Shinin' n' Grindin'

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 E.S.G.
Released	March 9, 1999
Studio	Wreckshop Studios (Houston, TX)
Genre	Southern rap
Length	1:12:36
Label	Wreckshop 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'
"Braids N' Faids" Released: 1999 "Shinin' N' Grindin'" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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

Personnel

• 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

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

References

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.

External links

Shinin' N' Grindin' at Discogs (list of releases)