Keep It Pimp & Gangsta is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Dirty . It was released on February 25, 2003 through Universal Records , marking their second and final studio album distributed by the label, as they would later signed with Rap-A-Lot Records .
Keep It Pimp & Gangsta Released February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25 ) Recorded 2001–2002 Studio Genre Southern hip hop Length 1 :16 :39 Label Universal Producer
"Lose Control (Candy Man Pt. 2)" Released: 2002
"My Cadillac" Released: June 18, 2002
"That's Dirty" Released: November 12, 2002
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] RapReviews 7.5/10[ 2]
Production was handled by Cool & Dre , Dr. Fangaz, Kevin "Khao" Cates , Mannie Fresh and member Big Pimp, with Mike B. Jackson serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Lil Burn One, Mr. Blue, DBK, Kevin "Khao" Cates, Mannie Fresh, Ms. Flossy, Pastor Troy and Silk . The album debuted at number 63 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the US. It was supported with three singles: "Lose Control (Candy Man Pt. 2)", "My Cadillac" and "That's Dirty".
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Feel Me Ni" Daniel Patrice Thomas Tarvares Jevon Webster Algernon Franklin Dr. Fangaz 4:39 2. "C'mon" (featuring Pastor Troy ) Khao 4:45 3. "Keep It" (featuring Khao and DBK) D. Thomas Webster Cates Darin Bakerking Khao 4:15 4. "That's Dirty" (featuring Mannie Fresh , Lil Burn One and Mr. Blue) Mannie Fresh 4:13 5. "Think About U" (featuring Ms. Flossy) D. Thomas Webster Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyon Cool & Dre 4:20 6. "Lose Control (Candy Man, Pt. 2)" (featuring Silk and Mr. Blue) D. Thomas Webster Harris Cates Khao 5:10 7. "Hoochie Mama" Dr. Fangaz 4:06 8. "Sholl Iz" D. Thomas Webster Valenzano Lyon Cool & Dre 4:05 9. "Ackamonkey" Dr. Fangaz 4:54 10. "Woodgrain" Dr. Fangaz 5:15 11. "Fuck Witcha" Big Pimp 4:34 12. "My Cadillac" D. Thomas Webster Valenzano Lyon Cool & Dre 3:31 13. "Chicken Hustlin'" Khao 4:46 14. "Gangsta" (featuring Lil Burn One) Big Pimp 4:16 15. "Ghetto Opera" Big Pimp 4:15 16. "Where da Luv" Big Pimp 4:28 17. "Ghetto Ride" D. Thomas Webster Valenzano Lyon Cool & Dre 5:12 Total length: 1:16:39
Daniel "Big Pimp" Thomas — vocals, producer (tracks: 11, 14-16)
Tarvares "Mr. G Stacka The Gangsta" Webster — vocals
Micah "Pastor " Troy — featured artist (track 2)
Kevin "Khao" Cates — featured artist (track 3) , keyboards & programming (tracks: 3, 6, 13) , producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 13)
Darin Baker King — backing vocals (track 3)
Byron "Mannie Fresh " Thomas — featured artist & producer (track 4)
J'Ante' "Lil' Burn One" Howard — featured artist (tracks: 4, 14)
Timothy "Mr. Blue" Harris — featured artist (tracks: 4, 6)
Ms. Flossy — featured artist (track 5)
Silk — backing vocals (track 6)
Algernon "Dr. Fangaz" Franklin — keyboards & programming (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10) , producer (tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10)
Marcello "Cool" Valenzano — keyboards & programming (tracks: 5, 8, 17) , producer (tracks: 5, 8, 12, 17)
Andre "Dre" Lyon — keyboards & programming (tracks: 5, 8, 17) , producer (tracks: 5, 8, 12, 17)
David Karmiol — guitar (track 17)
Arshieal Johns — recording & mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5-9, 12, 13, 17)
Mike B. Jackson — recording (tracks: 11, 12, 14-17) , mixing (tracks: 10, 11, 14-16) , engineering assistant (track 9) , executive producer
Chris Theis — recording (track 4)
Kurt McKinney — recording & mixing (track 10)
Leslie Brathwaite — mixing (track 4)
Steve Fisher — engineering assistant (track 4)
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