Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets

Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets is the sixth studio album by American rapper Trick Daddy. It was released on October 26, 2004 via Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic Records. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 145,000 copies sold in the first week released. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 1, 2004.

Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
Studio album by Trick Daddy
Released	October 26, 2004
Recorded	2004
Studio	4 Star Studios (Miami, FL) TDD Studios (Miami, FL) Circle House Studios (Miami, FL) Mirimode Studios (Jersey City, NJ) The Orange Grove (Los Angeles, CA) Platinum Recording Studios (Miami, FL) Sho'nuff Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:04:12
Label	Slip-N-Slide Atlantic
Producer	Ted Lucas (exec.) Bigg D Box Chronic Chris Cool & Dre Eddie Scoresazy First Class Gorilla Tek Happy Perez Jazze Pha J-Boozie Jim Jonsin Mike Caren Milk Mr. Collipark Sanchez Holmes Scott Storch
Trick Daddy chronology
Thug Holiday (2002) Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets (2004) Back by Thug Demand (2006)
Singles from Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets
"Let's Go" Released: October 19, 2004 "Sugar (Gimme Some)" Released: January 11, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
RapReviews	8/10[5]
Stylus Magazine	A−[6]
USA Today	[7]
Vibe	[8]

Recording sessions took place at 4-Star Studios, at TDD Studios, at Circle House Studios, at Platinum Recording Studios in Miami, at The Orange Grove in Los Angeles, and at Sho Nuff in Atlanta. Production was handled by several record producers, including Cool & Dre, Gorilla Tek, Jim Jonsin, Mr. Collipark and Scott Storch. It features guest appearances from Jazze Pha, Benji Brown, CeeLo Green, Deuce Komradz, Dirtbag, Kase, Khia, Lil' Jon, Ludacris, Money Mark Diggla, Ron Isley, Smoke, Tampa Tony, T.I., Trey Songz, Trina, Twista, Ying-Yang Twins and Young Jeezy.

The song "Let's Go" was released as the lead single that rocketed the album's success and remains Trick Daddy's most successful single, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was used in the trailers for 2007 film Stomp the Yard. Mike Caren-produced "Sugar (Gimme Some)" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has a remix with a verse from Lil' Kim. In the music video for "Sugar (Gimme Some)" Ludacris's appearance in the song was replaced by Lil' Kim. The song "J.O.D.D." was used in the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fuckin' Around Intro"		Box J-Boozie Milk	0:20
2.	"Fuckin' Around" (featuring T.I., Young Jeezy and Kase)	Maurice Young Clifford Harris Jay Jenkins Maurice Marshall Chris Blanding	Chronic Chris First Class	3:43
3.	"Let's Go" (featuring Twista and Lil' Jon)	M. Young Jonathan Smith James Scheffer Marshall Charles Young John Osbourne Robert Daisley Randy Rhoads	Jim Jonsin Bigg D	3:42
4.	"Gangsta Livin'"	M. Young Blanding	Chronic Chris	3:45
5.	"These Are the Daze"	M. Young Blanding Louis Johnson Peggy Jones Vallery Johnson	Chronic Chris	3:44
6.	"I Wanna Sang"	M. Young Eddie Hill Dan Penn Lindon Oldham	Eddie Scoresazy Mike Caren^[a] Ted Lucas^[a]	4:36
7.	"The Children's Song"	M. Young Tony Castillo Ivy Jo Hunter Vernon Bullock	Gorilla Tek Brandoe Musician^[a]	3:58
8.	"U Neva Know"	M. Young Carlos Hernandez	First Class	4:19
9.	"Sugar (Gimme Some)" (featuring Ludacris and CeeLo Green)	M. Young Christopher Bridges Michael Caren David Byrne	Mike Caren	4:05
10.	"Skit" (featuring Benji Brown)		Box	1:42
11.	"Ménage a Trois" (featuring Jazze Pha, Smoke and Money Mark Diggla)	M. Young Shawn Johnson Mark Seymour Castillo	Gorilla Tek	4:52
12.	"J.O.D.D." (featuring Khia and Tampa Tony)	M. Young Khia Chambers Antonio Alls Marquinarius Holmes	Sanchez Holmes	3:14
13.	"4 Eva" (featuring Jazze Pha)	M. Young Phalon Alexander Marvin Tarplin William Robinson Jr.	Jazze Pha	4:04
14.	"I Cry" (featuring Ronald Isley)	M. Young Scott Storch Andre Lyon Marcello Valenzano	Scott Storch	5:13
15.	"Thugs About" (featuring Dirtbag)	M. Young Jermany James Lyon Valenzano	Cool & Dre	3:59
16.	"Ain't a Thug" (featuring Trey Songz)	M. Young Nathan Perez C. Young James Harris Terry Lewis T. Gray	Happy Perez	4:45
17.	"Down Wit da South" (featuring Trina, Ying Yang Twins and Deuce Komradz)	M. Young Katrina Taylor Deongelo Holmes Eric Jackson Michael Crooms Vincent Calloway Bobby Lovelace William Simmons Michael Cooper	Beat In Azz	4:11
Total length:				1:04:12

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains excerpts from "Crazy Train" written by John Osbourne, Robert Daisley and Randy Rhoads, as performed by Ozzy Osbourne
• Track 5 contains a sample from "Never Leave You Lonely" written by Louis Johnson, Vallery Johnson and Peggy Jones, as performed by The Brothers Johnson
• Track 6 contains a sample from "I'm Your Puppet" written by Linda Olden and Dan Penn, as performed by Foster Sylvers
• Track 7 contains excerpts from "Hold Onto Your Dreams" written by Vernon Bullock and Ivy Jo Hunter, as performed by the Wee Gees
• Track 9 contains an interpolation of "Sugar On My Tongue" written by David Byrne
• Track 13 contains an interpolation of "Cruisin'" written by William Robinson Jr. and Marvin Traplin
• Track 16 contains an interpolation of "If It Isn't Love" written by James Harris and Terry Lewis
• Track 17 contains interpolations of "No Parking On The Dance Floor" written by Vincent Calloway, Bobby Lovelace and William Simmons, and "Ffun" written by Michael Cooper

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[9] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 88 Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200[12] 118 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one rap albums of 2004 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2004

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets - Trick Daddy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
2. Tyehimba, Cheo (March 17, 2020). "Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
3. Tindal, K.B. (December 9, 2004). "Trick Daddy - Thug Matrimony". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
4. Baker, Soren (24 October 2004). "De La Soul as boldly creative as in the '80s" – via LA Times.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 29, 2004). "Trick Daddy :: Thug Matrimony :: Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
6. Bieritz, Erick (2005). "Trick Daddy - Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
7. "USATODAY.com - This week's reviews: Donnas, Neville Brothers and more". www.usatoday.com.
8. Group, Vibe Media (1 December 2004). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.
9. "Trick Daddy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
10. "Trick Daddy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
13. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
14. "American album certifications – Trick Daddy – Thug Matrimony". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets at Discogs (list of releases)