Da Crime Family
Da Crime Family is the fifth studio album by New Orleans hip-hop group, TRU, released June 1, 1999, on No Limit Records and Priority Records. It was produced by Beats By the Pound, Ke'Noe, Meech Wells and Battlecat. Da Crime Family debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 142,000 copies in its first week. Da Crime Family contains the lead single "Hoody Hooo" which made it to #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The other single "Tru Homies" peaked at #6 on the Hot Rap Singles and #61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. "Hoody Hooo" samples the theme song of the Halloween film. "Tru Homies" samples "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners. On April 25, 2000 the album was certified platinum for selling over 1,500,000 copies in the U.S.
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| Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 1998 - May 1999 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 91:10 | |||
| Label | No Limit, Priority | |||
| Producer | Beats By the Pound Battlecat Meech Wells Ke'Noe | |||
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Track listing
Da Crime Family
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "TRU - The Beginning" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Hoody Hooo" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Dangerous in My City" (featuring Fiend & Full Blooded) | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Miller Boyz" (featuring Ghetto Commission) | 3:32 |
| 5. | "TRU Homies" (featuring O'Dell) | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Don't Judge Me" (featuring Popeye) | 4:06 |
| 7. | "The Tank Goes On" (featuring O'Dell & Porsha) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Hard N****'s" (featuring Fiend) | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Stay Real" (featuring Skull Duggery) | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Suppose to Be My Friend" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson) | 3:00 |
| 11. | "The Ghetto is a Struggle" | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Run Away Slaves" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Livin' Like a Hustler" (featuring Ms. Peaches, O'Dell & Mo B. Dick) | 2:49 |
| 14. | "No Limit Army" (featuring Mac & Pheno of Gambino Family) | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bounce" | 2:17 |
| 2. | "You'll Never Change" (featuring Mac & D.I.G.) | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Hail Mary" (featuring Magic) | 3:23 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want You No More" (featuring Mr. Serv-On) | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Soldier Till I Die" (featuring D.I.G. & Magic) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Buss That" (featuring Mia X) | 2:08 |
| 7. | "Don't Fuck With TRU" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Never" (featuring Baby Soulja, Reginelli of Gambino Family & D.I.G.) | 2:36 |
| 9. | "R.I.P. Kevin" (featuring O'Dell & Porsha) | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Bounce to This" (featuring Big Ed) | 2:58 |
| 11. | "It's a Beautiful Thing" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2:17 |
| 12. | "The World Is Yours" | 2:35 |
| 13. | "We Riders" | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Prayer for a G" | 3:03 |
| 15. | "TRU Homies Radio Edit" (featuring O'Dell) | 4:15 |
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1999 | Da Crime Family | 5 | 2 |
References
This is the fifth album released by TRU on no limit records, The crime family was released June 1 1999 & debut at # 5 on billboard 200 selling 142,000 copies in its first week. By August 13 1999, Da crime family had sold over 500,000 copies, and on April 3 2000 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling 1.5 million records