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1999 studio album by JT Money
Pimpin' on Wax is the debut solo studio album by American rapper JT Money . It was released on May 25, 1999, through Priority Records . Production was handled by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs , Christoper "Tricky" Stewart , Dallas Austin and JT Money himself. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Big Gipp , Evil, Solé , Too Short and Trick Daddy .
The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . The single "Who Dat " featuring rapper Solé made it to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks . "Who Dat" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 30, 1999.
Pimpin' on Wax received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Entertainment Weekly 's Matt Diehl praised the album's "booming Miami bass beats".[ 2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic was more critical, as he believed the album's production lacked diversity. Laini Madhubuti, in a review for The Source , critiqued the lack of depth in the album's lyrics, but commended it for its guest appearances. She concluded: "Despite the lack of variety and originality, Pimpin' On Wax is simply entertaining."[ 3]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Pimp Vs. USA" (Interlude) Jeffrey Thompkins Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 1:13 2. "Playa Ass Shit" Tricky Stewart 4:34 3. "Who Dat " (featuring Solé and The Red Zone Clique) Tricky Stewart 3:52 4. "On da Grind" (featuring Anthony Hamilton ) Dallas Austin 4:31 5. "Poetry Moment" (Interlude) Thompkins Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 1:55 6. "Ho Problems" Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 3:45 7. "Too Real" (featuring Evil) Thompkins Tony Mercedes Erica Harrison JT Money 4:30 8. "Alright" (featuring Big Gipp ) Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 4:48 9. "Pimp Matrimony" (Interlude) Thompkins Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 1:43 10. "Something 'bout Pimpin'" (featuring Too $hort ) Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 3:45 11. "Rap Ass Nigga" Dallas Austin 3:45 12. "Dank" (featuring Trick Daddy Dollars ) Dallas Austin 3:54 13. "Kite 2 da Boys" Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 4:59 14. "Watcha Want" Tricky Stewart 4:03 Total length: 51:17
Jeffrey "JT Money " Thompkins – main artist, producer (track 7)
Tonya "Solé " Johnston – featured artist (track 3)
Anthony Hamilton – featured artist (track 4)
Evil – featured artist (track 7)
Cameron Gipp – featured artist (track 8)
Todd "Too $hort " Shaw – featured artist (track 10)
Maurice "Trick Daddy " Young – featured artist (track 12)
The Red Zone Clique – backing vocals (track 3)
G-Boy – backing vocals (track 4)
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8-10, 13) , recording (tracks: 6, 8, 10, 13)
Christoper "Tricky" Stewart – producer & recording (tracks: 2, 3, 14)
Dallas Austin – producer (tracks: 4, 11, 12) , executive producer, art direction, A&R
Shawn Grove – recording (tracks: 1, 5, 9)
Kevin Davis – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14)
Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (tracks: 3, 8) , recording (track 4)
Ricciano "Ricco" Lumpkins – recording (track 4) , mixing (tracks: 4, 11, 12)
Carlton Lynn – recording (tracks: 4, 11, 12)
Alvin Speights – mixing (track 6)
Brian Hood – recording (track 7)
Ray Seay – mixing (track 7)
Brian "Big Bass " Gardner – mastering
Tony Mercedes – executive producer, A&R
Colin Jahn – art direction
David Gates – art direction
Ernest Washington – photography
Colin Wolfe – bass
Tomi Martin – guitar
Mark "Exit" Goodchild – mixing assistant, recording
Stuart Gordon – mixing, recording
John Horesco – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, recording
Ty Hudson – assistant engineer
Danny Kresco – mixing assistant
Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer, recording
Vernon J. Mungo – mixing assistant
Jason Piske – mixing assistant
Claudine Pontier – mixing assistant
Rick Sheppard – midi, sound design
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Pimpin' on Wax - JT Money | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 3, 2021 .
^ a b Diehl, Matt (June 18, 1999). "Pimpin' on Wax" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 3, 2021 .
^ a b Madhubuti, Laini (June 1999). "J.T. Money – Pimpin' on Wax". Record Report. The Source . No. 117. New York. pp. 214, 216.
^ "JT Money Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "JT Money Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 20, 2020 .