Whoridin'
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| Released | August 19, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:01:20 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
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| The WhoRidas chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Whoridin' | ||||
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| 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 |
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| 1. | "Never Heard" |
| Daz Dillinger | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Pounds, Ki's and Oz's" |
| Dotrix 4000 | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Taxin'" |
| J Groove | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Shot Callin' & Big Ballin'" |
| Merg 1 | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Keep It Goin'" |
| Bob Durham | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Whoridin'" |
| Big Nous | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Talkin' Bout Bank" (Funk Mode Mix) |
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| 3:42 |
| 8. | "Till the Wheels Fall Off" |
| J-Z | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Westbound Campaign" |
| J-Cutt | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Off the Ringa!" |
| G-Man Stan | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Down on My Luck" |
| Dotrix 4000 | 4:01 |
| 12. | "World Wide Whoride" |
| J-Cutt | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Stackin $'s" |
| Big Nous | 3:35 |
| 14. | "True Playas" (Remix) |
| Shock G | 5:21 |
| 15. | "Bumpin'" | H. Mahmoud | J-Z | 3:32 |
| 16. | "Pull Off That Whoride" |
| 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