Arthur Maurice Young, better known as Trick Daddy, is a Kenyan American & Nigerian-American rapper. Originally billed as Trick Daddy Dollars, and sometimes known as T-Double-D, Young was born in Tallahassee, FL, but grew up in Miami's Liberty City.
Music career
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Determined to start anew, and as a way to cope with the death of his brother, Trick left jail and started writing candid rap songs that documented the life he had led up to that point. In the 1990s, he began rapping seriously by the alias "Trick Daddy Dollars". His first break into the music business came when a Miami rap artist, Luther Campbell, stage name Luke, formerly of the 2 Live Crew, saw Trick performing at a local club and approached him. Later, Luke invited him to join as one of the lead rappers for the song "Scarred" (also known as "Hydrolics"). The hip-hop dance track, which introduced Trick's unique flow and booming voice, appeared on Luke's 1996 album Uncle Luke. The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention of fans and record producers alike. Later, Trick credited Luke as the person who helped make his recording career possible.
Trick continued to rap on the underground Miami rap scene, and while doing a local performance, he was discovered by Ted Lucas, the CEO of Slip-n-Slide Records. Soon after, he would release his debut album, Based on a True Story, in 1997, through Slip-N-Slide and Atlantic Records. This album was released during the time when Southern hip hop was really exploding behind the success of Master P and his No Limit Records.
Trick's first single was "Nann Nigga", which was contained on his second record, www.thug.com, and featured the young Slip-n-Slide female rapper, Trina. He has since released six more albums with one due in early 2008 on his own Dunk Ryders Records. There are rumors that he has signed a new deal with Def Jam Records after an interview with friend Rick Ross with allhiphop.com, in which he mentions that he helped Trick get the deal.[1]. The Dunk Ryders consists of 3 members Ice Berg(Teiron Robinson) Fella (Davevon Rackley) and Soup (Keyon Brockington who is currently incarcerated[citation needed]).
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|
| US Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK Singles |
|---|
| 1998 | "Nann Nigga" (featuring Trina) | 62 | 20 | 3 | - | www.thug.com |
| 1999 | "Suckin' Fuckin' (AKA Sweatin' Me)" (featuring Co)[1] | - | - | - | - | www.thug.com |
| 1999 | "Shut Up" | 83 | 25 | 20 | - | Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 |
| 2001 | "Take It To Da House" from Osmosis Jones | Thugs Are Us |
| "I'm A Thug" | 17 | 8 | 16 | - | Thugs Are Us |
| 2002 | "In Da Wind" [3](featuring Cee-Lo & Big Boi) | 70 | 2 | 1 | - | Thug Holiday |
| "Thug Holiday" | 87 | 40 | 20 | - | Thug Holiday |
| 2004 | "Let's Go" (featuring Lil Jon & Twista) | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets |
| 2005 | "Sugar (Gimme Some)" (featuring Cee-Lo, Ludacris & Lil Kim) | 20 | 36 | 87 | 61 | Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets |
| 2006 | "Bet That" (featuring Chamillionaire & Gold Rush) | 104 | 66 | - | - | Back by Thug Demand |
| 2007 | "Tuck Ya Ice" (featuring Birdman) | - | 90 | - | - | Back by Thug Demand |
| 2008 | "I Ain't Mad" (featuring T-Pain) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Finally Famous: Born a Thug Die a Thug |
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