Dirty is a hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 duo from Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...

, Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, composed of cousins Big Pimp (Daniel Thomas, born 1978) and Mr. G Stacka The Gangsta (Tarvares Webster, born 1983). Their most popular album, Keep It Pimp & Gangsta peaked at number thirteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

 chart and number 63 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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Biography

The first major rap artists out of Alabama, they released their debut album, Country Versatile in 1999. After their second album sold well regionally, they signed with Universal Records

Universal Records

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

, who re-released The Pimp & da Gangsta nationally in 2001. Their second album for Universal was 2002's Keep It Pimp & Gangsta. By this time, they signed to James Prince

James Prince

James Prince is the CEO of Houston-based Rap-a-Lot Records.Prince, who for 20 years has worked to promote Houston's rap scene and rap artists, is now working to promote underprivileged neighborhoods and communities...

's label Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...

 and started their own label, as well, entitled, Blackklown. In 2003, they released their next album, Love Us or Hate Us, on Rap-A-Lot Records. In 2007, the group decided to leave the label, on good terms. Both Big Pimp and Mr. G Stacka are members of the Insane Gangster Disciples (Folk Nation).

Discography

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US Hip-Hop Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1999	Country Versatile Country Versatile Country Versatile is the debut album released by rap group, Dirty. It was independently released on July 13, 1999 through Nfinity Music.-Track listing:#"Dirty Niggaz"- 3:51#"Vogues/Cadillac Anthem"- 3:50#"Young Niggaz"- 4:20#"All I Do"- 5:23...	-	-
2001	The Pimp & da Gangsta The Pimp & da Gangsta The Pimp & da Gangsta is the second studio album by rap group, Dirty, their first released through a major label. It was released on February 27, 2001 through Universal Records and was produced by the members of group...	88	19
2003	Keep It Pimp & Gangsta Keep It Pimp & Gangsta Keep It Pimp & Gangsta is the third album released by rap group, Dirty. It was released on February 25, 2003 through Universal Records and was produced by member, Big Pimp and Mannie Fresh...	63	13
2003	Love Us Or Hate Us Love Us or Hate Us Love Us or Hate Us is the fourth album released by rap group, Dirty. It was released on September 30, 2003 through Rap-a-Lot Records and featured production from Dirty, Mike Jackson and R. Kelly...	160	22
2005	Hood Stories Hood Stories Hood Stories is the fifth album released by rap group, Dirty. It was released on August 16, 2005 through Rap-a-Lot Records and featured production from DaClub Bangaz, Mike Dean and Maximillion...	186	26
2007	The Art of Storytelling The Art of Storytelling (Dirty album) The Art of Storytelling is the sixth album released by rap group, Dirty. It was released on June 12, 2007 through Rap-a-Lot Records and was produced by Terrence Cash and James Prince. The Art of Storytelling only made it to #40 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming their only major studio album...	-	40
2009	Married To The Game (Dirty)	82	20
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released