"Ride wit Me" is a song by American rapper Nelly. It was released in April 2001 as the third single from his debut studio album Country Grammar (2000). The song features City Spud.

"Ride wit Me" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, "Ride wit Me" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The radio version of the song was featured on the 2001 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 7.

"Ride wit Me" features a sound similar to "Get Down on It" by Kool and the Gang; indeed, it is in the same key (E minor) and uses almost identical chord progressions in the refrain alone. The song samples lines from the song "I Like It" by DeBarge, specifically those which read: "I like the way you brush your hair, and I like those stylish clothes you wear".

The official remix was also produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson and then placed in Nelly's remix album, Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention. It also features City Spud's verse from the original and John Mayer on the guitar. It samples Mayer's single, "No Such Thing".

In the United States, "Ride wit Me" became Nelly's highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, "Ride wit Me" debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Nelly's highest-charting song in Britain at the time.

The music video won Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. Due to the jail sentence he was then serving, City Spud did not appear in the video. The video also received a nomination for Viewer's Choice. A Philadelphia 76ers version of the song was released during the 2001 NBA Finals. The video is mainly based on the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, although references to the 1980s TV show The Dukes of Hazzard and the film Cool Hand Luke are also present in the video.

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