Dirty History is the third solo studio album by American rapper Anybody Killa. It was released on July 27, 2004, via Psychopathic Records. Production was handled by Fritz the Cat, Lavel, Mike Puwal, Esham and The R.O.C., with co-production by Violent J and ABK himself. It features guest appearances from Insane Clown Posse, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Twiztid and Lavel.

Dirty History
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Recorded2003–04
Genre
Length53:11
LabelPsychopathic
Producer
Anybody Killa chronology
Hatchet Warrior
(2003)
Dirty History
(2004)
Mudface
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album peaked at No. 152 on the Billboard 200, No. 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 10 on the Independent Albums and No. 7 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

A music video was directed for the promotional single "Hey Y'all".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Lavel)James Lowery
1:22
2."Bombs on You"
  • Lowery
  • Fritz Van Kosky
2:13
3."Stick and Move"
  • Lowery
  • Michael J. Puwal
2:53
4."Down Here" (featuring Violent J)
  • Fritz the Cat
  • Violent J[c]
4:00
5."Gimme Ah Beat"Lowery
2:15
6."Party at the Liquor Store" (featuring Colton Grundy)
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
3:05
7."Hey Y'all"
2:55
8."Retaliate" (featuring Twiztid)
3:09
9."Trees and Woods"
  • Lowery
  • Van Kosky
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
4:18
10."Nevehoe" (featuring Shaggy 2 Dope)
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
3:39
11."Laugh at You"
  • Lowery
  • Hicks
2:59
12."It Doesn't Matta" (featuring Colton Grundy)
3:47
13."Oh No"
  • Lowery
  • Van Kosky
  • Hicks
  • Fritz the Cat
  • Lavel
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
4:56
14."Charlie Brown" (featuring Violent J)
  • Lowery
  • Bruce
  • Van Kosky
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
2:09
15."Put My Life on It"
  • Lowery
  • Van Kosky
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
2:16
16."Can't Help It"
  • Lowery
  • Van Kosky
  • Fritz the Cat
  • ABK[c]
  • Violent J[c]
3:25
17."2 Whom This May Concern"
  • Lowery
  • Puwal
3:50
Total length:53:11
Notes
  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer.

Personnel

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  • James "Anybody Killa" Lowery – main artist, rap vocals (tracks: 2–17), additional vocals (track 1), beatboxing (track 5), co-producer (tracks: 1–3, 5–17)
  • Joseph "Violent J" Bruce – featured artist, rap vocals (tracks: 4, 14), additional vocals (tracks: 6, 7, 13, 15), co-producer (tracks: 2–17)
  • Chris "Blaze Ya Dead Homie" Rouleau – featured artist, rap vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
  • James "Jamie Madrox" Spaniolo – featured artist, rap vocals (track 8), additional vocals (track 6)
  • Paul "Monoxide" Methric – featured artist, rap vocals (track 8), additional vocals (track 6)
  • Joseph "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler – featured artist, rap vocals (track 10), scratches (tracks: 3, 5, 8)
  • James "Lavel" Hicks – vocals (track 1), additional vocals (tracks: 6, 13, 16), programming (tracks: 1, 8, 15), engineering (tracks: 1, 10, 15), producer (tracks: 1, 8, 11, 13)
  • Esham Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 12), scratches (track 2), programming & producer (track 12)
  • Ry-Ry – additional vocals (track 1)
  • Syn of Zug Izland – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 7)
  • Michelle "Sugar Slam" Rapp – additional vocals (track 11)
  • Sabrina – additional vocals (track 17)
  • Michael Puwal – keyboards (track 5), programming (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11, 17), engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11, 12), producer (tracks: 3, 17)
  • Fritz "The Cat" Van Kosky – programming (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), engineering (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14), producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13–16)
  • Bryan "The R.O.C." Jones – producer (track 7)
  • Michael Scotta – illustrations, layout design
  • Bob Alford – photography

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 152
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 53
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Dirty History - ABK, Anybody Killa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "ABK Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "ABK Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "ABK Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "ABK Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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