True

True Artist: Tru
Label: Priority Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 049925398328
EAN: 0049925398328
ASIN: B000003B5O


Release Date: 1995-06-27

True


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Tracks:

  1. Into
  2. Last Dance
  3. That's How We Break Bread
  4. Mobbin Through My Hood
  5. Living That Life
  6. Another Day, Another Dollar
  7. Watch Your Ass (Bonus)
  8. Walk Like A Killer
  9. Commercial
  10. Anything Goes
  11. I'm Bout' It, Bout It
  12. Fuck Them Hoes
  13. Ain't No Glock
  14. Rev Do Wrong (Bonus)
  15. TRU Playaz
  16. Would Tou Take A Bullet For Your Homie
  17. 3 Strikes
  18. Keep It Jumping
  19. Keep It All Good
  20. Shouts Out

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Whereas most early No Limit product sounded like it had been recorded on dusty four-tracks, Master P broke out the serious cash for Tru, his collaborative project with his two younger brothers, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder. The production is cacophonous and manages to speed up the hollow San Francisco Bay area bass with some of the jump-up funk of the South. Of all their trife tales, Tru are known best for "I'm Bout It, Bout It," the track that spawned the movie (I'm Bout It), the catchphrase, and the worldview. But apart from that, Tru are at their strongest when bringing in lyrical help from outside, mixing their own thick soup with meaty soup bones (King George and Big Ed on "Anything Goes") or some hot spices (Mia X on "Last Dance"). --Jon Caramanica

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Hardest Crew Record Ever!.......2006-09-26

Even though they're long gone now... this record still has such a great hardcore street feel its unreal. From the cover art to every track on the LP, this defines what a hardcore rap act should be. One of my all time favorites and I'm sure it'll be included in yours as well. If you can get your hands on it, do so. It'll be near impossible to find sooner or later so if you have the chance pick it up. One of the BEST records from the camp. A+

5 out of 5 stars Tru at their best.......2005-05-07

This was trus 3rd album and also their best, excellent tracks and hard lyrics. Master P was on point as were the rest of tru. This was up with the best of what gangsta rap was offering in 95 and was a straight classic. Its nice to hear the others rap with P instead of just him alone too like his solo albums. There are a couple of tracks that aren't too good, but most of the album is heavy with nice beats that you can ride to and nice flows about real life things that go on and you can relate to. They were not the best lyrically, but for gangsta sh#t, it was hard and untouchable. Everyone in tru is real and also do and mean what they say. You have to respect the hustle. You can play this straight through and just chill. No limit at its best and what made it. So if you ain't got this, or if you are wandering about it, just get it. Later!

1 out of 5 stars Light Tinkling by Delicate Fairy Children.......2004-10-19

I expected some heavy-duty crunk mixed with the kind of bad@ss ghetto nastiness that'll kill your granny if she hears it. Instead I find, much to my disappointed surprise, that these two "killas" are reduced to the kind of giggling little patty-cake songs you might hear in a "special" nursery school for rich white children afflicted with Down's Syndrome. Good G*d, it's unbelievable how p*ssified they've become! What the hell happened? Tracks like "Talky Doggie Bow Wow Boo" and "Mommy Bake a Cake for Us" leave one wondering what the f*ck went on at those recording sessions at Wacko's studio in Neverland Ranch. I know that these two hardcore brothas spent some serious time down there, sequestered for months on end, under the complete domination of their Lord and Master, the King of Pop. Maybe he took advantage of their trust and seduced them, breaking their wills and "reconditioning" their minds through sensory deprivation alternated with intense "play dates" in the notorious Rumpus Room (about which some frighteningly Orwellian rumors are currently circulating). Whatever happened down there, the shockingly saccharine results are fully on display in this pitiful album. Oh what noble minds are here o'erthrown!

4 out of 5 stars Tru- True.......2004-01-06

Tru's debut album "True" (1995) opened some eyes back in the day when No Limit was just another unknown record label to many of us. While Master P had been in the game for a number of years, he combined forces with his brothers Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder and collectively they would release three group albums as Tru. This was the first No Limit release I came across. Executive produced by Master P, guest appearances come from Mia X, King George, Mo. B Dick, Tobin "TC" Costen, Big Ed, Uhuru Wright and C-Bo. After the intro, hardcore "Last Dance" feat. Mia X starts things off, a track where Tru talk about murder, drugs and life and death. "That's How We Break Bread" feat. C-Bo is laced with a killer beat. Tru talk about the hustling life on "Living that Life" and "Another Day, Another Dollar" has a laid back beat and is about getting money. "I'm Bout' It, Bout It" is that track that blew up and made people pay attention to Tru, laced with a sick background beat, this is one of those cuts that became an anthem. My favourite track on this album is "Ain't No Glock" a track where C-Murder excels and P drops a nice chorus over an addictive beat. "Would You Take a Bullet for Your Homie" feat. Big Ed is anothers standout track about loyalty and death. The second to last track "Keep It All Good" is a nice feel good track to bump. The album ends with Tru giving shoutouts to fam, friends, industry peoples and God. I enjoyed alot of the production on this release, and while Tru's lyrical content is limited and there is some skip material, overall they came out well on "True" delivering some real standout cuts that still play well many years later.

5 out of 5 stars No Limit at its best.......2003-10-09

Posiibly one of their best albums, this was release back in the day when the No Limit family consisted only of Master P, C-Murder, Silkk, Mr.Serv-on, Mia X and Big Ed. Each one of these rappers has a unique style except maybe Silkk, who is the pretty boy of the group. Master P should have kept his style like this-pure underground music. Again we see excess favoritism to Silkk the sucker. He appears on 11 of the 19 cuts whereas C-Murder is only on 4 cuts. In terms of raw talent, C-Murder is clearly superior to Silkk, but he was always less marketable.
Anyway, the good tracks are 2,4,5,6,8,11,12,13,15,18,19. Trust me if you like true hip hop, this is for you.

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