Truly Rain
*Hasaan N. "King Saan" Mahmoud — vocals
* Compiled By, Edited By – Jim Ervin, Mike Tritter
*Meikeo J. "Mr. Taylor" Taylor — vocals
* Executive-Producer – Orlando Aguillen, Saafir, Sleuth-Pro<ref name="Discogs"></ref>
*Priest "[[Soopafly]]" Brooks — keyboards & mixing <small>(track 1)</small>
*"G-Man" Stan Keith — guitar <small>(tracks: 2, 10)</small>, producer <small>(track 10)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8-13, 15, 16)</small>
*Delmar "[[Daz Dillinger]]" Arnaud — producer & mixing <small>(track 1)</small>
*Dontrell "Dotrix 4000" Mayfield — producer <small>(tracks: 2, 11)</small>
*James "J Groove" Carson — producer & mixing <small>(tracks: 3, 16)</small>
*Merg One — producer & mixing <small>(track 4)</small>
*Bob Durham — producer & mixing <small>(tracks: 5, 7)</small>
*Ty "Big Nous" Alston — producer & mixing <small>(tracks: 6, 13)</small>
*Don Reed — producer <small>(track 7)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 5, 7)</small>
*Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — producer <small>(tracks: 8, 15)</small>
*Jimmy "J-Cutt" Robinson — producer & mixing <small>(tracks: 9, 12)</small>
*Gregory "[[Shock G]]" Jacobs — producer <small>(track 14)</small>
*Crayge Lindesay — mixing <small>(track 4)</small>
*Michael Denten — mixing <small>(track 14)</small>
*Orlando Aguillen — executive producer
*Reggie "[[Saafir]]" Gibson — executive producer
*Neil "Sleuth" Johnson — executive producer
*Jim Ervin — compiler, editing
*Mike Tritter — compiler, editing
*Truly Rain — art direction
*Brian "[[B+ (photographer)|B+]]" Cross — photography
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1997–98)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|39|artist=The WhoRidas|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|31|artist=The WhoRidas|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*{{Discogs master|70549|Whoridin'|type=album}}

{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1997 debut albums]]
[[Category:1997 debut albums]]
[[Category:Delicious Vinyl albums]]
[[Category:Delicious Vinyl albums]]
[[Category:West Coast hip hop albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Daz Dillinger]]
[[Category:G-funk albums]]
[[Category:G-funk albums]]
[[Category:Underground hip hop albums]]
[[Category:West Coast hip-hop albums]]
[[Category:Underground hip-hop albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:57, 13 December 2024

Whoridin'
Studio album by
The WhoRidas
ReleasedAugust 19, 1997 (1997-08-19)
Recorded1995–1997
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length1:01:20
LabelDelicious Vinyl
Producer
Compiler
  • Jim Ervin
  • Mike Tritter
The WhoRidas chronology
Whoridin'
(1997) 		High Times
(1999)
Singles from Whoridin'
  1. "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'"
    Released: June 25, 1996
  2. "Talkin' Bout Bank"
    Released: May 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[2]

Whoridin' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo The WhoRidas. It was released on August 19, 1997 via Southpaw Records/Delicious Vinyl. Production was handled by Big Nous, Bob Durham, DJ Jay-Z, Dotrix 4000, J-Cutt, J Groove, Daz Dillinger, Don Reed, G-Man Stan, Merg One and Shock G, with Orlando Aguillen, Saafir and Sleuth Productions serving as executive producers.

The album peaked at number 39 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 31 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It was supported with two singles "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'" and "Talkin' Bout Bank", and two promotional singles "Keep It Goin'" and "Never Heard". Its lead single, "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'", made it to No. 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 31 on the Hot Rap Songs. The second single off of the album, "Talkin' Bout Bank", reached No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, No. 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs, and No. 26 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Heard"
Daz Dillinger4:39
2."Pounds, Ki's and Oz's"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
Dotrix 40003:46
3."Taxin'"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • A. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
J Groove3:30
4."Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Reggie Gibson
  • Vaughan Mason
  • Gregory Bufford
  • Jerome Bell
Merg 13:43
5."Keep It Goin'"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Robert Lester Durham
Bob Durham4:37
6."Whoridin'"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Gibson
  • Taylor
Big Nous3:03
7."Talkin' Bout Bank" (Funk Mode Mix)
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Durham
  • Don Joseph Reed
  • Bob Durham
  • Don Reed
3:42
8."Till the Wheels Fall Off"
  • A. Mahmoud
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • J. Stockstill
  • Armand Trammell
J-Z3:59
9."Westbound Campaign"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Jimmy Robinson
J-Cutt3:13
10."Off the Ringa!"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Stan Keith
G-Man Stan4:07
11."Down on My Luck"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
Dotrix 40004:01
12."World Wide Whoride"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Robinson
J-Cutt3:40
13."Stackin $'s"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
  • Trammell
Big Nous3:35
14."True Playas" (Remix)
Shock G5:21
15."Bumpin'"H. MahmoudJ-Z3:32
16."Pull Off That Whoride"
  • H. Mahmoud
  • Taylor
J Groove3:51
Total length:1:01:20
Sample credits

Personnel

[edit]
  • Hasaan N. "King Saan" Mahmoud — vocals
  • Meikeo J. "Mr. Taylor" Taylor — vocals
  • Priest "Soopafly" Brooks — keyboards & mixing (track 1)
  • "G-Man" Stan Keith — guitar (tracks: 2, 10), producer (track 10), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8-13, 15, 16)
  • Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud — producer & mixing (track 1)
  • Dontrell "Dotrix 4000" Mayfield — producer (tracks: 2, 11)
  • James "J Groove" Carson — producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 16)
  • Merg One — producer & mixing (track 4)
  • Bob Durham — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Ty "Big Nous" Alston — producer & mixing (tracks: 6, 13)
  • Don Reed — producer (track 7), mixing (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — producer (tracks: 8, 15)
  • Jimmy "J-Cutt" Robinson — producer & mixing (tracks: 9, 12)
  • Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — producer (track 14)
  • Crayge Lindesay — mixing (track 4)
  • Michael Denten — mixing (track 14)
  • Orlando Aguillen — executive producer
  • Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — executive producer
  • Neil "Sleuth" Johnson — executive producer
  • Jim Ervin — compiler, editing
  • Mike Tritter — compiler, editing
  • Truly Rain — art direction
  • Brian "B+" Cross — photography

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1997–98) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 39
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 31

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Whoridin' - The WhoRidas | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 28, 2020). "The WhoRidas :: Whoridin' – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "The WhoRidas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "The WhoRidas Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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