"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). 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).
Music video The music video shows a police officer Tommy Lister Jr., abusing his power. He juxtaposes police actions with wrestling scenes to show how the police treats suspects. The music video, filmed in Dallas, features appearances Bone Thugs-n-Harmony members Wish Bone and Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother Rasaq.
Reception 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 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.
Chart performance "Ridin debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 88 the week of February 25, 2006. It moved from number 12 to number 4 the week of April 29, 2006, and stayed there for two weeks. 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 eight consecutive weeks at the top with "Tha Crossroads" as part of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. "Ridin'" stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 31 weeks. Throughout 2006, it sold 1,417,178 digital copies in the United States. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 3, then moved to number 2, where it peaked and stayed for seven consecutive weeks. The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom, behind Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie".
Track listing UK 12-inch "Ridin (album version) "Ridin (UK remix) (featuring Sway) "Ridin (instrumental)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006) PeakpositionCanada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)7Canada CHR/Pop Top 40 (Radio & Records)6Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 7 Latvia (Latvian Airplay Top 50)12Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)7US Pop 100 (Billboard) 3
Chart (2007) PeakpositionRomania (Romanian Top 100) 69
Year-end charts Chart (2006) PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 54Germany (Media Control GfK) 67New Zealand (RIANZ) 10UK Singles (OCC) 41UK Urban (Music Week)30US Billboard Hot 100 8US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 47US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard) 3
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Ridin'" Region Date Format Label(s) United States February 21, 2006 Rhythmic airplay Universal April 24, 2006 Mainstream airplay
See also Driving while black "White & Nerdy", a parody of the song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 2000s
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