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 1978 film Halloween. "Tru Homies" samples "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners. On August 20, 1999 the album was certified 2x platinum for selling over 2,000,000 copies in the U.S.

Da Crime Family
Studio album by
TRU
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
RecordedMarch 1998 - May 1999
GenreGangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Length91:10
LabelNo Limit, Priority
ProducerBeats By the Pound
Battlecat
Meech Wells
Ke'Noe
TRU chronology
Tru 2 da Game
(1997)		 Da Crime Family
(1999)		 The Truth
(2005)
Singles from Da Crime Family
  1. "Hoody Hooo"
    Released: May 10, 1999
  2. "Tru Homies"
    Released: March 14, 1999
  3. "Bounce That A**"
    Released: December 8, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
USA Today

Track listing

Da Crime Family

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
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
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
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

Charts

References
  1. "Billboard 200: June 19, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: June 19, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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


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