''Pimpin' on Wax'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on May 25, 1999, through

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was handled by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Christoper "Tricky" Stewart,

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and JT Money himself. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton,

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, Evil,

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and

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. The album peaked at No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 8 on the

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. The single "

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" featuring rapper

made it to number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 2 on the

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and number 1 on the

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. "Who Dat" was certified gold by the

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on September 30, 1999.

Critical reception

''Pimpin' on Wax'' received mostly positive reviews from music critics. ''

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'' Matt Diehl praised the album's "booming

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beats".

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of AllMusic was more critical, as he believed the album's production lacked diversity. Laini Madhubuti, in a review for ''

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'', critiqued the lack of depth in the album's lyrics, but commended it for its guest appearances. She concluded: "Despite the lack of variety and originality, ''Pimpin' On Wax'' is simply entertaining."

Track listing

Personnel

* Jeffrey "

" Thompkins – main artist, producer (track 7) * Tonya "

" Johnston – featured artist (track 3) * Anthony Hamilton – featured artist (track 4) * Evil – featured artist (track 7) * Cameron Gipp – featured artist (track 8) * Todd "

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" Shaw – featured artist (track 10) * Maurice "

" Young – featured artist (track 12) * The Red Zone Clique – backing vocals (track 3) * G-Boy – backing vocals (track 4) * Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8-10, 13), recording (tracks: 6, 8, 10, 13) * Christoper "Tricky" Stewart – producer & recording (tracks: 2, 3, 14) *

– producer (tracks: 4, 11, 12), executive producer, art direction, A&R * Shawn Grove – recording (tracks: 1, 5, 9) * Kevin Davis – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14) * Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (tracks: 3, 8), recording (track 4) * Ricciano "Ricco" Lumpkins – recording (track 4), mixing (tracks: 4, 11, 12) * Carlton Lynn – recording (tracks: 4, 11, 12) * Alvin Speights – mixing (track 6) * Brian Hood – recording (track 7) * Ray Seay – mixing (track 7) * Brian " Big Bass" Gardner – mastering * Tony Mercedes – executive producer, A&R * Colin Jahn – art direction * David Gates – art direction * Ernest Washington – photography * Colin Wolfe – bass * Tomi Martin – guitar * Mark "Exit" Goodchild – mixing assistant, recording * Stuart Gordon – mixing, recording * John Horesco – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, recording * Ty Hudson – assistant engineer * Danny Kresco – mixing assistant * Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer, recording * Vernon J. Mungo – mixing assistant * Jason Piske – mixing assistant * Claudine Pontier – mixing assistant * Rick Sheppard – midi, sound design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control JT Money albums 1999 debut albums Priority Records albums Albums produced by Dallas Austin Albums produced by Tricky Stewart