Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: J.T. Money, Sole, Big Gipp, Too Short, Evil, Trick Daddy Dollars (vocals); Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs (various instruments, programming); Tomi Martin (guitar); Colin Wolfe (bass); Chris "Tricky" Stewart (programming, background vocals); Red Zone Clique, Anthony Hamilton, G-Boy, Malik M. Brown (background vocals). | | Producers: Dallas Austin, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, J.T. Money. | | Engineers include: Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Shawn Grove. | | Recorded at Triangle Sound, DARP Studios, Tree Sound Studio and Hit City Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. | | Recording information: Darp Studios, Atlanta, GA; Hit City Studios, Atalanta, GA; Tree Sound Studio, Atlanta, GA; Triangle Sound, Atlanta, GA. | | JT Money's debut album, Pimpin' on Wax, sounds a little out of place in 1999. True, hardcore rap still ruled the hip-hop marketplace, but most hardcore rappers broadened their sound with late '70s/early '80s funk and smooth grooves. While he occasionally dips into that territory, JT Money pretty much keeps to hardcore California rap, with no apologies. He does this stuff pretty well, but his pimp style (heavily influenced by Too $hort, a featured guest on the album) -- as epitomized by "Playa Ass Shit," "Rap Ass Nigga," "On Da Grind," "Somethin' About Pimpin'" and "Ho Problems" -- sounds tired, especially since the 14 cuts run a very long time. Ultimately, the success of Pimpin' on Wax depends on your tastes -- if you can't get enough of the playas-pimps-n-hustlas scene, this will be a welcome debut, but to more discriminating tastes, this will sound a little rote. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | As lead rapper and founding member of The Poison Clan, JT Money was a highly influential MC, pioneering and ushering in the southern sound that Juvenile, Master P and his crew have brought to the next level. After releasing three albums on the now defunct Luke Skyywalker Records, JT Money is now back with his first solo record, PIMPIN' ON WAX. The lead off single, "Who Dat?," has a mega-infectious chorus that is sure to keep you chanting for hours on end. | | There are plenty of players joining JT on his debut album. The original pimp himself, Too Short, drops a killer track with JT on "Pimping." Also joining the fray is Big Gipp of the Goddie Mob, whose track "Halright" finds him swapping lyrics with JT. Also check out "Kite To Ya Boy" and "On Da Grind." Produced by Dallas Austin, Chris "Tricky" Stewart and She'kespeare, PIMPIN' ON WAX is yet another slice of delicious southern-fried funk-flavored hip-hop. |
Musical Guests | | Too Short | | Evil | | Trick Daddy | | Sole | | Big Gipp |
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