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Dirty South Classics
Dirty South Classics
Greatest hits album by Goodie Mob
Released	December 16, 2003
Recorded	1994–1999
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:17
Label	Arista
Producer	Organized Noize
Goodie Mob chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	7/10^[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Dirty South Classics is the first greatest hits album by American Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob.^[4] It was released on December 16, 2003 via Arista Records, and composed of five songs from Soul Food (1995), six songs from Still Standing (1998) and four songs from World Party (1999). Production was handled by Organized Noize. It features guest appearances from Outkast, Backbone and TLC. The album did not make it to the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 99 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Background

By the time of the release of Dirty South Classics, member CeeLo Green was not a part of the Goodie Mob, as he left the group after the release of the group's third studio album, World Party in 1999. In 2002, he dropped his debut album, Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections also via Arista Records. Member Big Gipp's debut solo album, Mutant Mindframe, was released a few months prior to Dirty South Classics through the independent record label Koch Records. The following year, Goodie Mob (without Cee-Lo) would record and release the group's fourth studio album, One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, also for Koch Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"They Don't Dance No Mo'"	Robert Barnett Thomas Callaway Cameron Gipp Willie Knighton Patrick Brown Ray Murray Rico Wade David Sheats	4:14
2.	"Cell Therapy"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade	5:01
3.	"Dirty South" (featuring Big Boi)	Gipp Antwan Patton Frederick Bell Brown Murray Wade	3:31
4.	"Black Ice (Sky High)" (featuring Outkast)	Gipp André Benjamin Patton Sheats	3:23
5.	"Soul Food"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade Brandon Bennett	3:53
6.	"Get Rich to This" (featuring Big Boi and Backbone)	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade	4:16
7.	"What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" (featuring TLC)	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Lisa Lopes Dallas Austin	5:09
8.	"Parking Lot (Break)"		0:50
9.	"Beautiful Skin"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Craig Love	5:41
10.	"Still Standing"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Sheats	4:50
11.	"Fly Away"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade	4:41
12.	"Goodie Bag"	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade	4:28
13.	"I.C.U."	Barnett Callaway Gipp Knighton Brown Murray Wade	4:06
14.	"The Experience"	Callaway Brown Murray Wade	2:51
15.	"Free"	Callaway Brown Murray Wade	1:23
Total length:			58:17

Notes

Tracks 1, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 14 are taken from Still Standing (1998).
Tracks 2, 3, 5, 12 and 15 are taken from Soul Food (1995).
Tracks 6, 7, 8 and 13 are taken from World Party (1999).

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	99

References

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Goodie Mob - Dirty South Classics Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ Zwickel, Jonathan (March 30, 2004). "Goodie Mob: Dirty South Classics". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
^ Rabin, Nathan (January 6, 2004). "Goodie Mob: Dirty South Classics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ "Goodie Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

External links

Goodie Mob – Dirty South Classics at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "Goodie Mob - Dirty South Classics Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[2] Zwickel, Jonathan (March 30, 2004). "Goodie Mob: Dirty South Classics". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.

[4] Rabin, Nathan (January 6, 2004). "Goodie Mob: Dirty South Classics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Goodie_Mob-5] "Goodie Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

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Goodie Mob
Big Gipp Khujo CeeLo Green T-Mo
Studio albums	Soul Food (1995) Still Standing (1998) World Party (1999) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2004) Age Against the Machine (2013) Survival Kit (2020)
Compilations	Dirty South Classics (2003)
Singles	"Cell Therapy" "Soul Food" "Dirty South" "Black Ice" "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" "Special Education"
Related articles	Discography Dungeon Family