Da Dirty 30

Da Dirty 30 is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Cru. It was released on June 24, 1997, as a joint production by Def Jam Recordings and Violator Entertainment, with the entire production of the album coming from the group's producer Yogi. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Anthony Hamilton, Antoinette, Jim Hydro, Ras Kass, Slick Rick, The Lox and Tracey Lee. The album was met with positive reviews but was not a huge commercial success, peaking at number 102 on the Billboard 200, number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Top Heatseekers.

Da Dirty 30
Studio album by Cru
Released	June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
Recorded	1995–1997
Studio	Animation Sound (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:16:47
Label	Def Jam Violator
Producer	Chris Lighty (exec.) Yogi
Singles from Da Dirty 30
"Just Another Case" Released: June 17, 1997 "Bubblin'" Released: August 26, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7/10[2]

Two singles made it to the charts: "Just Another Case", which made it to No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Bubblin'", which peaked at No. 23 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"DJ Footlong (Intro)"	Jeremy A. Graham	1:46
2.	"Bluntz & Bakakeemis" (featuring Antoinette, Jim Hydro and Tracey Lee)	Chad Santiago Graham Antoinette Patterson J. Swindell Tracey Lee Charles Earland	3:09
3.	"That Shit"	Santiago Anthony Holmes Graham	3:27
4.	"Just Another Case" (featuring Slick Rick)	Santiago Graham James Ralph Bailey Kenneth Williams Kingsley Swan Rudolph Clark Suzanne Swan	3:35
5.	"Hoe 2 Society"	Santiago Graham	0:57
6.	"Nuthin' But" (featuring Black Rob)	Santiago Graham Robert Ross William Patrick McCord	3:18
7.	"Straight from L.I.P."	Santiago Holmes Graham Adrian Utley Beth Gibbons Geoff Barrow Henry Brooks Lalo Schifrin Otis Turner	3:14
8.	"Goin' Down"	Santiago Graham	2:54
9.	"Shoot Out"	Santiago Holmes Graham	1:00
10.	"Ten to Run"	Graham	1:14
11.	"Wreckgonize" (featuring Black Rob)	Santiago Graham Ross	3:44
12.	"Bulletproof Vest"	Santiago Graham	0:33
13.	"The Ebonic Plague" (featuring Ras Kass)	Santiago Graham John Austin	3:52
14.	"Up North"	Santiago Holmes Graham Stevie Wonder	3:34
15.	"R.I.P."	Graham	0:10
16.	"Live at the Tunnel" (featuring The Lox)	Santiago Holmes Graham David Styles Jason Phillips Sean Jacobs	3:53
17.	"Pronto"	Santiago Holmes Graham Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas Dennis Lambert Don Boyce Duane Hitchings Franne Golde George Brown Richard Westfield Robert Bell Robert Mickens Ronald Bell	4:16
18.	"You Used To"	Graham	0:40
19.	"Fresh, Wild and Bold"	Santiago Graham	3:00
20.	"O.J."	Graham	0:43
21.	"Lisa Lipps"	Santiago Holmes Graham	2:59
22.	"Bubblin'"	Santiago Graham	3:06
23.	"Goines Tale"	Santiago	2:37
24.	"The Illz"	Santiago Holmes Graham	4:19
25.	"Footlong"	Graham	0:11
26.	"My Everlovin'"	Santiago Graham Andrew Hale Helen Folasade Adu Stuart Matthewman	3:32
27.	"Pay Attention" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Santiago Graham David Frank Mic Murphy	3:48
28.	"Loungin' Wit My Cru"	Santiago Graham Aaron Hall Damion Hall Teddy Riley Timmy Gatling	3:37
29.	"Dirty 29"	Graham	0:29
30.	"Armaggedon"	Santiago Holmes Graham	3:10
Total length:			1:16:47

Personnel

• Taj Sidhu – recording, mixing
• Rich Travali – mixing
• Tony Smalios – mixing
• Brian Miller – mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• "Baby" Chris Lighty – executive producer, A&R
• Mark Pitts – associate executive producer, management
• Chad "Chaddio" Santiago – associate executive producer
• Anthony "The Mighty Ha" Holmes – associate executive producer
• Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham – associate executive producer
• David "Dave" Lighty – A&R
• Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	26
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	1