The Dirty Version


The Dirty Version is the first solo studio album by American rapper and producer A.G. of Diggin' in the Crates Crew. It was released on September 21, 1999, through Silva Dom Records with distribution via Landspeed Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Buckwild, Diamond D, DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Showbiz and A.G. It features guest appearances from Big Pun, Fat Joe, Guru, Kool Chuck, KRS-One, O.C., and the Ghetto Dwellas among others.

Track listing

;Notes
  • Track 1 features vocals from Party Arty and D Flow with additional vocals from Hehdkrack
  • Tracks 2 and 12 feature additional vocals from Party Arty and D Flow
  • Tracks 3, 13, 16 and 18 feature vocals from Party Arty and D Flow
  • Track 4 features vocals from Party Arty, D Flow and Fat Joe
  • Tracks 5 and 14 feature additional vocals from Hehdkrack and Mr. Mudd
  • Track 6 features vocals from Kool Chuck and Diamond D with additional vocals from Blake Carrington
  • Track 7 features additional vocals from Mr. Mudd
  • Track 8 features vocals from Hehdkrack, Misery, Reality, Doe and Big Cle
  • Track 9 features vocals from O.C. and Guru with additional vocals from Mr. Mudd
  • Track 10 features vocals from Wali World
  • Track 11 features vocals from Teck 9 and Kool Chuck with additional vocals from Mr. Mudd and D Flow
  • Track 15 features vocals from KRS-One and Big Pun
  • Track 17 features vocals from Murda Cap, Firehead and Party Arty

    Personnel

  • Andre "A.G." Barnes – main artist, vocals, mixing, producer, co-executive producer
  • Arthur "Party Arty" Sheridan – vocals, additional vocals, creative coordinator
  • Damon "D Flow" Graham – vocals, additional vocals, creative coordinator
  • Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena – vocals
  • Kool Chuck – vocals
  • Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – vocals & producer
  • Boo Ha Hehdkrack – vocals & producer, additional vocals
  • Big Cle – vocals
  • Doe – vocals
  • Misery – vocals
  • Reality – vocals
  • Omar "O.C." Credle – vocals
  • Keith "GuRu" Elam – vocals
  • Wali Burgos – vocals, producer
  • Teck 9 – vocals
  • Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – vocals
  • Christopher "Big Pun" Rios – vocals
  • Firehead – vocals
  • Murda Cap – vocals
  • Mr Mudd – additional vocals
  • Blake Carrington – additional vocals
  • Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall – producer
  • Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer
  • Steve Bundy Wade – mixing & producer
  • Rodney "Showbiz" LeMay – producer
  • Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – producer
  • Amed Harris – producer, mixing
  • Garth Mitchel – producer, mixing
  • A.C.E. – producer
  • Devon "Gritty Traxx" Gray – producer
  • Alon "Pac Man" Cohen – mixing
  • E-Plugg – mixing
  • Ken Johnston – mixing
  • Eric Lynch – mixing
  • Al Boogie – mixing
  • Eddie Sancho – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Naomi Silva – executive producer
  • Kevin Henson – art direction, design
  • Khalid Kenyatta Shabazz – A&R
  • Aimee Morris – management
  • Diana Blain – management