''Dirty Harriet'' is the debut album by American hip hop recording artist
Rah Digga
Rashia Tashan Fisher (born December 18, 1974), known professionally as Rah Digga, is an American rapper and actress. She is best known as a longtime member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes. Her debut album, '' Dirty H ...
. It was released via
Flipmode/
Elektra in 2000. The album went on to sell over 311,000 units in the United States.
The album reached number 18 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and number three on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated J ...
chart.
Critical reception
''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' wrote that "''Dirty Harriets production dream team ... takes a head-spinning tour through rap regionalism, from Southern booty bumps to East Coast Wu-Tangy coffin chillers."
''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'' thought that the "gritty soundscapes are a potent backdrop to Digga's authoritative sandpaper-rough voice." ''
The Washington Post
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'' wrote that "Digga is a punch-line MC who loves to draw out the final jab until it burns like a schoolyard taunt."
Track listing
Personnel
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Rashia Tashan Fisher – vocals
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Trevor George Smith Jr. – vocals (tracks: 6, 14), production (tracks: 2, 7), executive production
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Roger McNair – vocals (tracks: 1, 14)
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William A. Lewis – vocals (tracks: 1, 14)
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Dewayne Battle – vocals (tracks: 9, 15)
*Wayne Notise – vocals (tracks: 7, 14)
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Rakeem Calief Myer – vocals (tracks: 9, 14)
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Eve Jihan Jeffers – vocals (track 5)
*Sonja Shenelle Holder – vocals (track 5)
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Tyree Smith – vocals (track 9)
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Aubrey King – vocals (track 9)
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Brian Bostic – vocals (track 9)
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Denton Dawes – vocals (track 9)
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Jerome Derek Hinds, Jr. – vocals (track 9)
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Salih Ibn Al Bayyinah Scaife – vocals (track 9)
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Shakir Nur-al-din Abdullah – vocals (track 9)
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Carlton Neron Thomas – vocals (track 13)
*Leroy Jones – rapping (track 14)
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Dominick J. Lamb – production (tracks: 8–9, 11–12, 14)
*Michael Gomez – production (tracks: 5–6)
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Dorsey Wesley – production (tracks: 15, 18)
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Jerome Foster – production (track 1)
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Walter V. Dewgarde, Jr. – production (track 3)
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Peter O. Philips – production (track 4)
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Dana Stinson – production (track 10)
*Dave Atkinson – production (track 13)
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Christopher Edward Martin – production (track 16)
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George Spivey – production (track 17)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2000 debut albums
Rah Digga albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums produced by Nottz
Albums produced by Pete Rock
Albums produced by Rockwilder
Albums produced by DJ Premier
Albums produced by DJ Scratch
Conglomerate (record label) albums
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