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Dirty
keeps it Pimp & Gangsta, comin atcha str8 from Montgomery,
Alabama (aka Gump, aka Monkey Town) where it don’t get any
dirtier. Cousins Mr. G Stacka and Big Pimp have been rockin’
mics since the 3rd grade, and gained national attention back
in 2001 with the smash “Hit Da Floe”. Dirty is back with their
sophomore Universal album Keep It Pimp & Gangsta.
Like most Southern rappers, Dirty sticks to a basic formula by
rhyming about everyday life and how they get down where
they’re from. The first single “That’s Dirty” let’s y’all know
off top not to sleep on ‘Bama. Cash Money’s Mannie Fresh
flipped the beat and Alabama MC’s Lil’ Burn One and Mr. Blue
contribute verses as well. One of the most poignant joints on
the album is “Ghetto Ride”. Pimp and G rhyme about growing up
poor in the poorest state in the country, definitely a joint
that should be felt in every hood all over. Atlanta’s Pastor
Troy is on hand for “C’mon”, urging all the haters to show
their faces. Dirty and Ms. Flossy tackle the he said, she said
drama over on old school Ohio Players sample on “Think About
U”. “Ackamonkey” is a potential Dirty South anthem. G declares
“We got thugs down here/We sell drugs down here/We got
Folks/We got cuz/We got Bloods down here”. For all the
hustlers out there, Dirty breaks down the game on “Woodgrain”.
Up here we call it BC, down there they call it wood, but it’s
still the same. ATL crooners Silk join Dirty on “Lose Control
(Candy Man Part 2)”, giving a shout to all the down ass chicks
out there. G and Pimp take a page out of Shyne’s book on
“Gangsta” with a Southern twist. According to Pimp, “I feel
like we wanna represent the Dirty south. There's a lotta
rumors going around about how people live in Alabama and what
we do, how country we is. Everybody hatin' on 'Bama but they
don't know about 'Bama and I can bet you nine times outta ten
they got a relative that stays down here in 'Bama or they're
from 'Bama so we need to let them know it ain't like that, we
ain't 'bout that.”
Keep It Pimp & Gangsta reminds me a lot of Outkast’s debut.
Although not nearly as brilliant, Keep It Pimp & Gangsta
should be a breakthrough album for Dirty. These cats are the
first rap group to come from Alabama, and they made it a point
to rep where they’re from. Dirty avoided the sophomore jinx
and delivered a solid album. Expect more from these country
boys in the future.
-Nate Money
Ratings
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What the #%&* is that?
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Don’t quit your day job.
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It’s aight, but…
-Hot
album, go cop it.
-Classic,
‘nuff said.
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