Nigga Please
Nigga Please is a
hardcore rap album by American
hip hop artist and member of the
Wu-Tang Clan Ol' Dirty Bastard, released on
September 14,
1999 (see
1999 in music). As eclectic as might be expected from Ol' Dirty Bastard, whose erratic behavior (including crashing the
Grammy Awards of 1998 and multiple legal altercations) has earned him a reputation as the wild man of the Wu-Tang Clan. His vocal style is garbled and often arhythmic and his lyrics tend to be free-form; in spite of its inacessibility,
Nigga Please was a critical and commercial success, and remains one of the most popular solo albums in the Wu-Tang Clan's discography (perhaps second only to
Method Man's
Tical or
Raekwon's
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx).
Nigga Please peaked at #2 and #10 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200, respectively.
Track listing
- "Recognize (with Chris Rock)
- "I Can't Wait (Gotti/Jones/Snow)
- "Cold Blooded (James)
- "Got Your Money (with Kelis)
- "Rollin' Wit You (Jones)
- "Gettin' High (with 12 O'Clock and LA the Darkman)
- "You Don't Want to F**k With Me (Jones)
- "Nigga Please (Jones)
- "Dirt Dog (Chambers/Diggs/Jones)
- "I Want Pussy (Jones)
- "Good Morning Heartache (with Lil Mo)
- "All in Together Now (Diggs/Harris/Jones)
Personnel
- Chris Rock - Performer
- Mr. Fingers - Producer
- RZA - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Kevin Thomas - Engineer
- Frank Young - Design
- Rich Traveli - Mixing
- Lili Picou - Art Direction, Design
- Malcolm Beckford - Stylist
- Irv Gotti - Producer, Mixing
- Jonathan Mannion - Photography
- Pharrell Williams - Multi Instruments
- LA the Darkman - Performer
- Mike "Suga" Allen - Drums
- Artese Williams - Assistant Engineer
- Chad Hugo - Multi Instruments
- Tru Master - Producer, Mixing
- Big Baby - Horn
- Patrick Viala - Engineer, Mixing
- Buddah Monk - Producer
- DL - Producer
- Kelis - Performer
- Richard Gary Walker - Assistant Engineer
- Brian Stanley - Engineer
Charting singles
Billboard Music Charts (North America)
1999 Got Your Money Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 19
1999 Got Your Money Rhythmic Top 40 No. 4
1999 Got Your Money Top 40 Tracks No. 35
1999 Got Your Money The Billboard Hot 100 No. 33
2000 Got Your Money The Billboard Hot 100 No. 26
2000 Got Your Money Hot Rap Singles No. 6
2000 Got Your Money Rhythmic Top 40 No. 5
2000 Got Your Money Top 40 Tracks No. 32