Ridin High (8Ball & MJG album)

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Ridin High is the seventh studio album by rap duo 8Ball & MJG and their second release for Bad Boy Records. The album was released on March 13, 2007. It was originally scheduled for July under the title "Pure American Pimpin'", but then has been confirmed to be titled "Ridin High".

The album features artist like Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Yung Joc, P Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Jazze Pha, 112, Big Pun & Project Pat. Productions will come from Jazze Pha, Sean Dre, Drumma Boy, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp and Timbaland's protégé Nate "Danja" Hills.

The first single off the album is "Relax and Take Notes", which features The Notorious B.I.G. (containing elements of "Dead Wrong" from his posthumous album Born Again) and fellow Memphian Project Pat. The second single of the album is called "Cruzin'", and it has been confirmed on 8Ball & MJG's official website. The explicit version of the album leaked onto the Internet on March 7, 2007. The album was also highly publicised on Xxlmag.com.

Following its release, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 50,000 copies in its first week. As of September 2007, the album has sold approximately 200,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Feature guest(s)	Time
1	"Intro"	Danja		0:48
2	"Relax and Take Notes"	DJ Nasty & LVM	The Notorious B.I.G. & Project Pat	4:51
3	"Ridin High"	Bigg D	P Diddy	4:18
4	"Turn Up the Bump"	Danja		4:29
5	"Cruzin"	Midnight Black	Three 6 Mafia & Slim of 112	5:20
6	"Whatchu Gonna Do"	Midnight Black	Pimp C	4:50
7	"30 Rocks"	Soul Diggaz	P Diddy	4:23
8	"Blow Job" (Interlude)	MJG & Big Du		1:33
9	"Hickory Dickory Dock"	Shawty Redd		4:53
10	"Runnin Out of Bud"	Gorilla Tek	Killer Mike	5:13
11	"Clap On"	Gorilla Zoe	Yung Joc	3:50
12	"Alcohol Pussy Weed"	P Diddy, Mario Winans		3:37
13	"Pimpin" (Interlude)	Conrad "Rad" Dimanche, Kenan Thompson		0:30
14	"Pimpin Don't Fail Me Now"	Jazze Pha	Jazze Pha & Juvenile	3:56
15	"Worldwide"	DJ Toomp		4:26
16	"Take It Off"	Midnight Black	Poo Bear	5:22
17	"Memphis"	Baron "B-Rock" Agee	Al Kapone	3:59
18	"Get Low"	Bangladesh		4:00
19	"Stand Up"	Crown Kingz Productions (C.K.P.)		4:20

Singles

• Relax and Take Notes
• Ridin High
• Cruzin'
• Clap On
• Hickory Dickory Dock
• Get Low

Samples

Relax & Take Notes

• "Dead Wrong" by The Notorious B.I.G.

Runnin' Out Of Bud

• "When A Woman's Fed Up" by R. Kelly

Pimpin' Don't fail Me Now

• "Pussycat" by Missy Elliott

Memphis

• "Walking In Memphis" by The Vineyard Sound

30 Rocks

• "Patron" by Yung Joc

Take It Off

• "The Love Scene" by Joe

Credits

• Executive Producer: P Diddy
• Co-Executive Producer: Harve Pierre
• Associate Executive Producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
• A&R: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin
• Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles
• Marketing: Jason Wiley
• Creative Direction & Design: Abbey Katz
• Photography: Naoto Akeda
• Background Photos: Abbey Katz
• Associate Design: Marsha Porter
• Styling: Shanieke Peru
• Management: Du Drilla

Videos

• Relax and Take Notes
• Take It Off
• Hickory Dickory Dock
• Get Low
• Stand Up

Reviews

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B−
HipHopDX.com
Okayplayer	(65/100)
RapReviews.com	(7.5/10)
Stylus Magazine	(C)
Vibe
USA Today
XXL

Reviews for Ridin High are equally impressive with 3 stars out of 4 from USA Today, a B- grade from Entertainment Weekly magazine and a "Critics Choice" pick from the New York Times. Online reviews cite the disc as "...an instant classic...," "...a must own" (Down-South.com), "a trip worth taking"

Charts

Album – Billboard (U.S.)

Year	Chart	Position
2007	The Billboard 200	8
2007	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	4

singles – Billboard (U.S.)

Song	Chart	Peak position
"Ridin High"	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	22
"Relax & Take Notes"	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	20
"Clap On"	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	98

References