Dirty Albums (7)
'The Art of Storytelling'
Release Date 6/12/2007
Tracks 21
Label Asylum/Rap-A-Lot
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'The Hood Stories'
Release Date 1/1/2005
Tracks 16
Label Rap a Lot/Asylum
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What The Critics Say
Six years since their debut and with little mainstream notice, Dirty make their 2005 play for the big time by acting less like OutKast and more like true thugs on the ambitious Hood Stories. No doubt, this is a duo to root for. Dirty are scrappy and ambitious, and Hood Stories aims to be taken seriously with introspective tracks and political numbers playing a larger role than usual. It's admirable that "Git Cha Handz Off Me" addresses police violence and that the plaintive reflection of "Sometimes" and the smoky "Just a Little Bit Mo" are fleshed out with some poignant rhymes, but revolution songs and entirely deep numbers seem out of Dirty's reach this time around. Hood Stories comes alive when it gets out of its own head and hits the streets or the clubs. Inspired bangers like "Let's Ride" and "Da Hood Back" connect better than any of the ghetto ballads, and slinky grinders like "Behind Ya Duke" and "Rolie Polie" show the two are more inspired and gifted when dealing with booty. Hood Stories satisfies in fits and starts, but it tries too hard and overworks producer Maximillion by not calling in more help. No great embarrassment for the hard-working crew, but not the career-defining moment they were obviously gunning for. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
'Love Us or Hate Us'
Release Date 9/30/2003
Tracks 15
Label Rap-A-Lot
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What The Critics Say
Big Pimp and Mr. G' Stacka followed up Keep It Pimp & Gangsta just over a half-year after its release with Love Us or Hate Us, and it's clear they had an agenda against their former distributor and some of the rappers who had cleared the mainstream jump, made obvious on the opening title track. Including lines like "Universal got us starving and hungry" and "You know I ain't lyin'/Half of 'em can't rhyme," there's more than enough anger and determination in that one song to fuel the rest of the album. While not as strong as Keep It Pimp & Gangsta, the duo stuck to its tried-and-true formula and came up with several tracks that kept the fans satisfied. And despite the hostility of the opener, there's more than enough lighthearted mischief to go around. Not an elite Dirty South record -- it's the duo's weakest to this point -- but it isn't without its merits. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
'Keep It Pimp & Gangsta'
Release Date 2/25/2003
Tracks 17
Label Universal
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What The Critics Say
The similarity between the title of this album and the title of its predecessor is telling, since Big Pimp and Mr. G' Stacka hardly change their pitch, and as a result, the duo's ties to the Southern rap blueprint drawn by Outkast and Eightball & MJG remain tight. Just as the title implies, Keep It Pimp & Gangsta has little to do with a shift or progression, which actually suits them fine -- they're far from original, but they do what they do so well that it simply doesn't matter. Most priceless moment: the falsetto Prince-style delivery of "Keep It," in which the cautionary chorus warns, "Your bitch ass about to die." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
'The Pimp & da Gangsta'
Release Date 2/27/2001
Tracks 15
Label Universal
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What The Critics Say
On The Pimp & da Gangsta, Dirty stretch out their pimp and gangsta personas well across the album's 15 tracks, interspersing a healthy dose of humor every so often. Big Pimp and Mr. G' Stacka must have spent plenty of time studying their mid-'90s Eightball & MJG and OutKast, because they execute their Dirty South motifs well. And if anything, Dirty recycles OutKast's style-defining Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik almost too well, from the ornament cosmic synths lacing their beats, to the emphasis on catchy, tongue-twisting choruses, to the duo's knack for dropping their own lingo. Yet as derivative as this album is, Dirty shamelessly wear their influences on their sleeve and have enough talent and confidence to make their second-generation Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik respectable rather than rudimental. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
'Country Versatile'
Release Date 7/13/1999
Tracks 14
Label Nfinity Music
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What The Critics Say
Released regionally on the small Nfinity Music label, Countryversatile was Dirty's debut release, an album that foreshadowed the heights they would soon reach on their follow-up, The Pimp and Da Gangsta. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
