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2006 single by Chamillionaire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ridin" is a song by American rapper Chamillionaire featuring fellow American rapper Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on November 12, 2005, as the second single from his debut studio album The Sound of Revenge (2005).[2] Produced by hip hop producers Play-N-Skillz, the song's lyrics discuss racial profiling and police brutality, in addition to the stereotyping of African Americans driving a vehicle with drugs and other contraband on the inside (riding dirty).
"Ridin'" | ||||
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Single by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone | ||||
from the album The Sound of Revenge | ||||
Released | November 12, 2005[1] | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 5:02 4:08 (radio edit) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Play-N-Skillz | |||
Chamillionaire singles chronology | ||||
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Krayzie Bone singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ridin'" on YouTube |
The music video shows police officers abusing their powers. He juxtaposes police actions with wrestling scenes to show how the police allegedly treat suspects. The music video, filmed in Houston, features appearances from Tom Lister Jr., Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother Rasaq.
At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ridin'" won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and received a nomination for Best Rap Song. It was awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006. The song ranked number three on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of 2006 and number 6 on BET's Top 100 Music Videos 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.[3]
"Ridin'" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 88 the week of February 25, 2006.[4] Eight weeks later, it moved eight spots from number 12 to number 4 the week of April 29, 2006[5] and stayed there for two weeks.[6] This gave Chamillionaire his first Hot 100 number-one hit in his career. It was Krayzie Bone's first Hot 100 number-one hit as a solo act and his first overall in a decade since spending 8 consecutive weeks at the top with "Tha Crossroads" as part of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. "Ridin'" stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirty-one weeks.[7] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 3, then moved to number 2 the next week where it peaked at and stayed for seven consecutive weeks. The song peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, ranking behind Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie".
UK 12-inch
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[41] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Ringtone |
6× Platinum | 240,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[43] | Gold | 4,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[44] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | Gold | 5,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[46] | Gold | 10,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[48] | Gold | 500,000* |
United States (RIAA)[1] Mastertone |
4× Platinum | 4,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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