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Trick Daddy Birth name Maurice Young Born September 27, 1973 Origin Miami, Florida, United States Genres Hip Hop, Southern Rap, Crunk Occupations Rapper, Producer, Songwriter, Actor Years active 1994–present Labels Slip-n-Slide Records, Warlock Records, Trick Daddy Music Group Associated acts Gorilla Tek, Scarface, Luther Campbell, Ying Yang Twins, Bigg D, Diplo, DJ Khaled, Brisco, Young Buck Website www.trickdaddy.com Maurice Young (born September 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.
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Music career
Trick appeared on the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member, Luther "Luke" Campbell, Produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, 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 formed 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, Trick 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.[2] 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'",[1] followed "Nann" as the next single; featured guests on "Shut Up" were Deuce Poppito, Trina, and Co.
Thugs Are Us, released in 2001, featured the hit single "I'm a Thug", which reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] His fifth album Thug Holiday boasted "In da Wind", which Birchmeier believed was Trick Daddy's most creative single.[1] 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".[1] 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.[3] "Let's Go" peaked on #7 on the Hot 100, #4 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #4 on Hot Rap Tracks.[2] Back By Thug Demand followed in 2006,[1] with singles "Bet That" and "Tuck Ya Ice" charting at the bottom of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[2]
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.[4] He appeared on Pitbull's 2007 album The Boatlift.[5] Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide in 2008 and released his 8th studio album Finally Famous: Born a Thug Die a Thug on September 25, 2009, under his own Dunk Ryder Records. In late 2010 Trick Daddy formed a new label Trick Daddy Music Group, signing fellow rappers Kasino, A-Dot, Dutch Dirty and 2T to the roster. Trick Daddy is currently working on a new album to be released in 2012 under his new label. Recently he has released a single featuring Young Jeezy, called "I Can't Leave These Streets Alone", a very deep and much felt track from both the rappers, that talks about street life and their growth as men in it.
Film career
In 2009 Trick Daddy appeared in the film Just Another Day playing Roman, a shifty and unpredictable drug dealer. The film is about the intersecting lives of an aspiring rapper and an old successful rapper over the course of one day.[citation needed]
Personal life
Trick Daddy announced that he has lupus, which has affected his skin, and that he has stopped taking medication to combat the disease.[6] The rapper's rationale for refusing treatment was that "Because for every medicine they gave me 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…I just said all together I ain’t taking no medicine."[7]
Discography
Main article: Trick Daddy 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, Still a Thug
- TBA: www.thug.com2[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Birchmeier, Jason (2006-12-19). "Trick Daddy > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p413655. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ a b c d "Trick Daddy - Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p413655. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Ying Yang Twins - Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p392373. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "DJ Khaled - Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p672134. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (2007-04-27). "Lil Jon, Trick Daddy Among Boatload Of Guests On Pitbull's Boatlift". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558115/20070426/pitbull_2_.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Arnold, Paul (2009-03-30). "Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8832/title.trick-daddy-refuses-treatment-for-lupus. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus". idiomag. 2009-03-31. http://www.idiomag.com/peek/73059/trick_daddy. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ DX News Bits: Lloyd Banks, Ruff Ryders and Trick Daddy
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