Southwest Riders is a compilation album presented by American rappers E-40 and B-Legit. It was released on August 26, 1997, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records. The album features production by Bosko, DJ Paul, Juicy J, KLC, The Legendary Traxster, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and T-Mix. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 23 on the Billboard 200.[ Southwest Riders: Charts & Awards]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-01. The album features performances by Richie Rich, UGK, A-1, WC, 3X Krazy, Luniz, Celly Cel, Eightball & MJG, Twista and Brotha Lynch Hung.
A music video was produced for the song, "Yay Deep",E-40, B-Legit and Richie Rich - "Yay Deep" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved 2010-02-04. featuring E-40, B-Legit and Richie Rich.
The song, "Represent" was also released as a music videoA-1 - "Represent" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved 2010-02-14. to promote the compilation and later appeared on A-1's debut album, Mash Confusion. The video features cameo appearances by E-40, B-Legit, Celly Cel and Suga-T.
The song, "N.S.R.", was also released on The Mossie's 1997 debut album, Have Heart Have Money.
Critical reception
AllMusic's Leo Stanley called Southwest Riders "a fine collection of bass-driven Southern hip-hop" that focuses on "the deep, rumbling bass grooves" rather than individual artists. A reviewer for Rap Pages described it as a "28-song rainbow of gangsterism lifestyles". Miguel Burke, in his review for The Source, called Southwest Riders "an alliance of all-stars acts", criticizing some of the material for being monotonous. In a retrospective review, Pedro Hernandez of RapReviews praised Southwest Riders as a "near perfect double album", commending its "quantity, quality, and variety".
Track listing Disc one #TitlePerformersProducer 1 "Intro" Herm Race, Reg 2 "Represent" A-1 Sam Bostic 3 "Walk With Me" WC, CJ Mac Clint "Payback" Sands 4 "Get Cha Mind Right" Mystikal KLC 5 "Big Bank" Mr. Malik Sam Bostic 6 "Paystyle" 918 DJ Terraffying 7 "Call The Coroner" 3X Krazy Sam Bostic 8 "Cop Stories" Graveyard Shift Tombstone 9 "Capable" Luniz Bosko 10 "Flashin'" Cydal, Swoop G The Governor, Swoop G 11 "Ain't Fuckin' Around" Ska-Face Al Kapone Alkatraz Productions 12 "Respect It" Celly Cel K-Lou 13 "On Top of the World" The Comrads Gangsta 14 "Bad Bitches" Suga-T, The Conscious Daughters Levitti, Big Rick 15 "Playa Haters" San Quinn, Messy Marv K-Lou
Disc two #TitlePerformersProducer 1 "Mean Green" Mean Green 2 "Dis Year" Tela Crazy C 3 "Yay Deep" E-40, B-Legit, Richie Rich Studio Ton 4 "N.S.R." The Mossie, Celly Cel Studio Ton 5 "Hiside" UGK Pimp C 6 "About My Money" Calvin-T Sam Bostic 7 "Evil Ways" Komacauszy, The Lost Mob Komacauszy 8 "Niggas Talk Shit" Eightball & MJG T-Mix 9 "After Dollars No Cents" Master P, Silkk the Shocker K-Lou 10 "Y'all My Nugz" Twista The Legendary Traxster 11 "Tremendous" Brotha Lynch Hung, Sicx, D-Dub, Tall Can Brotha Lynch Hung, Phonk Beta 12 "Who Do I Trust" D-Shot, The Mossie D-Shot 13 "Threesixafix" Three 6 Mafia DJ Paul, Juicy J 14 "Load Unload" Chilla Pertilla (Tha Chilla), Dope Spot Lil Ant 15 "Getto Tales" Cougnut, Baldhead Rick Sam Bostic
Chart history Chart (1997)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard 20023U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums2
References
External links [ Southwest Riders] at Allmusic Southwest Riders at Discogs Southwest Riders (Disc 1) at MusicBrainz Southwest Riders (Disc 2) at MusicBrainz Southwest Riders at Tower Records