# The Dirtiest Thirstiest

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| RapReviews | 7/10 |
| The Michigan Daily | |
The Dirtiest Thirstiest is the only studio album by American rapper Yung Wun. It was released on December 7, 2004 via Full Surface/J Records. Recording sessions took place at Basement Studios in New Jersey, at Doppler Studios, Greenhouse Studios and PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, and at Sony Music Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Vizion, David Banner, Jay-Mac, The Koul Kats, Bangladesh, Faust, Swizz Beatz and Tony "V.I.P." Lopez, with Lauren Lake, Eric McCaine and Laferron Miles serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from David Banner, Cassidy, DMX and Lil' Flip.
In the United States, the album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 24 on the Top Rap Albums and number 11 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. Its lead single, "Tear It Up" became Yung Wun's most successful songs, peaking at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 21 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 26 on the Rhythmic Airplay charts in the US. The second and final single off of the album, "Walk It, Talk It", made it to number 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

## Track listing
### Sample credits

* Track 3 contains excerpts from "Shout It Out" written by Weldon Dean Parks, Dallas Austin, Hal David, Donald Fletcher, Bernard Freeman, Jasper Cameron and Todd Shaw and performed by the A&T Marching Band from Drumline.
* Track 4 contains replayed elements from "The Munsters Theme" written by Jack Marshall and Bob Mosher.
* Track 5 contains samples from "Ship Ahoy" written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The O'Jays.
* Track 9 contains samples from "Just One Moment Away" written by Leo Graham Jr. and Paul Richmond and performed by The Manhattans.
* Track 11 contains a sample of the recording "I Need You" written by Norman Whitfield and performed by The Temptations.

## Personnel

* James "Yung Wun" Anderson – vocals
* Bazaar Royale – background vocals (track 1)
* D.O. Deville – background vocals (track 2)
* Trillville – background vocals (track 2)
* Earl "DMX" Simmons – vocals (track 3)
* Wesley "Lil' Flip" Weston – vocals (track 3)
* Lavell "David Banner" Crump – vocals (track 3), background vocals & producer (track 10)
* Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean – background vocals (tracks: 4, 9, 12), producer (tracks: 4, 12), executive producer
* Barry "Cassidy" Reese – vocals (track 5)
* Santana "Skinny King" Lambert – additional vocals (track 6)
* Marcus "Big Marc" Williams – additional vocals (track 6)
* Lauren Lake – background vocals & violin (track 7), co-producer (tracks: 1, 7)
* Carl Phipps – additional vocals (track 7)
* Taronda "Pist Off" Hamilton – additional vocals (track 8)
* Shawty The Pimp – background vocals (track 12)
* James "Jay-Mac" Beard – electric guitar (track 1), producer (tracks: 1, 7)
* Steven Hoffman – acoustic guitar (track 6)
* Torrence Scott – bass (tracks: 6, 12), lead guitar (track 12)
* Laferron Miles – additional keyboards (tracks: 6, 12), co-producer & recording (track 12)
* Larry Phillabaum – organ & additional keyboards (track 7), acoustic guitar (track 9), mixing (tracks: 6, 7, 11), recording (tracks: 9, 11)
* Charles Pettaway – guitar (track 10)
* Michael Hardnanett – bass (track 10)
* Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – producer (track 2)
* Luis "Faust" Matos – producer (track 3)
* James Seawood – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
* Sekou Davis – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
* Chrishaun "Vizion" Sinclair – producer (tracks: 6-8, 12), co-producer (track 1)
* Tony "V.I.P." Lopez, Jr. – producer (track 9)
* Eric McCaine – co-producer (track 4)
* Robert Brown – recording (track 1)
* E-Plugg – mixing (track 1)
* Matt Atkinson – recording (tracks: 2, 12)
* Greg Fisher – recording assistant (tracks: 2, 12)
* Rich Keller – mixing (tracks: 2-4, 9, 10, 12), recording (track 4)
* Joe Davis – recording (track 3)
* Steve Conover – recording assistant & mixing assistant (track 4)
* Glen Marchese – recording & mixing (track 5)
* Geoff Rice – recording assistant (track 5), mixing assistant (tracks: 5, 10)
* Tech – recording (tracks: 6-8)
* Carlisle Young – mixing (tracks: 8, 12)
* Kevin Wilson – recording assistant (tracks: 9, 11), mixing assistant (track 11)
* Steve Fisher – recording (track 10)
* Jason Agel – mixing assistant (track 12)
* Chris Athens – mastering
* Alli Truch – art direction, design
* Chris LeBeau – art direction
* Marc Baptiste – photography
* Trevor Jerideau – A&R
* Grady Spivey – A&R
* Karl Washington – legal
* Aisha Williams – stylist
* Andre' Aarons – management

## Charts

| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 50 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) | 24 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 11 |