Young & Thuggin'

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Young & Thuggin'
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre Gangsta rap, southern hip hop
Length74:32
Label Cash Money, Universal
Producer Mannie Fresh
Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.)
Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)
Turk chronology
Young & Thuggin'
(2001)
Raw & Uncut
(2003)
Singles from Young & Thuggin'
  1. "It's In Me"
    Released: April 17, 2001 [1]
  2. "Freak Da Girls"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
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Young & Thuggin is the debut album by New Orleans rapper Turk, released on June 5, 2001 through Cash Money Records, and produced entirely by Mannie Fresh. The album was a success on the charts, selling 82,000 copies in its first week, peaking at #9 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Among the guests featured on the album were his fellow Hot Boys, the Big Tymers and Mack 10.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro"- 1:52 (feat. Mannie Fresh)
  2. "Bout To Go Down"- 4:45 (feat. Baby & Christina)
  3. "It's In Me"- 4:14
  4. "Yes We Do"- 5:22 (feat. Lil Wayne, B.G., Lac & Mack 10)
  5. "At The Same Time"- 4:20
  6. "Growing Up"- 4:14 (feat. Mickey & Christina)
  7. "Hatin' (Skit)"- 1:08 (feat. Mannie Fresh)
  8. "Untamed Guerrilla"- 4:03
  9. "Public Service Announcement"- 1:30 (feat. Mannie Fresh)
  10. "One Saturday Night"- 5:14 (feat. Lil Derrick & Mannie Fresh)
  11. "What Would You Do?"- 4:23
  12. "Project"- 4:14 (feat. Hakeem)
  13. "Seattle Slew (Skit)"- 1:22 (feat. Mac Minister)
  14. "Freak Da Hoes"- 4:51 (feat. Mannie Fresh)
  15. "Police (Skit)"- :22 (feat. Mac Minister)
  16. "Soldierette"- 4:18 (feat. Stone)
  17. "All Night"- 3:36 (feat. Lil Wayne)
  18. "Finna Records"- 2:08 (feat. Mannie Fresh)
  19. "Wanna Be Down"- 4:07 (feat. Baby, Hakeem, & Lac)
  20. "Trife Livin'"- 4:12
  21. "Hallways & Cuts"- 4:07 (feat. Mickey & B.G.)

Charts

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