Maurice Young
, better known as Trick Daddy
, is an American rapper. Originally billed as Trick Daddy Dollars
, and sometimes known as T-Double-D
, he has been popular for making club hits such as "Shut Up" and "Let's Go". [1]
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Music career
Young appeared on the track "Scarred" by former
2 Live Crew member
Luther "Lukes" Campbell from Luke's 1996 album
Uncle Luke
. The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention of fans and record producers alike. Ted Lucas, a former concert promoter and then-CEO of
Slip-n-Slide Records, signed the rapper to the newly former record label. Slip-n-Slide released Trick Daddy Dollars's debut album
Based on a True Story
in 1997; the album was popular in the Miami area.
[1]
In 1998, when his next album
www.thug.com
came out, Young removed "Dollars" from his stage name. Club-oriented track "Nann Nigga", featuring
Trina, became a national hit, peaking at the third spot of the
Billboard
Hot Rap Singles chart.
[3] Atlantic Records signed Trick Daddy to the label in 2000 and released
Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47
that year. "Shut Up", which Jason Birchmeier of
allmusic considered "a rowdy club hit similar to 'Nann Nigga'",
followed "Nann" as the next single; featured guests on "Shut Up" were Deuce Poppito, Trina, and Co.
Thugs Are Us
, released in 2000, featured the hit single "I'm a Thug", which reached #17 on the
Billboard
Hot 100.
His fifth album
Thug Holiday
boasted "In da Wind", which Birchmeier believed was Trick Daddy's most creative single.
In 2004,
Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets
was released, with hit single "Let's Go", produced by
Lil Jon, featuring
Twista, and sampling the guitar riffs from the
Ozzy Osbourne hit "
Crazy Train".
That year, Trick Daddy guest-performed on the
Ying Yang Twins' "What's Happnin!", which reached #30 on the Hot 100, #7 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #9 on the Hot Rap Singles.
[4] "Let's Go" peaked on #7 on the Hot 100, #4 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #4 on Hot Rap Tracks.
Back By Thug Demand
followed in 2006,
with singles "Bet That" and "Tuck Ya Ice" charting at the bottom of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
Following
Back By Thug Demand
, Trick Daddy appeared on several singles by
DJ Khaled: "Born-N-Raised" in 2006 from
Listennn... the Album
in 2006, "
I'm So Hood" from
We the Best
, and "Out Here Grindin'" from
We Global
in 2008, all among numerous other rappers. "Born-N-Raised" peaked at #83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, and "I'm So Hood" peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
[5] He appeared on
Pitbull's 2007 album
The Boatlift
.
[6] Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide in 2008 and has stated that his upcoming album
Finally Famous: Born a Thug Die a Thug
will be released under his own Dunk Ryders Records.
[7]
Trick Daddy recently announced that he has the disease
Lupus, which has greatly affected his skin, and that he has stopped taking medication to combat the disease.
[8] The rapper's rationale for refusing treatment was that "I had to take a test or another medicine every thirty days or so to make sure that medicine wasn’t causing side effects dealing with kidney or liver failure."
[9]
Discography
- 1997: Based on a True Story
- 1998: www.thug.com
- 2000: Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47
- 2001: Thugs Are Us
- 2002: Thug Holiday
- 2004: Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
- 2006: Back by Thug Demand
- 2009: Finally Famous: Born a Thug Die a Thug
References
- Trick Daddy > Biography
- Trick Daddy > Biography
- Trick Daddy - Billboard Singles
- Ying Yang Twins - Billboard Singles
- DJ Khaled - Billboard Singles
- Lil Jon, Trick Daddy Among Boatload Of Guests On Pitbull's Boatlift
- DX-clusive: Trick Daddy Plans New Album And New Label
- Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus
- Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus