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Thugs Are Us
Thugs Are Us
Studio album by Trick Daddy
Released	March 20, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Southern hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	1:02:33
Label	Slip-N-Slide; Atlantic;
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
Singles from Thugs Are Us
	"Take It to da House"; Released: February 6, 2001; "I'm a Thug"; Released: May 24, 2001;

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Thugs Are Us

2001 studio album by Trick Daddy

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.

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The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 with 116,000 copies sold in the first week released.^[6] 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.

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Track 2 contains a sample of "Cheatin Is" performed by Millie Jackson
Track 5 contains excerpts from "The Boss" performed by James Brown, and "Boogie Shoes" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band
Track 9 contains a sample of "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" as performed by Herman Kelly and Life

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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)	Young Katrina Taylor Lasana Smith James Scheffer	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.)	Young Duggins Seymour JoVaughn Clark Taylor Evans Charles Bobbit Fred Wesley James Brown Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch	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)	Young Clark Seymour Tony Castillo	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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[2]
RapReviews	6/10^[3]
Robert Christgau	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]