Ridin' Spinners

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"Ridin' Spinners"
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Single by Three 6 Mafia
from the album Da Unbreakables
ReleasedMay 31, 2003 [1]
Genre
Length4:10
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Three 6 Mafia singles chronology
"Baby Mama"
(2001)
"Ridin' Spinners"
(2003)
"Stay Fly"
(2005)

"Ridin' Spinners" is a song by American hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, featuring Lil' Flip. [3] [4] [5] It was the only single released in support of their 2003 album, Da Unbreakables . [6] Produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J, it contains a sample of "Eazy-Duz-It" (1988) by Eazy-E. [3]

Contents

The single was a minor summer radio hit on the subject of then-popular spinning rims. [7] [8] [9] It was also nominated in the "Single of the year — collaboration" category for The Source 's 2004 Hip-Hop Music Awards, [10] ultimately losing to "Damn!" by YoungBloodZ. [11]

Music video

"Ridin' Spinners" received a music video following its release. [12] In Juicy J's 2023 memoir, Chronicles of the Juice Man, he claimed that group member Lord Infamous overdosed on drugs during the video shoot. [13]

Critical reception

Winfred Cross, writing for The Charlotte Post , called the single "perfect summer fluff" and "the kind of thing that could be a huge hit if given the right exposure". [14] Steve Juon of RapReviews described "Ridin' Spinners" as a "bouncy and infectious" inclusion on an album otherwise "filled with futile nonsense". [3]

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 62

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). 2003 Billboard Music Yearbook. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 101. ISBN   9780898201598 . Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. Jones, Steve (August 17, 2003). "Dance music fans crank up the crunk". The News Journal . USA Today. p. 91. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 Juon, Steve (June 26, 2003). "Three 6 Mafia :: Da Unbreakables". RapReviews. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. Sinha, Samaya; Markovich, Tony (December 26, 2013). "Relive Three 6 Mafia's Decade-Old Hit With These Spinner GIFs". Complex . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. Ellis, Bill (April 30, 2004). "Three 6 Mafia set to 'tear da club up'". The Commercial Appeal . p. 64. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  6. Ellis, Bill (July 4, 2003). "Town's sounds". The Commercial Appeal . p. 66. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  7. Scott, Melanie (August 3, 2003). "A wheel for every taste". Detroit Free Press . p. 41. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  8. Osterheldt, Jeneé (September 16, 2003). "Spinning 'Round". The Kansas City Star . p. 70. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  9. Scott, Melanie (August 17, 2003). "New rims rev up car's look". Montgomery Advertiser . Knight Ridder. p. 58. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  10. "Source Award Nominations". The Clarion-Ledger . Associated Press. September 10, 2004. p. 34. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  11. "2004 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards Winners". Billboard . October 11, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  12. "Video Monitor". Billboard . Vol. 115, no. 25. New York City. June 21, 2003. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  13. Houston III, Jordan; Baker, Soren (2023). Chronicles of the Juice Man. Toronto: Hanover Square Press. p. ?. ISBN   9780369741998.
  14. Cross, Winfred (July 3, 2003). "Three 6 Mafia - Da Unbreakables". The Charlotte Post . p. 25. Retrieved December 29, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  15. "Three 6 Mafia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2025.