Thugs Are Us
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Singles from Thugs Are Us | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | [2] |
RapReviews | (6/10)[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Thugs Are Us is the fourth studio album by rapper Trick Daddy, released March 20, 2001, on Slip-n-Slide Records.[5] The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with 116,000 copies sold in the first week released.[6] The single "I'm a Thug" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the rapper's second highest charting single. The album has also been platinum by the RIAA with an excess of 1 million copies sold, making it Trick Daddy's best selling CD. The album is now out of print.
Track listing
- "Intro" – 0:33
- "I'm a Thug" – 4:14
- "Where U From" (featuring Trina & Duece Poppi) – 4:53
- "Noodle" (featuring Tre+6) – 3:35
- "Take It to da House" (featuring Trina & The Slip-N-Slide Express) – 3:46
- "Thump in the Trunk" (skit) – 1:12
- "Can't Fuck with the South" (featuring JV) – 3:58
- "Survivin' the Drought" (featuring Duece Poppi) – 3:47
- "Pull Over (Remix)" (featuring Trina, Duece Poppi & Kase 1) – 3:31
- "Have My Cheese" (featuring JV & Money Mark Diggla) – 2:54
- "Bricks & Marijuana" (featuring Kase) – 4:07
- "N Word" – 3:08
- "99 Problems" (featuring Money Mark Diggla) – 3:04
- "For All My Ladies" – 3:23
- "The Hotness" – 4:32
- "Somebody Shoulda Told Ya" – 3:51
- "Amerika" (featuring Society) – 4:23
- "Duece Poppi Snippet (Duece Poppi)" – 3:42
Personnel
- JV aka J.DOT Javaughn Clark - Writer, Performer
Samples
- Track "Take It to da House" contains a sample of "The Boss" performed by James Brown.
- It also features elements from "Boogie Shoes" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
- Track "I'm A Thug" contains a sample of "Cheatin Is" performed by Millie Jackson.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Thugs Are Us: Trick Daddy: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ Comerford, Will. "Chart Watch: Shaggy, 112, Trick Daddy - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "American album certifications – Trick Daddy – Thugs Are Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014.