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Track Listing
1. Intro, The
2. Like a Boss
3. 3 Kings - (featuring T.I./Bun B)
4. Diamonds
5. Boyz N Blue - (with Killa Kyleon/Sir Daily/PJ/Chris Ward)
6. I Ain't Heard of That - (remix, with Bun B)
7. Click Clock - (with Pusha)
8. Everybody Loves a Pimp
9. Already Platinum - (with Pharrell)
10. Ashy to Classy
11. Interview, The
12. Playa You Don't Know
13. Miss Mary
14. Incredible Feelin' - (with Jazze Pha)
15. This Is My Life
16. Dedicate
Album Notes
Personnel: Slim Thug (rap vocals); Chris Ward , Jazze Pha, PJ , Pharrell, T.I., Killa Kyleon, Pusha, Sir Daily, Bun B (rap vocals); Cool & Dre (various instruments).
Recording information: Boss Hogg, Houston, TX; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Possessed of a potent drawl leaving no doubt that he means what he says, Houston rapper Slim Thug rose through the mix-tape underground to a major-label deal with Geffen Records. His debut boasts production work from some of the best in the game, including the Neptunes, Jazzy Pha, and Cool & Dre. With friends like these, little can go wrong, and little does on ALREADY PLATINUM, an album that backs up its boastful title with powerful raps and innovative beats.
On "I Ain't Heard of That," Slim proclaims himself the "rookie of the year" over a classic Neptunes beat, as he and cohort Bun B tell stories of their prowess in sports and pimping. Slim Thug's vocals flow steady, perfectly matching the beats--whether on the screwed-up, low-down bass of "Diamonds" or the blaxploitation-era soul of "Incredible Feelin'." "3 Kings" and "Ashy to Classy" serve as reminders that higher production values and street edge are far from mutually exclusive.
Industry Reviews
The whole thing reaches a dizzying peak on 'Problematic,' with jungle snares and frenetic bass scales. - Grade: A-
...[A] steady, linebacker-strong flow and a baritone that makes James Earl Jones sound liek Pee-Wee Herman. - Grade: B
Ranked #15 in Spin's 40 Best Albums Of 2005 - [W]ith tracks produced largely by the Neptunes, whose experiments in minimal, stern funk proved a perfect, if unlikely, complement to Slim's all-gravity basso profundo.
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