"Ridin'" (or Ridin' Dirty) is the second single from
Chamillionaire's album,
The Sound of Revenge, and features a guest rap by
Krayzie Bone. Its title is often incorrectly assumed to be
"Ridin' Dirty" due to the chorus. The lyrics concern racial
profiling and police brutality, as well as the stereotyping of
African Americans driving a vehicle with drugs or other
contraband on the inside ("riding dirty"). The music video
attempts to create a sense of the police abusing their powers
for likely racist reasons, though the singer does admit to
various crimes of that nature, including driving under the
influence, juxtaposing police actions with wrestling scenes to
show how the police allegedly treat suspects. The music video,
filmed in Dallas, Texas, also has cameo appearances by Tom
Lister Jr., Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo
Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother
Rasaq.
Ridin'was awarded "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also nominated
for Best Rap Song. It became number one in December on the
Piczo Chart 3 months after its physical release. The song also
topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. for two weeks, and
peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart behind Shakira when
it was released there.
The song ranked #3 on
Rolling Stone's"100 Best Songs of 2006". It was the best
selling ringtone in 2006, with 3.2 million sales, certified by
the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in
history.
Number 91 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It was
also awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music
Awards, which was awarded in 2006.
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