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Ridin High is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on March 13, 2007, by Bad Boy South. It was originally scheduled for July 2006, under the title Pure American Pimpin', but was eventually confirmed to be titled Ridin High. The album features guest appearances from Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Yung Joc, P Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Jazze Pha, 112, and Project Pat. It was produced by Jazze Pha, Sean Dre, Drumma Boy, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp, and Danja.

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 Project Pat. The second single of the album is called "Cruzin'". Following its release, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 50,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" (P Diddy)Danja0:48
2."Relax and Take Notes" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Project Pat)DJ Nasty & LVM4:51
3."Ridin High" (featuring P. Diddy)Bigg D4:18
4."Turn Up the Bump"Danja4:29
5."Cruzin" (featuring Three 6 Mafia and Slim of 112)Midnight Black5:20
6."Whatchu Gonna Do" (featuring Pimp C)Midnight Black4:50
7."30 Rocks" (featuring P Diddy)Soul Diggaz4:23
8."Blow Job (Interlude)" (featuring P. Diddy)1:33
9."Hickory Dickory Dock"Shawty Redd4:53
10."Runnin Out of Bud" (featuring Killer Mike)Gorilla Tek5:13
11."Clap On" (featuring Yung Joc)Gorilla Zoe3:50
12."Alcohol Pussy Weed /Skit"P Diddy Mario Winans3:37
13."Pimpin (Interlude)"Conrad "Rad" Dimanche Kenan Thompson0:30
14."Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now" (featuring Jazze Pha and Juvenile)Jazze Pha3:57
15."Worldwide"Toomp4:26
16."Take it Off" (featuring Poo Bear)Midnight Black5:22
17."Memphis" (featuring Al Kapone)B-Rock3:59
18."Get Low"Bangladesh4:00
19."Stand Up"CKP4:21

Credits

  • Executive producer: P Diddy
  • Co-executive producer: Harve Pierre
  • Associate executive producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
  • A&R: Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin
  • Project manager: Gwendolyn Niles
  • Creative direction and design: Abbey Katz
  • Photography: Naoto Akeda
  • Background photos: Katz
  • Associate design: Marsha Porter
  • Styling: Shanieke Peru

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak position
Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard 200 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 4Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 73
US Billboard 2008
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)4
Chart (2007)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)73