Tru 2 da Game
Tru 2 da Game
Studio album by TRU
Released February 18, 1997
Recorded 1996
Length 117:38
Producer Beats By the Pound , K-Lou, DJ DarylTRU chronology
True Tru 2 da Game Da Crime Family
True Tru 2 da Game Da Crime Family
Singles from Tru 2 da Game
"I Always Feel Like " Released: January 21, 1997 "FEDz" Released: 1997
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Tru 2 da Game studio album released by New Orleans hip-hop group, TRU . It was released February 18, 1997 on No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound . The album found a large amount of success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 200,000 copies in its first week. A single from the album entitled "I Always Feel Like " also found some success, peaking at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100Hot Rap Singles and #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks . The same year the album was re-released with the song "Smoking Green" removed. The re-released version included three new songs, a club mix version of "No Limit Soldiers", a C-Murder solo song "Eyes Of A Killa" and a Silkk The Shocker solo song "Pimp Shit." "FEDz" samples Aaliyah 's hit single "If Your Girl Only Knew ". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA , on October 2, 1997, and remains the group's most successful album.
Track listing Original release Disc 1 No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" (Master P & Lil' Romeo ) 2:47 2. "No Limit Soldier" (Master P , Silkk the Shocker , C-Murder & Mia X ) KLC & Mo B. Dick 7:04 3. "I Always Feel Like ..." (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X & Mo B. Dick) Craig B & KLC 5:07 4. "There Dey Go" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) Craig B & KLC 4:38 5. "I Got Candy" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P & Mo B. Dick) KLC & Mo B. Dick 4:23 6. "Ghetto Thang" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Big Ed ) K-Lou 3:54 7. "FEDz" (C-Murder , Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Mia X) Mo B. Dick 5:42 8. "What They Call Us?" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) KLC 5:51 9. "Smoking Green" (Master P & Mo B. Dick) Craig B 5:52 10. "Gangstas Make The World" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P, C-Murder & Mr. Serv-On ) Mo B. Dick 4:57 11. "Swamp Nigga" (Master P) KLC 5:14 12. "Ghetto Cheeze" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) DJ Daryl 4:25 13. "Heaven 4 A Gangsta (TRU Remix)" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) Craig B, KLC & Mo B. Dick 4:41
Disc 2 No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "TRU 2 Da Game" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On) K-Lou 4:53 2. "Freak Hoes" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Mia X) KLC 3:49 3. "TRU ?s" (C-Murder) Craig B 4:11 4. "1nce Upon A Time" (Silkk the Shocker & C-Loc) KLC 2:15 5. "Pop Goes My 9" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P, Kane & Abel & Mo B. Dick) Mo B. Dick 4:46 6. "It's My Time" (Mia X) Craig B 2:51 7. "Torcher Chamber" (C-Murder) Mo B. Dick 3:30 8. "They Can't Stop Us!" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) KLC 4:57 9. "The Lord Is Testin' Me" (C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker & Master P) KLC 5:42 10. "Final Ride" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) Craig B 6:03
Re-release Disc 1 No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" (Master P & Lil' Romeo) 2:47 2. "No Limit Soldier" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder & Mia X) KLC & Mo B. Dick 7:04 3. "I Always Feel Like " (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X & Mo B. Dick) Craig B & KLC 5:07 4. "There Dey Go" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) Craig B & KLC 4:38 5. "I Got Candy" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P & Mo B. Dick) KLC & Mo B. Dick 4:23 6. "Ghetto Thang" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Big Ed) K-Lou 3:54 7. "FEDz" (C-Murder, Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Mia X) Mo B. Dick 5:42 8. "What They Call Us?" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) KLC 5:51 9. "Gangstas Make The World" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P, C-Murder & Mr. Serv-On) Mo B. Dick 4:57 10. "Swamp Nigga" (Master P) KLC 5:14 11. "Pimp Shit" (Silkk the Shocker) Craig B 4:23 12. "Eyes Of A Killa" (C-Murder) Craig B, KLC, Mo B. Dick 4:09 13. "FEDz (Radio Version)" (C-Murder, Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Mia X) Mo B. Dick 5:42
Disc 2 No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Ghetto Cheeze" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) DJ Daryl 4:25 2. "Heaven 4 A Gangsta (TRU Remix)" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) Craig B, KLC & Mo B. Dick 4:41 3. "TRU 2 Da Game" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On) K-Lou 4:53 4. "Freak Hoes" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Mia X) KLC 3:49 5. "TRU ?s" (C-Murder) Craig B 4:11 6. "1nce Upon A Time" (Silkk the Shocker & C-Loc) KLC 2:15 7. "Pop Goes My 9" (Silkk the Shocker, Master P, Kane & Abel & Mo B. Dick) Mo B. Dick 4:46 8. "It's My Time" (Mia X) Craig B 2:51 9. "Torcher Chamber" (C-Murder) Mo B. Dick 3:30 10. "They Can't Stop Us!" (Master P & Silkk the Shocker) KLC 4:57 11. "The Lord Is Testin' Me" (C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker & Master P) KLC 5:42 12. "No Limit Soldiers (Club Mix)" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder & Mia X) KLC 7:04 13. "Final Ride" (Master P, Silkk the Shocker & C-Murder) Craig B 6:03
Sample credits "I Always Feel Like ..." samples "Somebody's Watching Me " by Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson . "I Got Candy" samples "Candy " by Cameo . "FEDz" samples "If Your Girl Only Knew " by Aaliyah . "Smoking Green" samples "Summer Breeze " by Seals & Crofts . "TRU 2 Da Game" samples "Why Have I Lost You?" by Cameo . "Pop Goes My 9" samples "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind " by LeVert . "TRU ?'s" samples "No More ?'s" by Eazy-E . Charts Chart (1997) Peak position Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 77 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard ) 18 US Billboard 200 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard 2 Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 77 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard ) 18
Certifications Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA ) 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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