| Pimp of the Year | |
| Cover: | Dru Down - Pimp of the Year.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dru Down |
| Album: | Explicit Game |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | West Coast hip hop |
| Length: | 4:14 |
| Label: | Relativity |
| Producer: | Ant Banks |
| Next Title: | Ice Cream Man |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Pimp of the Year" (edited for radio as "Mack of the Year") is the debut single by American rapper Dru Down, released in 1994 as the lead single from his second studio album Explicit Game (1994). Produced by Ant Banks, it contains a sample of "Shorty the Pimp" by Don Julian and The Larks. It is Dru Down's most successful song, peaking at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dru Down recorded the song at rapper Too Short's studio. The song was an instant hit in the Bay Area upon release, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for 24 weeks. It has been considered a "pimp anthem".[1] Due to the song's popularity, a radio-friendly version titled "Mack of the Year" was made.[2]
Jesse Taylor of Passion of the Weiss described that Dru Down's "hypnotizing" voice "effortlessly grinds through Ant Bank's track like a circular saw". Complex ranked the song at number 10 in their list "The 50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs".