Back by Thug Demand

by Trick Daddy

Overview

It took Trick Daddy two years to follow up the great Thug Matrimony, and while that doesn't seem like much to most folks, in pre-release interviews Trick was apologetic and promising this album will be followed up next year; no long wait. After a couple of spins it becomes apparent that Back by Thug Demand is a very good album but short of being one of his best. The problem seems to be Trick's over-anxiousness to get back in the game and prove he's still vital. This attitude makes for one hungry, down-low beast of an album, but the overall product isn't as well crafted as Thug Matrimony and even if the redundant numbers are shuffled skillfully into the play list to help hide them, they are there. Luckily the highlights are all hard winners, sometimes with that Trick wit and sometimes with his gargantuan, intimidating attitude. The good-timing "So High" finds the rapper working some "this is your captain speaking"-type airline talk into a polished bud smokers anthem, while "Straight Up" with Young Buck is just about the most fun you can have while threatening a rival crew. "Lights Off" is Trick at his trashy, strip-club best while both "Bet That" and "Tuck Ya Ice" have inescapable hooks with high-profile guests -- Chamillionaire and Baby, respectively -- giving their all. The skits with the character Kiki are back and still funny, and at 15 tracks it's a pleasingly tight album, at least when compared to the over-stuffing that ran rampant across hip-hop full-lengths in 2006. While it's not as ambitious or astonishing as the last one, if Trick's plans were to hold it down and keep the longtime fans happy, Back by Thug Demand is a success. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2006
Label:	Atlantic / Slip 'N' Slide
UPC:	0075678381522

Tracks

1. The Big Pookie Interview
2. Breaka Breaka
3. Straight Up
4. The Commentator
5. Bet That
6. 10-20-Life
7. Tuck Ya Ice
8. Booty Doo
9. Born a Thug
10. TDD
11. Lights Off
12. Tonight
13. You Damn Right
14. Chevy
15. So High

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trick Daddy   Primary Artist
Trina   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Goldrush   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Featured Artist
8Ball   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
International Jones   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jahiem   Primary Artist
T-Pain   Primary Artist
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist
Webbie   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Trey Songz   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Baby   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Young Buck   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Young Steff   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chamillionaire   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dunk Ryders   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Skky   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Plies   Primary Artist
Jaheim   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Weebie   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tony "T Bone"   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Monzin   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Andrew Harr   Composer
Aaron Bay-Schuck   A&R
Kane Beatz   Producer
Alan Lewis   Creative Director
Javier Morales   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Doug Sadler   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Skky   Performer
Chris Blanding   Engineer,Recording
Damon Eden   A&R
Robert Gold   Art Manager
Steve Sravo   Engineer,Recording
Steve Fisher   Engineer,Recording
Dionnee Harper   Marketing
Lil Hollywood   Recording
Musa "Milk" Adeoye   A&R
Weebie   Performer
Big Steff   Vocal Producer
Benji Brown   Composer
Anne Declemente   A&R
Byron Thomas   Composer
Adonis Shropshire   Vocal Producer
Maurice Young   Composer
Tony Castillo   Composer
Drew Castro   Recording
Daniel Johnson   Composer
Buddy Long   Composer
Charles C. Young   Composer
Kevin KD Davis   Mixing
Teiron Robinson   Composer
Davevonn Rackley   Composer
Kenya Brockington   Composer
Amir Williams   Composer
Trak 53   Recording
Derrick Baker   Composer
Buddy Long & The Western Melody Boys   Composer
Corey Evans   Composer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Solomon "Sox" Hepburn   Executive Producer
Ted Lucas   Executive Producer
Richard Jones   Composer
Big D   Producer
Webbie   Composer
Sam Thomas   Recording,Vocal Engineer
Jermaine Jackson   Composer
Kevin "Khao" Cates   Composer,Producer
Steve Nowa   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Eddy Schreyer   Mastering
The Runners   Producer
Gorilla Tek   Producer
Fareed Salamah   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ben Diehl   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Brian Williams   Composer
International Jones   Performer
Mannie Fresh   Producer
Young Buck   Composer
Young Steff   Vocal Producer
Trick Daddy   Executive Producer
Howard White   Engineer,Recording
Mark Seymour   Composer
Ray Seay   Mixing
Dunk Ryders   Performer
Goldrush   Producer
Fabian Marasciullo   Mixing,Recording
Hakeem Seriki   Composer
Javier Valverde   Engineer,Recording
Dave Scott   Design,Art Direction
Mike Caren   A&R
Premro Smith   Composer
Webster Gradney   Composer
Tremaine Neverson   Composer
Maurice "Mo" Young   Composer
Andrew Thielk   Engineer,Assistant Engineer