Pimpalation

Pimpalation
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Studio album by Pimp C
Released	July 11, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Genre	Southern hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	2:29:23 (2 Discs)
Label	Rap-A-Lot/Asylum/Atlantic
Producer	Pimp C (exec.) J. Prince (exec.) Mr. Lee, Jazze Pha, Mike Dean, Beat Master Clay D, Myke Diesel, Salih Williams, Cory Mo, Mouse, Bangladesh
Pimp C chronology
Sweet James Jones Stories (2005)Sweet James Jones Stories2005 Pimpalation (2006) The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones (2010) Singles from Pimpalation "I'm Free" Released: 2006 "Pourin' Up" Released: 2006 "Knockin' Doorz Down" Released: 2006 The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
HipHopDX.com	link
RapReviews.com	8/10 link
Rolling Stone	link
The Source
XXL	link

Pimpalation is the second studio album by Pimp C; it was released on July 11, 2006. "I'm Free" features a sample of Free Fallin', performed by Tom Petty, which was released as the album's first single. Rolling Stone voted the single one of the year's best, placing it at number 80 on its Top 100 list. Additional singles "Knockin' Doorz Down" and "Pourin' Up" also saw release.

This CD is the follow-up and the soundtrack for the DVD that took you inside the life of Pimp C, as he gets his life back together after his release from prison on 12/30/05. The Pimpalation DVD showed Pimp C celebrating his release and in the studio working on music with a host of stars including Scarface, Lil' Flip, Young Jeezy, Z-Ro, Webbie, and Bun B. Lil' Flip and Young Jeezy, didn't appear on the album though. Pimp C only has one solo song on the album and the rest are collaborations. Bun B appears on two songs, "Pourin Up" and "Rock 4 Rock". The two songs could considered new material by UGK. Classic dirty south star Willie D raps in "Rock 4 Rock", but is not credited. Smoke D appeared in the brutal song "I Don't Fuck Wit U."

The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 8, 2007.[1] Disc 2 off the album is a chopped and screwed version mixed by Michael 5000 Watts. In 2009, this album was named number 24 on houstonpress.com' list of the 25 best Houston Hip Hop Albums.

Track listing

#	Title	Featured guest(s)	Producer	Time
1	The Pimp Is Free! (Intro)		Mike Dean	1:11
2	I'm Free	Tom Petty	Beat Master Clay D, Int'l Red	3:59
3	Knockin' Doorz Down	P.O.P. & Lil' Keke	Myke Diesel	4:24
4	Rock 4 Rock	Scarface, Willie D & Bun B	Mr. Lee	5:31
5	Pourin' Up	Bun B & Mike Jones	Salih Williams	4:48
6	The Honey	Jazze Pha, Jody Breeze & Tela	Jazze Pha	4:33
7	Gitcha Mind Right	Cory Mo	Mr. Lee	3:38
8	I Don't Fuck Wit' U	Smoke D & Vicious	Cory Mo	3:34
9	Working the Wheel	Slim Thug	Mike Dean	4:57
10	Bobby & Whitney	8Ball & MJG	Mr. Lee	3:43
11	Like That (Remix)	Lil' Boosie & Webbie	Mouse	4:00
12	Cheat on Yo Man	Mannie Fresh & Suga	Mannie Fresh	4:16
13	Havin' Thangs '06	Big Mike	Pimp C	2:52
14	Overstand Me	Trae & Chamillionaire	Mr. Lee	4:26
15	On Your Mind	Jagged Edge, Big Zak, Ali & Gipp	Jazze Pha	5:31
16	I Miss U	Tanya Herron & Z-Ro	Donald Brown	5:26
17	Outro		Pimp C	2:56

Samples

• Workin The Wheel's hook is sampled from Pimp C's verse from Three 6 Mafia's hit single Sippin' on Some Syrup which featured UGK.
• Gitcha Mind Right's hook is sampled from Pimp C's verse on UGK's "Take It Off".
• Pourin' Up's hook is sampled from Pimp C's verse from Jay-Z's Big Pimpin'.
• Rock 4 Rock interpolates Pimp C's verse in "Murder" from Ridin' Dirty.
• Havin' Thangs '06 hook is sampled from Pimp C's verse from Big Mike's "Havin' Thangs".
• Overstand Me's hook is sampled from Pimp C's verse in UGK's "Don't Say Shit" from Dirty Money (album).

Chart positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1