Thugs Are Us

Thugs Are Us
Studio album by
Trick Daddy
Released March 20, 2001
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre
Length 1:02:33
Label
Producer
  • Ted "Touche" Lucas (exec.)
  • Black Mob Group
  • Righteous Funk Boogie
  • Jim Jonsin
  • J-Roc
  • Mr. Charlie
  • Roc
  • Saint Benson
  • Styles
  • The Committee
Trick Daddy chronology
Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47
(2000) 		Thugs Are Us
(2001) 		Thug Holiday
(2002)
Singles from Thugs Are Us
  1. "Take It to da House"
    Released: February 6, 2001
  2. "I'm a Thug"
    Released: May 24, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
HipHopDX 3.5/5
RapReviews 6/10
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)
Rolling Stone

Thugs Are Us is the fourth studio album by American rapper Trick Daddy. It was released on March 20, 2001 via Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Righteous Funk Boogie, The Committee, Black Mob Group, Jim Jonsin, J-Roc, Mr. Charlie, Roc, Saint Benson, and Styles, with Ted Lucas serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Duece Poppito, Tre+6, JoVaughn "J.V." Clark, Trina, Society, Kase and Migraine.

The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 with 116,000 copies sold in the first week released. Its lead single, "Take It to da House" peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, while its second single, "I'm a Thug", reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the rapper's second highest charting single. The album has also been platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with an excess of 1.8 million copies sold, making it Trick Daddy's best selling album.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro" (removed from clean version)     0:33
2. "I'm a Thug"
  • Maurice Young
  • Adam Ernest Duggins
  • Rafe Van Hoy
 Righteous Funk Boogie 4:14
3. "Where U From" (featuring Trina and Duece Poppito)
Jim Jonsin 4:53
4. "Noodle" (featuring Tre+6)
  • Mark Seymour
  • Corey Evans
  • Roc
 Roc 3:35
5. "Take It to da House" (featuring Righteous Funk Boogie, Money Mark Diggla, JV, Trina, and C.O.)
Righteous Funk Boogie 3:46
6. "Thump in the Trunk (Skit)" (removed from clean version)     1:12
7. "Can't Fuck with the South" (featuring JV)
  • Young
  • Clark
  • Duggins
 Righteous Funk Boogie 3:58
8. "Survivin' the Drought" (featuring Duece Poppito)
  • Smith
  • Saint Benson
 Saint Benson 3:47
9. "Pull Over (Remix)" (featuring Trina, Kase, and Duece Poppito)
  • Young
  • Taylor
  • Maurice Marshall
  • Smith
  • The Committee
  • Herman Kelly
 The Committee 3:31
10. "Have My Cheese" (featuring JV and Money Mark Diggla)
The Committee 2:54
11. "Bricks and Marijuana" (featuring Kase)
  • Young
  • Marshall
  • Duggins
 Righteous Funk Boogie 4:07
12. "N Word" (featuring Tre+6 and Duece Poppito) (removed from clean version)
  • Young
  • Seymour
  • Evans
  • Smith
  • Styles
 Styles 3:08
13. "99 Problems" (featuring Tre+6) (removed from clean version)
  • Seymour
  • Evans
  • Mr. Charlie
 Mr. Charlie 3:04
14. "For All My Ladies" (featuring Trina)
  • Taylor
  • Duggins
 Righteous Funk Boogie 3:23
15. "The Hotness" (featuring Society and DJ Khaled)
  • Marcus Effinger
  • Black Mob
 Black Mob Group 4:32
16. "Somebody Shoulda Told Ya" (featuring Migraine)
  • Young
  • Sidney Doe Landfair
  • Jason Roper
 Jason "Jay Roc" Roper and Thomas "Big Tom aka Chevy Boy" Bonnie 3:51
17. "Amerika" (featuring Society)
  • Young
  • Effinger
 Righteous Funk Boogie 4:23
18. "Duece Poppi Snippet (Bonus Track)" (featuring Duece Poppito)     3:42
Total length: 1:02:33
Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.