This article is about the album by Ol' Dirty Bastard. For the phrase, see Nigga, please.
1999 studio album by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Nigga Please
Studio album by
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Released
September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
Studio
Quad Recording, Chung King Studios, 36 Chambers (New York City)
American (Los Angeles)
Genre
Hip hop
Length
47:49
Label
Elektra
Producer
Buddha Monk
Dat Nigga Reb
DL
Flavahood Productions
Irv Gotti
Mr. Fingers
The Neptunes
RZA
True Master
Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995)
Nigga Please (1999)
The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones (2002)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Beneath the Surface (1999)
Nigga Please (1999)
Uncontrolled Substance (1999)
Singles from Nigga Please
"Got Your Money" Released: August 24, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[1]
Alternative Press
3/5[2]
Entertainment Weekly
C+[3]
Los Angeles Times
[4]
NME
9/10[5]
Rolling Stone
[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
[7]
The Source
4/5[8]
Spin
8/10[9]
USA Today
[10]
Nigga Please (stylized as N☆☆★A PLeASe) is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard. It was released on September 14, 1999, via Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at Quad Recording Studios, at Chung King Studios and at 36 Chambers Studio in New York City, and at American Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by RZA, The Neptunes, Irv Gotti, Buddha Monk, Dat Nigga Reb, DL, Flavahood Productions, Mr. Fingers and True Master. It features guest appearances from 12 O'Clock, Kelis, La the Darkman, Lil' Mo, Pharrell Williams, Raison the Zukeeper, Shorty Shit Stain, and comedian Chris Rock.
In the United States, the album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 93,000 copies sold in the first week.[11] It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 6, 1999. The album also peaked at number 59 in Germany and number 64 in the Netherlands.
Its lead single, "Got Your Money", peaked at #11 in the UK, #33 in the US, #82 in the France, #96 in the Netherlands, and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. The music video for "Got Your Money" was directed by Hype Williams.
It was the last album to be released in ODB's lifetime before his death on November 13, 2004, due to complications of a drug overdose.[12]
^"Ol' Dirty Bastard: Nigga Please". Alternative Press. No. 138. January 2000. p. 96.
^Sinclair, Tom (September 13, 1999). "Dirty". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Baker, Soren (September 12, 1999). "Ol' Dirty Bastard, 'Nigga Please,' Elektra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Capper, Andy (September 30, 1999). "Ol' Dirty Bastard – N***a Please". NME. Archived from the original on June 7, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Tate, Greg (October 14, 1999). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Nigga Please". Rolling Stone. No. 823. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Ol' Dirty Bastard". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 602. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^"Ol' Dirty Bastard: Nigga Please". The Source. No. 122. November 1999. pp. 213–14.
^Smith, RJ (November 1999). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: N***a Please". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 11. pp. 184–85. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Jones, Steve (September 14, 1999). "Ol' Dirty Bastard, N**** Please". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^Boehlert, Eric (September 22, 1999). "Eve Rides to the Top of the Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^Devenish, Colin (15 December 2004). "ODB Died of Drug Overdose". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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