On this present day in 1998, Miami’s personal Trick Daddy dropped his sophomore album www.thug.com on Slip-N-Slide/Warner Bros., a venture that cemented his place as one of many South’s most uncooked and genuine voices.
After making noise together with his 1997 debut Based mostly on a True Story, Trick got here again tougher with www.thug.com, mixing unapologetic road narratives with Miami bass influences and a gritty Southern drawl that stood out within the late ’90s Hip Hop panorama. The album’s title was forward of its time, leaning into the digital period lengthy earlier than artists have been branding themselves on-line.
The breakout single “Nann N***a,” that includes a younger Trina in her unforgettable debut, turned an immediate Southern traditional and put each artists on the nationwide radar. Trick’s unfiltered storytelling on cuts like “Maintain On,” “Going With Your Transfer,” and “Bout A Lotta Thangs” gave listeners a direct window into the struggles and codes of road life in Miami.
www.thug.com peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Prime R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, finally incomes gold certification from the RIAA. Extra importantly, it established Slip-N-Slide Data as a powerhouse label and laid the groundwork for the Miami rap scene’s dominance within the years to come back.
Wanting again 27 years later, Trick Daddy’s sophomore effort stays a defining second not just for his profession but in addition for Southern Hip Hop as an entire. It was uncooked, it was actual, and it launched the world to a brand new period of Miami music that also resonates at this time.
