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{{Infobox album
| name         = Pimpin' on Wax
| type         = Studio
| artist       = [[JT Money]]
| cover        = Pimpin on Wax.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{Start date|1999|5|25}}
| recorded     =
| studio       =
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[dirty rap]]}}
| length       = {{Duration|m=51|s=17}}
| label        = [[Priority Records|Priority]]
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Dallas Austin]]|[[Tricky Stewart|Christoper "Tricky" Stewart]]|[[JT Money]]|[[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs]]}}
| prev_title   =
| prev_year    =
| next_title   = [[Blood Sweat and Years]]
| next_year    = 2001
| misc         =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Pimpin' on Wax - JT Money {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pimpin-on-wax-mw0000238237|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B−<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Diehl|first=Matt|date=June 18, 1999|title=Pimpin' on Wax|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/06/18/pimpin-wax/|access-date=November 3, 2021|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en}}</ref>
}}
'''''Pimpin' on Wax''''' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper [[JT Money]]. It was released on May 25, 1999, through [[Priority Records]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs]], [[Tricky Stewart|Christoper "Tricky" Stewart]], [[Dallas Austin]] and JT Money himself. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, [[Big Gipp]], Evil, [[Solé]], [[Too Short]] and [[Trick Daddy]].
The album peaked at No. 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 8 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]. The single "[[Who Dat (JT Money song)|Who Dat]]" featuring rapper [[Solé]] made it to number 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 2 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] and number 1 on the [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Tracks]]. "Who Dat" was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on September 30, 1999.
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Pimp Vs. USA
| note1 = Interlude
| writer1 = [[JT Money|Jeffrey Thompkins]]
| extra1 = [[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs]]
| length1 = 1:13
| title2 = Playa Ass Shit
| writer2 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Tricky Stewart|Christopher Stewart]]}}
| extra2 = [[Tricky Stewart]]
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = [[Who Dat (JT Money song)|Who Dat]]
| note3 = featuring [[Solé]] and The Red Zone Clique
| writer3 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Solé|Tonya Johnston]]|Di'Andre Davis|Stewart}}
| extra3 = Tricky Stewart
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = On da Grind
| note4 = featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]|[[Dallas Austin]]|[[Curtis Mayfield]]|Tim Patterson}}
| extra4 = [[Dallas Austin]]
| length4 = 4:31
| title5 = Poetry Moment
| note5 = Interlude
| writer5 = Thompkins
| extra5 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length5 = 1:55
| title6 = Ho Problems
| writer6 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs|Kevin Briggs]]}}
| extra6 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Too Real
| note7 = featuring Evil
| writer7 = {{hlist|Thompkins|Tony Mercedes|Erica Harrison}}
| extra7 = [[JT Money]]
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Alright
| note8 = featuring [[Big Gipp]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Big Gipp|Cameron Gipp]]|Briggs}}
| extra8 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Pimp Matrimony
| note9 = Interlude
| writer9 = Thompkins
| extra9 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length9 = 1:43
| title10 = Something 'bout Pimpin'
| note10 = featuring [[Too $hort]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Too Short|Todd Shaw]]|Briggs|Norman Durham}}
| extra10 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length10 = 3:45
| title11 = Rap Ass Nigga
| writer11 = {{hlist|Thompkins|Austin}}
| extra11 = Dallas Austin
| length11 = 3:45
| title12 = Dank
| note12 = featuring [[Trick Daddy|Trick Daddy Dollars]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Thompkins|[[Trick Daddy|Maurice Young]]|Austin}}
| extra12 = Dallas Austin
| length12 = 3:54
| title13 = Kite 2 da Boys
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thompkins|Briggs}}
| extra13 = Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| length13 = 4:59
| title14 = Watcha Want
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thompkins|Stewart}}
| extra14 = Tricky Stewart
| length14 = 4:03
| total_length = 51:17
}}
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* Jeffrey "[[JT Money]]" Thompkins – main artist, producer <small>(track 7)</small>
* Tonya "[[Solé]]" Johnston – featured artist <small>(track 3)</small>
* [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]] – featured artist <small>(track 4)</small>
* Evil – featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
* [[Big Gipp|Cameron Gipp]] – featured artist <small>(track 8)</small>
* Todd "[[Too Short|Too $hort]]" Shaw – featured artist <small>(track 10)</small>
* Maurice "[[Trick Daddy]]" Young – featured artist <small>(track 12)</small>
* The Red Zone Clique – backing vocals <small>(track 3)</small>
* G-Boy – backing vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* [[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs]] – producer <small>(tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8-10, 13)</small>, recording <small>(tracks: 6, 8, 10, 13)</small>
* [[Tricky Stewart|Christoper "Tricky" Stewart]] – producer & recording <small>(tracks: 2, 3, 14)</small>
* [[Dallas Austin]] – producer <small>(tracks: 4, 11, 12)</small>, executive producer, art direction, A&R
* Shawn Grove – recording <small>(tracks: 1, 5, 9)</small>
* Kevin Davis – mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14)</small>
* Leslie Brathwaite – mixing <small>(tracks: 3, 8)</small>, recording <small>(track 4)</small>
* Ricciano "Ricco" Lumpkins – recording <small>(track 4)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 4, 11, 12)</small>
* Carlton Lynn – recording <small>(tracks: 4, 11, 12)</small>
* Alvin Speights – mixing <small>(track 6)</small>
* Brian Hood – recording <small>(track 7)</small>
* Ray Seay – mixing <small>(track 7)</small>
* Brian "[[Brian Gardner|Big Bass]]" Gardner – mastering
* Tony Mercedes – executive producer, A&R
* Colin Jahn – art direction
* David Gates – art direction
* Ernest Washington – photography
* Colin Wolfe – bass
* Tomi Martin – guitar
* Mark "Exit" Goodchild – mixing assistant, recording
* Stuart Gordon – mixing, recording
* John Horesco – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, recording
* Ty Hudson – assistant engineer
* Danny Kresco – mixing assistant
* Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer, recording
* Vernon J. Mungo – mixing assistant
* Jason Piske – mixing assistant
* Claudine Pontier – mixing assistant
* Rick Sheppard – midi, sound design
{{div col end}}
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=JT Money|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|8|artist=JT Money|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
| 90
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|245768|JT Money – Pimpin On Wax}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:JT Money albums]]
[[Category:1999 debut albums]]
[[Category:Priority Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dallas Austin]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Tricky Stewart]]