True Story | ||||
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Released | July 27, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 47:17 | |||
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Singles from True Story | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | [2] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
The Situation | [5] |
USA Today | [6] |
Vibe | [7] |
True Story is the second and final studio album by the hip-hop group Terror Squad. It includes the single "Lean Back", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group's line up at recording was Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Armageddon, Prospect and Tony Sunshine.
The late rappers Big L and Big Pun appear together on the song titled "Bring 'Em Back". Big Pun was originally a member of the group and some of his verses are reprised on this track. The album reached number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling 90,000 units in its first week.
Jessy Terrero and Raul Conde directed the music video for "Take Me Home" and filmed it at a mansion in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. [8]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me" (Tony Sunshine and Fat Joe) |
| Beat Novacane | 2:42 |
2. | "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Remy Ma and Fat Joe) |
| Scram Jones | 3:07 |
3. | "Hum Drum" (Remy Ma, Prospect and Armageddon) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:11 |
4. | "Lean Back" (Fat Joe and Remy Ma) |
| Scott Storch | 4:07 |
5. | "Take Me Home" (Remy Ma, Armageddon, Dre and Fat Joe) |
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| 3:30 |
6. | "Streets of NY" (Remy Ma and Tony Sunshine) |
| Emile | 3:14 |
7. | "Bring 'Em Back" (Big Pun, Big L and Fat Joe) |
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| 4:26 |
8. | "Yes Dem to Def" (Fat Joe) |
| Beat Novacane | 3:49 |
9. | "Pass Away" (Tony Sunshine, Armageddon and Tha Realest) |
| Buckwild | 3:52 |
10. | "Let Them Things Go" (Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Dre and Young Selah) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:04 |
11. | "Thunder in the Air" (Prospect) |
| Armageddon | 3:18 |
12. | "Terror Era" (Remy Ma and Fat Joe) |
| LV | 3:06 |
Total length: | 47:17 |
Sample credits [9]
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