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Ridin High
Studio album by 8Ball & MJG
Released	March 13, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:14
Label	Bad Boy South Atlantic
Producer	P. Diddy (also exec.) Mario Winans Jazze Pha Drum Majors DJ Toomp Midnight Black Bangladesh Danja B-Rock DJ Nasty & LVM Shawty Redd Soul Diggaz Gorilla Zoe Bigg D C.K.P. Gorilla Tek
8Ball & MJG chronology
Living Legends (2004) Ridin High (2007) Ten Toes Down (2010)
Singles from Ridin High
"Ridin High" Released: 2006 "Clap On" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B−
HipHopDX
RapReviews	7.5/10
Stylus Magazine	C
Vibe
XXL

Ridin High is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on March 13, 2007, by Bad Boy South. It was originally scheduled for July 2006, under the title Pure American Pimpin', but was eventually confirmed to be titled Ridin High. The album features guest appearances from Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Yung Joc, P Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Jazze Pha, 112, and Project Pat. It was produced by Jazze Pha, Sean Dre, Drumma Boy, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp, and Danja.

The first single off the album is "Relax and Take Notes", which features the Notorious B.I.G. (containing elements of "Dead Wrong" from his posthumous album Born Again) and Project Pat. The second single of the album is called "Cruzin'". Following its release, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 50,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Credits

• Executive producer: P Diddy
• Co-executive producer: Harve Pierre
• Associate executive producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
• A&R: Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin
• Project manager: Gwendolyn Niles
• Creative direction and design: Abbey Katz
• Photography: Naoto Akeda
• Background photos: Katz
• Associate design: Marsha Porter
• Styling: Shanieke Peru

Charts

References

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• 2007 albums
• 8Ball & MJG albums
• Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)
• Albums produced by Danja (record producer)
• Albums produced by DJ Toomp
• Albums produced by Jazze Pha
• Albums produced by Sean Combs
• Albums produced by Shawty Redd
• Albums produced by Mario Winans
• Bad Boy South albums