| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic | | UPC: 00075678327520 | | Release Date: 2/15/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60386066 | | Item#: M6V7K5 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro - (with Marvin Dixion) ~ Trick Daddy |  | | 2. Boy - (featuring The Lost Tribe/JV) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 3. Sitting On D's - (featuring IZM) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 4. Get On Up - (featuring The Lost Tribe/Money Mark of Tre?) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 5. America - (featuring Society) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 6. Shut Up - (featuring Deuce Poppito/Trina Co.) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 7. Thug For Life - (featuring Kase & Mystic of The Lost Tribe) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 8. Hoe Skit ~ Trick Daddy | | | 9. Walking Like A Hoe ~ Trick Daddy | | | 10. Trying To Stop Smoking - (featuring Mystikal) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 11. Bout My Money ~ Trick Daddy | | | 12. Could It Be - (featuring Twista) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 13. Thug Life Again - (featuring Mark of Tre) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 14. K*II All Yor A* ~ Trick Daddy | | | 15. Gotta Let You Have It - (featuring Buddy Roe) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 16. Hoe But Can't Help It - (featuring Buddy Roe) ~ Trick Daddy | | | 17. Outro - (with Marvin Dixion) ~ Trick Daddy | |
| Direct from the booming streets of Miami's Liberty City comes the return of the one-and-only hip hop maestro Trick Daddy. Rolling up on the heels of his recent RIAA gold, Billboard top 10 R&B smash, "www.Thug.com", Trick brings true thug philosophy to all-new turbulent tales of southern style street life. Badt-headed and buck wild, Trick Daddy first hit the music scene as one of the lead rappers on Luke's 1996 track, "Scarred." In the fall of 1997 came his solo debut album…"Based On A True Story..."a stand-out introduction highlighted by such tracks as "They Don't Live Long," "Bout a Lotta Thangs," and "Gone With Your Bad Self." The following year came the equally autobiographical and relentless "www.Thug.com", an album that paired the rapper with the likes of Tre+6, Society, J.A.B.A.N., and J-shin. Filled with powerful rhymes taken from life on the blocks of Anyhood, USA, the set stood out on the strength of the hit singles, "Nann" and "Sweatin' Me." since then, the lyrical Picasso has been turning heads with his remarkable contribution on Atlantic's explosive Any Given Sunday soundtrack. For 2000, Trick is ready to treat the world to a never-before-experienced combination of powerful tracks and unsparing, truth-telling rhymes. Prepare yourselves.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Trick Daddy, The Lost Tribe, JV, IZM, Tre, Society, Mystikal, Twista, Buddy Roe. | | Audio Mixer: Mr. Seay. | | Recording information: 4 Star Recording Studio. | | Director: Alan Lewis. | | Trick Daddy takes his career to the next level on Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47, moving to a major label, Atlantic, and delivering his first coast-to-coast hit, "Shut Up." His previous two releases, Based on a True Story (1997) and www.thug.com (1998), had established him as one of the Dirty South's most promising rappers, particularly after "Nann Nigga" became an underground hit, but these gritty releases never crossed the Mason-Dixon Line nor the Mississippi River. On the contrary, Book of Thugs burst out of the South, thanks largely to the financial backing of Atlantic. For the first time in his career, Trick Daddy had a sizable budget to work with, and the results are wonderfully evident. Both the beats and the vocals sound incredibly vibrant, on a par with anything coming out of New York or Los Angeles at the time; furthermore, two big-name guests, Mystikal and Twista, make notable appearances, finally giving Trick Daddy some impressive talent with which to tangle. Above all though, Book of Thugs boasts "Shut Up," his rowdiest club-banger yet, also notable for reprising the dynamic Trick Daddy-Trina collaboration that had made "Nann Nigga" such a success two years earlier. Elsewhere, Book of Thugs features a few other highlights ("Boy," "Get on Up," "Thug for Life"), but it's by no means a solid album. The excessive guests are a bit frustrating, tempting you to fast forward through lackluster verses far too many times, and the production of Righteous Funk Boogie and Black Mob Group is spotty, sounding less impressive as the album creeps toward its distant end. Book of Thugs nonetheless raised the bar for Trick Daddy, elevating him to national status and setting the stage for his commercial breakthrough. ~ Jason Birchmeier | | When Trick Daddy emerged onto the hip-hop scene in the late '90s with his slurred rhymes and thugged-out lyrical content, Miami became one of the hottest spots for rap music. His smash hit single, "Nann," from his debut album, WWW.THUG.COM, turned the independent artist into a major star. His follow-up effort, BOOK OF THUGS, only managed to further advance his star. The underground jam "Shut Up" is straight-up Trick Daddy material, a cut that will have fans chanting its chorus over and over again. Trick even offers a surprise to his listeners this time around with the mid-tempo "America," in which the MC shows that thugs like him think about their country as much as they think about partying. |
Producer: Darren Rudnick; Righteous Funk Boogie |
Engineer: Righteous Funk Boogie |
Musical Guests | | Mystikal | | Twista | | Tre | | JV | | Lost Tribe | | IZM | | Money Mark of Tre | | Society | | Deuce Poppito | | Trina | | Kase & Mystic of The Lost Tribe | | Buddy Roe |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Trick Daddy - Book of Thugs: Chapter AK, Verse 47 - CD By: Thomas Rodriguez - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 4/17/2007 8:44 AM | | A rewarding experience if given enough time. Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, has amassed quite a bit of both popularity and clout with Rap fans below the Mason Dixon line. With his current stardom, it’s almost ironic to think that six and a half years ago he was simply trying to break himself out beyond that aforementioned imaginary border....read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/15/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 83275 | | Label : Slip 'N' Slide | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 53m : 42s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075678327520 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (3/30/00, p.68)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...[It] delivers up-tempo rump shakers and rugged-yet-refined bounce tracks....[His] ability to expose his soft side without losing his hard edge is what distinguishes him from his contemporaries."Spin (4/00, pp.191-2)
- 6 out of 10 - "...Daddy comes with beats harder hitting and more textural than most Miami wig-outs, rapping with authoritative detail about the down and desperate of Liberty City....if Miami need roughneck redemption, this should more than win it." Vibe (3/00, pp.201-2)
- "...packs an improved, more confident rhyme style and production that's both innovative and ear-catching....Trick Daddy's ability to fuse his southern sound foundation with musical elements more often associated with other regions...makes [this album] sparkle..." The Source (3/00, pp.244-6)
- 3.5 mics out of 5 - "...Nearly every MC on BOOK OF THUGS comes off....complimenting the staggering Swizz Beatz-like production....[Trick Daddy] continues to add classic chapters to the book of Miami rap." |
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