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. It was released on September 21, 1999 through Silva Dom Records with distribution via Landspeed Records.

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was handled by several record producers, including Buckwild,

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It features

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s from

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, Kool Chuck,

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, O.C., and the Ghetto Dwellas among others.

Track listing

;Notes *Track 1 features vocals from Party Arty and D Flow with additional vocals from Hehdkrack *Tracks 2 and 12 feature additional vocals from Party Arty and D Flow *Tracks 3, 13, 16 and 18 feature vocals from Party Arty and D Flow *Track 4 features vocals from Party Arty, D Flow and

*Tracks 5 and 14 feature additional vocals from Hehdkrack and Mr. Mudd *Track 6 features vocals from Kool Chuck and

with additional vocals from Blake Carrington *Track 7 features additional vocals from Mr. Mudd *Track 8 features vocals from Hehdkrack, Misery, Reality, Doe and Big Cle *Track 9 features vocals from O.C. and

with additional vocals from Mr. Mudd *Track 10 features vocals from Wali World *Track 11 features vocals from Teck 9 and Kool Chuck with additional vocals from Mr. Mudd and D Flow *Track 15 features vocals from

and

*Track 17 features vocals from Murda Cap, Firehead and Party Arty

Personnel

* Andre " A.G." Barnes – main artist, vocals, mixing (track 7), producer (tracks: 16, 18), co-executive producer * Arthur "Party Arty" Sheridan – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 13, 16-18), additional vocals (tracks: 2, 12), creative coordinator * Damon "D Flow" Graham – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 13, 16, 18), additional vocals (tracks: 2, 11, 12), creative coordinator * Joseph "

" Cartagena – vocals (track 4) * Kool Chuck – vocals (tracks: 6, 11) * Joseph "

" Kirkland – vocals & producer (track 6) * Boo Ha Hehdkrack – vocals & producer (track 8), additional vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 14) * Big Cle – vocals (track 8) * Doe – vocals (track 8) * Misery – vocals (track 8) * Reality – vocals (track 8) * Omar " O.C." Credle – vocals (track 9) * Keith "

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" Elam – vocals (track 9) * Wali Burgos – vocals (track 10), producer (tracks: 7, 13) * Teck 9 – vocals (track 11) * Lawrence "

" Parker – vocals (track 15) * Christopher "

" Rios – vocals (track 15) * Firehead – vocals (track 17) * Murda Cap – vocals (track 17) * Mr Mudd – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 11, 14) * Blake Carrington – additional vocals (track 6) * Robert "

" Hall – producer (tracks: 1, 4) * Anthony " Buckwild" Best – producer (tracks: 2, 17) * Steve Bundy Wade – mixing & producer (track 3) * Rodney " Showbiz" LeMay – producer (tracks: 5, 15) * Christopher "

" Martin – producer (track 9) * Amed Harris – producer (tracks: 10, 12), mixing (track 12) * Garth Mitchel – producer (track 11), mixing (tracks: 11, 16) * A.C.E. – producer (track 13) * Devon "Gritty Traxx" Gray – producer (track 14) * Alon "Pac Man" Cohen – mixing (track 1) * E-Plugg – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18) * Ken Johnston – mixing (tracks: 3, 7) * Eric Lynch – mixing (tracks: 4, 14) * Al Boogie – mixing (track 6) * Eddie Sancho – mixing (tracks: 9, 15) * Chris Athens – mastering * Naomi Silva – executive producer * Kevin Henson – art direction, design * Khalid Kenyatta Shabazz – A&R * Aimee Morris – management * Diana Blain – management

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dirty Version, The 1999 debut albums Showbiz and A.G. albums Albums produced by Buckwild Albums produced by Diamond D Albums produced by DJ Premier Albums produced by Lord Finesse Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)