Down in tha Dirty

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{{Infobox song

| name = Down in tha Dirty

| cover = Ludacris - Down in tha Dirty.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ludacris featuring Rick Ross & Bun B

| album = Strength in Numbers

| released = November 13, 2007

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Southern hip hop

| length = 4:35

| label = Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam

| writer = Christopher Bridges, William Roberts, Bernard Freeman

| producer = Clinton Sparks

| chronology = Ludacris

| prev_title = Rock Star

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Gimme Dat

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Rick Ross

| type = singles

| prev_title = Speedin'

| prev_year = 2007

| title = Down in tha Dirty

| year = 2007

| next_title = The Boss

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Bun B

| type = singles

| prev_title = My 64

| prev_year = 2007

| title = Down in tha Dirty

| year = 2007

| next_title = That's Gangsta

| next_year = 2008

}}

}}

"Down in tha Dirty" is the second single by rapper Ludacris for the unreleased Disturbing tha Peace compilation album, "Strength in Numbers". It features Bun B & Rick Ross and was produced by Clinton Sparks. The chorus, "Down in the dirty south, to be exact, gettin' money is a well known fact", is sampled from Bun B's verse on the song 'White Gurl' by E-40. The guitar is sampled from "So What'cha Want" by the Beastie Boys.

Chart position

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align="left"|Chart (2007)

!align="left"|Peak
Position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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