Southwest Riders


Southwest Riders is a compilation album presented by American rappers E-40 and B-Legit. It was released on August 26, 1997, by E-40#Sick [Wid It Records|Sick Wid It Records] and Jive Records. The album features production by Bosko, DJ Paul, Juicy J, KLC, The Legendary Traxster, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and T-Mix. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 23 on the Billboard 200. The album features performances by Richie Rich, UGK, A-1, WC, 3X Krazy, Luniz, Celly Cel, Eightball & MJG, Twista and Brotha Lynch Hung.
A music video was produced for the song, "Yay Deep", featuring E-40, B-Legit and Richie Rich.
The song, "Represent" was also released as a music video to promote the compilation and later appeared on A-1's debut album, Mash Confusion. The video features cameo appearances by E-40, B-Legit, Celly Cel and Suga-T.
The song, "N.S.R.", was also released on The Mossie's 1997 debut album, Have Heart Have Money.

Critical reception

's Leo Stanley called Southwest Riders "a fine collection of bass-driven Southern hip-hop" that focuses on "the deep, rumbling bass grooves" rather than individual artists. A reviewer for Rap Pages described it as a "28-song rainbow of gangsterism lifestyles". Miguel Burke, in his review for The Source, called Southwest Riders "an alliance of all-stars acts", criticizing some of the material for being monotonous. In a retrospective review, Pedro Hernandez of RapReviews praised Southwest Riders as a "near perfect double album", commending its "quantity, quality, and variety".

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

Chart history