Whoridin'

Whoridin'
Studio album by The WhoRidas
Released	August 19, 1997 (1997-08-19)
Recorded	1995–1997
Studio	Paramount Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Infinite Studios (Alameda, CA)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:01:20
Label	Delicious Vinyl
Producer	Big Nous Bob Durham Daz Dillinger DJ Jay-Z Don Reed Dotrix 4000 G-Man Stan J-Cutt J Groove Merg One Shock G
Compiler	Jim Ervin Mike Tritter
The WhoRidas chronology
Whoridin' (1997) High Times (1999)
Singles from Whoridin'
"Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'" Released: June 25, 1996 "Talkin' Bout Bank" Released: May 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [2]
The Source	[3]

Whoridin' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo The WhoRidas. It was released on August 19, 1997 via Southpaw Records/Delicious Vinyl. Production was handled by Big Nous, Bob Durham, DJ Jay-Z, Dotrix 4000, J-Cutt, J Groove, Daz Dillinger, Don Reed, G-Man Stan, Merg One and Shock G, with Orlando Aguillen, Saafir and Sleuth Productions serving as executive producers.

The album peaked at number 39 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 31 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It was supported with two singles "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'" and "Talkin' Bout Bank", and two promotional singles "Keep It Goin'" and "Never Heard". Its lead single, "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'", made it to No. 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 31 on the Hot Rap Songs. The second single off of the album, "Talkin' Bout Bank", reached No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, No. 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs, and No. 26 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Heard"	Hassan N. Mahmoud Miekeo J. Taylor Delmar Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	4:39
2.	"Pounds, Ki's and Oz's"	H. Mahmoud Taylor	Dotrix 4000	3:46
3.	"Taxin'"	H. Mahmoud A. Mahmoud Taylor	J Groove	3:30
4.	"Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Reggie Gibson Vaughan Mason Gregory Bufford Jerome Bell	Merg 1	3:43
5.	"Keep It Goin'"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Robert Lester Durham	Bob Durham	4:37
6.	"Whoridin'"	H. Mahmoud Gibson Taylor	Big Nous	3:03
7.	"Talkin' Bout Bank" (Funk Mode Mix)	H. Mahmoud Taylor Durham Don Joseph Reed	Bob Durham Don Reed	3:42
8.	"Till the Wheels Fall Off"	A. Mahmoud H. Mahmoud Taylor J. Stockstill Armand Trammell	J-Z	3:59
9.	"Westbound Campaign"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Jimmy Robinson	J-Cutt	3:13
10.	"Off the Ringa!"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Stan Keith	G-Man Stan	4:07
11.	"Down on My Luck"	H. Mahmoud Taylor	Dotrix 4000	4:01
12.	"World Wide Whoride"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Robinson	J-Cutt	3:40
13.	"Stackin $'s"	H. Mahmoud Taylor Trammell	Big Nous	3:35
14.	"True Playas" (Remix)	H. Mahmoud Taylor Gregory Jacobs	Shock G	5:21
15.	"Bumpin'"	H. Mahmoud	J-Z	3:32
16.	"Pull Off That Whoride"	H. Mahmoud Taylor	J Groove	3:51
Total length:				1:01:20

Sample credits

• Track 4 contains samples of "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" as recorded by Vaughan Mason & Crew.

Personnel

• Hasaan N. "King Saan" Mahmoud — vocals
• Meikeo J. "Mr. Taylor" Taylor — vocals
• Priest "Soopafly" Brooks — keyboards & mixing (track 1)
• "G-Man" Stan Keith — guitar (tracks: 2, 10), producer (track 10), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8-13, 15, 16)
• Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud — producer & mixing (track 1)
• Dontrell "Dotrix 4000" Mayfield — producer (tracks: 2, 11)
• James "J Groove" Carson — producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 16)
• Merg One — producer & mixing (track 4)
• Bob Durham — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7)
• Ty "Big Nous" Alston — producer & mixing (tracks: 6, 13)
• Don Reed — producer (track 7), mixing (tracks: 5, 7)
• Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — producer (tracks: 8, 15)
• Jimmy "J-Cutt" Robinson — producer & mixing (tracks: 9, 12)
• Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — producer (track 14)
• Crayge Lindesay — mixing (track 4)
• Michael Denten — mixing (track 14)
• Orlando Aguillen — executive producer
• Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — executive producer
• Neil "Sleuth" Johnson — executive producer
• Jim Ervin — compiler, editing
• Mike Tritter — compiler, editing
• Truly Rain — art direction
• Brian "B+" Cross — photography

Charts

Chart (1997–98)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]	39
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5]	31

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "Whoridin' - The WhoRidas | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 28, 2020). "The WhoRidas :: Whoridin'". RapReviews. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
3. Alvarez, Gabriel (September 1997). "Whoridas – Whoridin'". Record Report. The Source . No. 96. New York. pp. 212, 214.
4. "The WhoRidas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
5. "The WhoRidas Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

External links

• Whoridin' at Discogs (list of releases)