American King

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American King
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Genre
Length58:56
Label Hogg Life
Producer
Slim Thug chronology
Hogg Life, Vol. 3: Hustler of the Year
(2015)
American King
(2016)
Welcome 2 Houston
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [1]

Hogg Life Vol. 4: American King (shortened as American King) is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Slim Thug. It was released on August 5, 2016, through Hogg Life, serving as the fourth installment of the rapper's Hogg Life album series. Production was handled by Mr. Lee, G Luck, B Don, Donnie Houston, DJ Grim, Cy Fyre and June James. It features guest appearances from Boosie Badazz, Nikki Lactson and XO On The Beat. The album peaked at number 179 on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung wrote: "with his distinctive deep voice, [Slim] Thug incorporates laid-back contemporary production atop his usual Dirty South-meets-G-Funk sound". [2]

Music videos were directed for "King", "Enemy", "Wanna B Heard", "Real" and "Peaceful".

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s) [3] Length
1."King"DJ Grim3:58
2."Enemy" Mr. Lee 3:40
3."Family"Mr. Lee3:48
4."Get Better"Mr. Lee3:44
5."Hustle" 3:13
6."Get Rich" 3:25
7."They Just Wanna Be Heard" (featuring Lil' Boosie) 3:34
8."IDKY" (featuring X.O.)
  • G Luck
  • B Don
3:40
9."Real"Donnie Houston3:04
10."Peaceful"Donnie Houston3:43
11."1000" (featuring Lil' Boosie) June James 4:28
12."Hold Your Head Up"Cy Fyre4:15
13."Love Letter"
  • G Luck
  • B Don
3:19
14."He Will"Mr. Lee4:30
15."Chuuch" (featuring Nikki Lactson)Mr. Lee6:35
Total length:58:56

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for American King
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 179
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 15
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [6] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 14

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