''Pimpin' Ain't Dead'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Do Or Die. It was released on August 19, 2003, via

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. Recording sessions took place at CWAL MOB Recordings in

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and at Noddfactor Studios in

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was handled by

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, except for one song, "In A Minute", which was produced by Mr. Lee. It features

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s from Johnny P., the Legendary Traxster, Dun D, E.C. Illa, Navee,

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and

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. The album peaked at number 115 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 17 on the

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chart in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

*Anthony "N.A.R.D." Round – vocals (tracks: 1-8, 10, 12) *Darnell "Belo Zero" Smith – vocals (tracks: 1-3, 5-9, 11-12) *Dennis "AK47" Round – vocals (tracks: 5-8, 12) *R. "E.C. Illa/White Folks" Codell – vocals (track 1) *Carl "

" Mitchell – vocals (track 2) *John "Johnny P" Pigram – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9) *Samuel "

" Lindley – vocals (tracks: 4, 6), additional vocals (track 12), producer (tracks: 1-9, 11, 12), mixing, engineering *L. "Dun D" Lindley – vocals (track 6) *Navee – vocals (track 10) *Joseph "

" McVey IV – vocals (track 10) *Lauren Gaines – backing vocals (track 3) *Connie Jr. – backing vocals (track 12) *Leroy " Mr. Lee" Williams – producer (track 10), engineering * Mike Dean – mixing, mastering *James "

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" Smith – executive producer *Mike Frost – artwork, design, photography, layout *Tony "Big Chief" Randle – A&R *Anzel "Int'l Red" Jennings – A&R

Charts

References

External links

* 2003 albums Do or Die (group) albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums Albums produced by The Legendary Traxster {{2003-hiphop-album-stub