Tracklist (Vinyl)
| A1 | | Intro (Marvin Dixon) | | | | A2 | | Boy | | | | A3 | | Sittin' On D's | | | | A4 | | Get On Up | | | | B1 | | America | | | | B2 | | Shut Up | | | | B3 | | Thug For Life | | |
See more tracks| C1 | | Hoe Skit | | | | C2 | | Walkin' Like A Hoe | | | | C3 | | Tryin' To Stop Smokin' | | | | C4 | | Bout My Money | | | | C5 | | Could It Be | | | | D1 | | Thug Life Again | | | | D2 | | K*ll Your A** | | | | D3 | | Gotta Let You Have It | | | | D4 | | Hoe But Can't Help It | | | | D5 | | Outro (Marvin Dixon) | | |
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Review
On his 1998 major-label debut, www.thug.com, Trick Daddy translated his grimy down-South slang and hedonistic hood-rat hymns for a nationwide audience. But what set the album apart was an undertone of social consciousness found only in the best gangster-oriented tracks. On Book of Thugs, the gold-toothed rhyme slinger continues to painfully contrast his infatuation with the thug life and his awareness of the world outside it. For fans who want a repeat of last year's club hit "Nann," Trick Daddy has delivered up-tempo rump shakers… Read More ("Sittin' on D's," "Boy") and rugged-yet-refined bounce tracks ("Walkin' Like a Hoe"). The most remarkable cut, however, is the pessimistic ballad "America," in which a confused, cynical Trick Daddy asks, "Who invented niggas in the first place? / They say America is the original birthplace / Who's doing ten, twenty, life on their first case?" Trick's ability to expose his soft side without losing his hard edge is what distinguishes him from his thug-life contemporaries. (RS 837)
PAT CHARLES
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