Trick Daddy
{{Short description|American rapper (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Trick Daddy
| image = Trick Daddy 2015.jpg
| caption = Trick Daddy in 2015
| alias = Trick Daddy Dollars
| birth_name = Maurice Samuel Young{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Trick-daddy|title = Trick Daddy}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| origin =
| genre = Southern hip-hop
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = {{hlist|Slip-n-Slide|Warlock|Dunk Ryder|Atlantic}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
}}
| website = {{URL|trickdaddydollar.com}}
}}
Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami, Florida. He is best known for his 2004 single "Let's Go" (featuring Twista and Lil Jon), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The album of which it preceded, Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets (2004) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart; both of which remain his most successful releases to date.
Prior, he signed to local record label Slip-n-Slide Records for the release of his debut album Based on a True Story (1997) and its sequel, www.thug.com (1998). Becoming the flagship artist for the label, he signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records to release Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 (2000), Thugs Are Us (2001), and Thug Holiday (2002), which were met with moderate commercial success. He followed up Thug Matrimony with the albums Back by Thug Demand (2006) and the independently-released Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Still a Thug (2009), and notably guest appeared on hometown native DJ Khaled's singles "I'm So Hood" in 2007 and "Out Here Grindin'" in 2008.{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/trick-daddy-black-people-race-card | title=Trick Daddy is 'Tired' of Black People 'Playing the Race Card' | date=24 June 2023 }}
Early life
Maurice Samuel Young{{Cite web |last=Dwork |first=David |date=2020-01-11 |title=Report: Trick Daddy arrested for cocaine possession in Miami-Dade County |url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/01/11/report-trick-daddy-arrested-for-cocaine-possession-in-miami-dade-county/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=WPLG |language=en}} was born on September 27, 1974, in Jackson Memorial Hospital at Miami, Florida. His mother, Pearl Brockington of South Carolina, raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in the Liberty Square apartment complex in Liberty City after relocating from Goulds. The building where he grew up was colloquially known as "Pork-N-Beans" in reference to the color of the apartment doors.
His father, Charles, was a local pimp. While Young was a teenager, Charles took him and his brother Derek "Hollywood" Harris to live with him, and during that time, Young and Hollywood began to deal crack cocaine on the streets. At 15 years old, Young was arrested for drug and firearm possession. The day he was released, Young was arrested on an attempted-murder charge for shooting a man during a street fight. He was convicted and sent to prison at 20 years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/514521/trick-daddy-scores-with-jailhouse-rap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202170404/http://www.mtv.com/news/514521/trick-daddy-scores-with-jailhouse-rap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2016|title=Trick Daddy Scores With Jailhouse Rap|website=Mtv.com|access-date=5 October 2017}} His brother was murdered the same year.{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/ghetto-glorious-6358453|title=Ghetto Glorious|first=Tristram|last=Korten|date=26 August 1999|website=Miaminewtimes.com|access-date=5 October 2017}} After he was released from prison, Ted Lucas, founder of Slip-n-Slide Records, urged Young to focus on a rap career and stay off the streets.
Music career
Trick appeared on the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member Luther "Luke" Campbell, produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, from Luke's 1996 album Uncle Luke. The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention of fans and record producers alike. Ted Lucas, a former concert promoter and then-CEO of Slip-n-Slide Records, signed the rapper to the newly formed record label. Slip-n-Slide released Trick Daddy Dollars' debut album Based on a True Story in 1997; the album was popular in the Miami area.{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Trick Daddy : Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p413655|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|date=2006-12-19|access-date=2008-09-11}}
In 1998, when his next album www.thug.com was released, Trick removed "Dollars" from his stage name. Club-oriented track "Nann Nigga", featuring Trina, became a national hit, peaking at the third spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.{{cite web|title=Trick Daddy - Billboard Singles|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p413655|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|access-date=2008-09-11}} Atlantic Records signed Trick Daddy to the label in 1998 and released Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 that year. "Shut Up", was the lead single from Book of Thugs. His next single, "America" (featuring Society), was a poignant political track that writer Omar Burgess compared to other sociological tracks in Trick's catalog such as "Ain't No Santa".{{cite news|last=Burgess|first=Omar|title=Trick Daddy: Thug Life Trick Daddy: Thug Life|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1140/title.trick-daddy-thug-life|publisher=Hip Hop DX|date=2007-04-27|access-date=2013-07-04}}
Thugs Are Us, released in 2001, featured the hit single "I'm a Thug" (released March 20, 2001) which reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. His fifth studio album Thug Holiday contained two singles, "In da Wind" and the title track. In 2004, Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets was released, with hit single "Let's Go", produced by Lil Jon, featuring Twista, and sampling the guitar riffs from the Ozzy Osbourne hit "Crazy Train". That year, Trick Daddy guest-performed on the Ying Yang Twins' "What's Happnin!", which reached #30 on the Hot 100, #7 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #9 on the Hot Rap Singles.{{cite web|title=Ying Yang Twins - Billboard Singles|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p392373|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|access-date=2008-09-11}} "Let's Go" peaked on #7 on the Hot 100, #4 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #4 on Hot Rap Tracks. Back by Thug Demand followed in 2006, with singles "Bet That" and "Tuck Ya Ice" charting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. This album launched the career of Trick Daddy's Group, Dunk Ryders with their record "Damn Right" featuring Dray Skky, and Trick's Joint Venture Label Deal with Cash Money Records.
Following Back By Thug Demand, Trick Daddy appeared on several singles by DJ Khaled: "Born-N-Raised" in 2006 from Listennn... the Album in 2006, "I'm So Hood" from We the Best in 2007, and "Out Here Grindin'" from We Global in 2008, all among numerous other rappers. "Born-N-Raised" peaked at #83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, and "I'm So Hood" peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Tracks.{{cite web|title=DJ Khaled - Billboard Singles|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p672134|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=allmusic|access-date=2008-09-11}} He appeared on Pitbull's 2007 album The Boatlift.{{cite news|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|title=Lil Jon, Trick Daddy Among Boatload Of Guests On Pitbull's Boatlift|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558115/20070426/pitbull_2_.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429064227/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558115/20070426/pitbull_2_.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2007|publisher=MTV News|date=2007-04-27|access-date=2008-09-11}} Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide in 2008 and released his 8th studio album Finally Famous: Born a Thug Still a Thug on September 25, 2009, under his own Dunk Ryder Records label, which by now had grown to include fellow Miami artists Ice "Billion" Berg, Fella, Bad Guy, Kasino, A-Dot, NoLove, Dutch Dirty and Gold Rush, most of which eventually parted ways with the label to start their own independent ventures. He released a single featuring Jeezy, called "I Can't Leave These Streets Alone", and then was featured on the track "This is for You", from Jeezy's latest album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, released in December 2011. In July 2012, Trick Daddy released a mixtape entitled Dick & Dynamite as a prequel to his upcoming album release. He continues to tour the United States, performing a mix of both his classic hits and his new releases.
Film career
In 2010, Trick Daddy appeared in the film Just Another Day playing Roman, a drug dealer. The film is about the intersecting lives of an aspiring rapper and an old successful rapper over the course of one day.{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/trick-daddy-ja-rule-star-in-film-about-music-industry/?trackback=tsmclip |title=Trick Daddy, Ja Rule Star in Film About Music Industry |date=13 May 2010 |publisher=Theboombox.com |access-date=2014-06-25}} In 2018, Trick Daddy started appearing in the VH1 reality series Love & Hip Hop: Miami. In 2017, he started his podcast co-hosted by Supa Cindy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/trick_daddy_s_famous_uncensored_podcast/prweb14105754.htm|title=Trick Daddy introduces his new podcast 'Famous & Uncensored.' Co-hosted by Supa Cindy of 99 JAMZ, the duo (Trick Daddy and Supa Cindy) sit down with some of the most intriguing hip-hop artists, sports figures, and more.}}
Legal issues
In 1993, Trick Daddy was convicted of cocaine possession, carrying a concealed weapon and violating probation and served 15 months in Florida state prison. Then in February 2003, he was arrested on gun charges following a dispute at a basketball game, and again in September 2003 after police found cocaine and marijuana in his pocket. He pleaded guilty to cocaine and weapons charges and received probation.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6039538/trick-daddy-arrested-on-cocaine-gun-charges |title=Trick Daddy Arrested on Cocaine, Gun Charges |publisher=Billboard |date=2014-04-04 |access-date=2014-06-25}}
On April 3, 2014, he was arrested outside of his home in Miramar, Florida. According to his arrest report, he was caught by police who were surveilling his home under the suspicion that he was running a grow house. Once police entered his home with a warrant and drug sniffing dogs, they reportedly found one gram of cocaine in Trick Daddy's bedroom, along with a 9mm pistol and ammunition in another bedroom. Police charged Young with possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and driving with a suspended license. The following morning, he was released on $6,100 bond.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/04/trick-daddy-arrested-florida-guns-drugs/ |title=Trick Daddy Arrested in Florida After Caught With Guns And Drugs - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2014-04-04 |access-date=2014-06-25}}
On January 11, 2020, Trick Daddy was pulled over in Miami by the police because they suspected he was driving while under the influence. After officers smelled alcohol on his breath and he failed a field sobriety test, Trick Daddy was taken into custody at the Hammocks District Station for driving under the influence. While handing over his possessions, police found cocaine wrapped inside a dollar bill. At that point, he was also charged with cocaine possession. His bond was set at $6,000 for both charges.{{Cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article239194498.html|title=Miami rapper Trick Daddy arrested on DUI and cocaine possession charges|last=Cohen|first=Howard|date=11 January 2020|work=The Miami Herald|access-date=14 January 2020}}
Personal life
Trick Daddy announced that he has lupus, which has affected his skin, but he stopped taking medication to combat the disease.{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Paul|title=Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8832/title.trick-daddy-refuses-treatment-for-lupus|website=Hiphopdx.com|date=2009-03-30|access-date=2009-03-30}} He stated "for every medicine they gave me I had to take a test or another medicine every thirty days or so to make sure that medicine wasn't causing side effects dealing with kidney or liver failure…I just said all together I ain't taking no medicine."{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/73059/trick_daddy|title=Trick Daddy Refuses Treatment For Lupus|access-date=2009-04-01|date=2009-03-31|publisher=idiomag}}
Trick Daddy has faced financial difficulties, having declared bankruptcy three times, the latest of which came on the day his home was to be foreclosed upon and auctioned away.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/544056/hat-trick-trick-daddy-files-3rd-bankruptcy-just-foreclosure/|title=Hat Trick: Trick Daddy Files For 3rd Bankruptcy Just Before Foreclosure|website=Hiphopwired.com|date=21 May 2017|access-date=5 October 2017}}
Trick Daddy's ex-wife Joy filed for a divorce from him, as she revealed on part 2 of the Love & Hip Hop: Miami Season 2 reunion.
Discography
{{Main|Trick Daddy discography}}
;Studio albums
- Based on a True Story (1997)
- www.thug.com (1998)
- Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 (2000)
- Thugs Are Us (2001)
- Thug Holiday (2002)
- Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets (2004)
- Back by Thug Demand (2006)
- Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Still a Thug (2009)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.trickdaddydollars.com/ }}
- [http://www.dunkryderrecords.com/ Dunk Ryder Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085316/http://www.dunkryderrecords.com/ |date=2014-10-06 }}
- [http://www.trickdaddymusicgroup.com/ Trick Daddy Music Group]{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516225845/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/trickdaddy Trick Daddy] at Atlantic Records
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