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| Birth name | Maurice Young |
| Born | Miami, Florida |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Label(s) | Cash Money Slip-N-Slide |
| Associated acts | Trina Rick Ross Plies Young Jeezy Birdman Lil Wayne DJ Khaled Chamillionaire |
| Website | TrickDaddy.com |
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 began rapping in the 1990s under the alias "Trick Daddy Dollars" and appeared on the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member Luther "Luke" 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.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 2000, 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 has stated that his upcoming album Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Die a Thug will be released under his own Dunk Ryders Records.6
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
- 2008: Finally Famous: Born a Thug Die a Thug6
References
- ^ a b c d e f Birchmeier, Jason (2006-12-19). "Trick Daddy > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
- ^ a b c d "Trick Daddy - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Ying Yang Twins - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
- ^ "DJ Khaled - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (2007-04-27). "Lil Jon, Trick Daddy Among Boatload Of Guests On Pitbull's Boatlift", MTV News. Retrieved on 11 September 2008.
- ^ a b Burgess, Omar (2008-06-02). "DX-clusive: Trick Daddy Plans New Album And New Label". HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2008-09-11.
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