''Ridin' Dirty'' is the third

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by American hip hop duo

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. It was released on July 30, 1996 by

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. Despite no music videos or official singles being released, it is their best selling album with over 850,000 copies sold to date, with 70,000 copies sold in its first week.

Critical reception

After receiving little attention from national critics upon its release, the album received widespread critical acclaim. Tom Breihan of ''

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'' writes that as a producer, Pimp C "absorbed lessons from

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producers like

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and DJ Quik, putting their cinematic musicality to work."

Influence

The album became one of the most influential albums in Southern hip hop, especially the Houston hip hop scene. Prior to his murder, the legendary rapper

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listened to the album in 1996 by way of the Houston rapper Scarface and praised it.

Track listing

;Sample credits *"One Day" contains a sample of "Ain't I Been Good to You" performed by

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. *"Pinky Ring" contains a sample of "Future Shock" performed by Curtis Mayfield. *"Diamonds & Wood" contains samples of "Munchies for Your Love" performed by

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and "Elbows Swang" performed by .380. *“3 in the Mornin’” contains samples of “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” performed by

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and “Look What You Find” performed by

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and "

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" performed by

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. *"Ridin' Dirty" contains samples of "Mister Mellow" performed by

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and "Angel" performed by

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. *"Outro" contains samples of "Munchies for Your Love" performed by

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References

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