Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
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Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets is the sixth studio album
(and first #1 album) by Miami
rapper Trick Daddy
. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200
with 145,000 copies sold in the first week released.
"Let's Go
" was the single that rocketed the albums success." "Sugar (Gimme Some)" contains an interpolation of "Sugar On My Tongue" written by David Byrne
of Talking Heads
and was produced by Mike Caren
. "Down Wit Da South" contains an interpolation of Midnight Star
's song "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)
." The song "Sugar (Gimme Some)" was released as a single and reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100
. It has a remix with a verse from Lil' Kim
. "Let's Go" was also released as a single and remains Trick Daddy's most successful single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for "Sugar" features Lil' Kim
& Cee-Lo
, but Ludacris
and his verse from the song are absent. The Song "Let's Go" was used in the trailers for Stomp The Yard. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA. As of November 2006 the album has sold 910,000 copies in the United States.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
(and first #1 album) by Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
rapper Trick Daddy
Trick Daddy
Maurice Young , better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.-Music career:...
. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
with 145,000 copies sold in the first week released.
"Let's Go
Let's Go (Trick Daddy song)
"Let's Go" is the first single by American rapper Trick Daddy from his sixth studio album Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Lil Jon. The song samples the hit 1980 heavy metal song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne...
" was the single that rocketed the albums success." "Sugar (Gimme Some)" contains an interpolation of "Sugar On My Tongue" written by David Byrne
David Byrne (musician)
David Byrne is a musician and artist, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography,...
of Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
and was produced by Mike Caren
Mike Caren
Mike Caren is an American Record Producer, Executive Vice President of A&R for Atlantic Records and Co-President of Elektra Records. After completing jobs with SRC/Loud Records and Ruthless Records, he started his career at Atlantic in 1995 at the age of seventeen as Manager of Rap Marketing for...
. "Down Wit Da South" contains an interpolation of Midnight Star
Midnight Star
Midnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist...
's song "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)
No Parking on the Dance Floor
-Reception:Released in 1983 containing the hit singles "Freak-A-Zoid," "Wet My Whistle," "Electricity," and "No Parking ." Also on the album is the classic quiet storm staple, "Slow Jam."-Track listing:...
." The song "Sugar (Gimme Some)" was released as a single and reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It has a remix with a verse from Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
. "Let's Go" was also released as a single and remains Trick Daddy's most successful single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for "Sugar" features Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
& Cee-Lo
Cee-Lo
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway , better known by his stage name Cee Lo Green, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor...
, but Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
and his verse from the song are absent. The Song "Let's Go" was used in the trailers for Stomp The Yard. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA. As of November 2006 the album has sold 910,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
- "Fuckin' Around Intro" - 0:20
- "Fuckin' Around" (featuring T.I.T.I.Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
, Young JeezyYoung JeezyJay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
& Kase 1) – 3:43 - "Let's GoLet's Go (Trick Daddy song)"Let's Go" is the first single by American rapper Trick Daddy from his sixth studio album Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Lil Jon. The song samples the hit 1980 heavy metal song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne...
" (featuring TwistaTwistaCarl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...
& Lil JonLil JonJonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
) (Produced by Bigg DBigg DDerrick Baker , better known as Bigg D, is an American producer from Miami, Florida.-Biography:Born in Miami, Baker grew up in Carol City, his father a professional musician, and his mother a church pianist. He learned guitar and toured with BeBe & CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar in the 1980s...
& Jim JonsinJim JonsinJames Scheffer, better known by his professional name, Jim Jonsin, is an American Grammy award winning record producer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur...
) – 3:46 - "Gangsta Livin'" – 3:45
- "These Are the Daze" – 3:44
- "I Wanna Sang" – 4:36
- "The Children's Song" (Produced by Gorilla TekGorilla TekTony Castillo, better known as Gorilla Tek, or G-Tek is an award-winning American record producer and composer.He is well-known throughout South Florida. One half of the production duo Drummajorz, his success dates back to “Disco Rick and the Dogs”...
) – 3:58 - "U Neva Know" – 4:19
- "Sugar (Gimme Some)Sugar (Gimme Some)"Sugar " is the second single by American rapper Trick Daddy from his sixth studio album Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets. It features Ludacris & Cee-Lo Green and was produced by Cee-Lo Green and Ron Flair.-Remix:...
" (featuring Cee-Lo Green, LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
) (Produced by Cee-Lo Green & Ron FairRon FairRon Fair is a veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter. In a career that has spanned over 30 years at major record labels he has produced and arranged hits for several artists, but he is best known as a "guru/mentor", guiding the careers of unknown artists...
) – 4:08 - "Skit" – 1:42
- "Ménage a Trois" (featuring Jazze PhaJazze PhaPhalon Anton Alexander , also known as Jazze Pha , is an American singer, and songwriter.raised in Memphis, TN; son of James Alexander ....
, Smoke & Money MarkMoney MarkMark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".-Career:...
) (Produced by Gorilla Tek) – 4:52 - "J.O.D.D." (featuring KhiaKhiaKhia Shamone Chambers , better known just as Khia, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early life:Khia was born on November 8, 1977 in Philadelphia and was raised in its Germantown neighborhood, and she moved to Tampa, Florida when she was 11. Khia attended Dowdell...
& Tampa Tony) (Produced by Sanchez Holmes) – 3:15 - "4 Eva" (featuring Jazze Pha) (Produced by Jazze Pha) – 4:04
- "I Cry" (featuring Ron Isley) (Produced by Scott Storch) – 5:13
- "Thugs About" (featuring Dirtbag) (Produced by Cool & Dre) – 3:59
- "Ain't a Thug" (featuring Trey SongzTrey SongzTremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...
) – 4:45 - "Down wit da South" (featuring TrinaTrinaKatrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...
, Ying Yang TwinsYing Yang TwinsThe Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...
& Deuce Komradz) (Produced by Mr. ColliparkMr. ColliparkMichael Crooms, better known by his stage name Mr. Collipark and also known as DJ Smurf, is a hip hop producer and the president of his own Atlanta-based record label, Collipark Records....
) – 4:13