Shinin' n' Grindin'

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Shinin' N' Grindin' is the fourth studio album by American rapper E.S.G. from Houston, Texas. It was released on March 9, 1999 via Wreckshop Records. The album peaked at #71 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the US Billboard charts and has sold over 100,000 copies.

Shinin' N' Grindin'
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999
StudioWreckshop Studios (Houston, TX)
GenreSouthern rap
Length1:12:36
LabelWreckshop Records
Producer
  • D-Reck (exec.)
  • Double D
  • Noke D
  • Chicken Hawk
  • Sin
E.S.G. chronology
Return Of The Living Dead
(1998)
Shinin' N' Grindin'
(1999)
City Under Siege
(2000)
Singles from Shinin' N' Grindin'
  1. "Braids N' Faids"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Shinin' N' Grindin'"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" (Skit) 0:14
2."Realist Rhymin'" (featuring Lil' Flip)Double D4:59
3."Do You Wanna Ride" (featuring Sean Pymp, Tyte Eyes & Billy Cook)Double D5:22
4."Stay Player" (featuring D-Reck, Billy Cook, Ronnie Spencer, Double D & Neitra)Double D5:52
5."Who's Next 2 Plex"Double D4:36
6."Ball Till We Die" (featuring Noke D)Double D5:06
7."Gangsta Bitch" (featuring Ronnie Spencer & Mr. 3-2)Sin5:01
8."Shinin and Grindin'"Noke D5:32
9."Courtroom" (Skit) 0:51
10."Responsibility"Chicken Hawk4:21
11."Close Call" (Skit) 0:21
12."Where da Hoes At"Chicken Hawk4:42
13."Boys n da South" (featuring Big Hawk)Chicken Hawk3:42
14."Jumpin on It"Noke D4:24
15."Braids n' Fades" (featuring Slim Thug)Double D4:18
16."Hold On"Sin4:33
17."Slow My Roll"Noke D4:38
18."Ain't 2 Be Fucked With" (featuring Dirty $, Sean Pymp & Tyte Eyes)Double D4:04
Total length:1:12:36

Personnel

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  • Cedric Dormaine Hill – main artist, vocals (tracks: 2–8, 10, 12–18)
  • Derrick Blaylock – vocals (tracks: 3–4)
  • Tyson Duplechain – vocals (tracks: 3, 18)
  • Sean Pymp – vocals (tracks: 3, 18)
  • Ronnie Spencer – vocals (tracks: 4, 7)
  • Wesley Eric Weston Jr. – vocals (track 2)
  • Derrick Dixon – vocals (track 4), executive producer
  • André Sargent – vocals (track 4), producer (tracks: 2–6, 15, 18)
  • Neitra – vocals (track 4)
  • Derrick Haynes – vocals (track 6), producer (tracks: 8, 14, 17), project coordinator, mixing
  • Christopher Juel Barriere – vocals (track 7)
  • John Edward Hawkins – vocals (track 13)
  • Stayve Jerome Thomas – vocals (track 15)
  • Dirty $ – vocals (track 18)
  • Barry Risper – producer (tracks: 10, 12–13)
  • Sinclair Ridley – producer (tracks: 7, 16)
  • Skip Holman – mixing & mastering
  • Sean George – engineering
  • Clyde Bazile, Jr. – art direction
  • Deron Neblett – photography

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 71
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 48

References

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  1. ^ "Shinin' n' Grindin' – E.S.G." AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "ESG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "ESG Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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Shinin' N' Grindin' at Discogs (list of releases)