Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets [PA] - Daddy, Trick (CD 2004)

Well i was planning on getting Trick's new album ever since i heard his latest single "lets go". [which has recently moved up to #1 on my top ten favorite songs list]. When i first popped this into my cd player, i was a little dissapointed, but for the most part i still enjoy listening to Trick daddy dollas. His style of rapping is very catchy and is amusing to listen to. [Listen the first verse of "lets go"]. Unfourtunately, Trick does fall into commercialism here, which dissapointed me greatly. Now to the album.


1.f**kin' around-featuring T.I. young jeezy and kase 1. Here we are at the opener of Thug matrimony. NOT a good way to start a cd. Good guest appearence by T.I., but why did he have to show up on a song like this? Commercial lyrics, irritating beat and a chorus that'll have you saying, "why did i buy this cd"? Little do you know that the reason is the very next song. Skip it. 1/5

2.lets go-featuring twista and lil jon. I think you know by now that this is my personal favorite on the album. Very catchy song. Excellent guest appearences to. Twista lights up the mic here and lil jon is perfect for the chorus. Tricks verses here are also extremely catchy and the ozzie osbourne sample fits perfectly at the end. I've heard that this is Trick's biggest single yet. If that is true i'd have to agree. 5/5

3.gangsta livin. I liked this song. Nothing special but its very catchy and classic Trick daddy. The slick beat goes together perfectly with the chrous and will have you singing along. Pretty good song. 4/5

4.These are the daze[no i didnt spell daze wrong thats just how they spell it on the album]. Irritating song. All i can say is skip it. Ignore it. Just a downright boring and annoying song in which the singing on the chorus only adds to the irritating factor[A LOT]. The beats just average and doesnt help this song out any. Push that skip button. 1/5

5.I wanna sang. Well well well.....Trick love da kids. This song does have a good message, and i have to admit its a little catchy. But the problem lies in the chorus as Trick has a kids voice again saying, "i just wanna sing i'll sing you a song i bet you'll love it". Alright alright so i'm cool with this but then i hear it for the second time, and the third time, and ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! What i'm trying to say is, ITS ANNOYING. Trust me you'll only be able to handle hearing it two times, 4 times tops. But maybe you could skip past the chrous because other than that, its a good song. I like it Trick i like it! [Except would ya please stop with the kids singing!] 3.5/5

6.The childrens song. O man o man o man! Once again, very good message on this one there hasnt been any commercialism since f**kin around. BUT there is what sounds like a choir almost of children on the chorus. I'm gonna tell you basically the same thing i told you on the last one. Good song but make sure you skip past the chorus every time it comes around. [Trust me its for your own good]. Other than that, i approve. 3.5/5

7.neva know. So true! You neva eva know whether a cd is gonna be good unless you listen to it before you buy it. [Not aiming that comment at this cd or anything]. Alright i'll get to the track now. Trick goes with a serious song to fill the number 7 spot here and its not bad. The only thing about his song is that a lot of people wont find it good because of the uncreative chorus. And some people might find it boring. But Trick really comes through with his mc skills, and it serves for an ok filler. Nothing special. 2.5/5

8.sugar[gimme some]-featuring ludacris and cee-lo. Trick daddy makes another killer song with cee-lo. ["In da wind" from his last album, "thug holiday]. Sure this ones got commercialism all over it but you cant help but love it. Very catchy, as cee-lo just kills at the chorus, and ludacris finds his place in a subject matter that fits him perfectly. The sly type of beat relates to that of "In da wind", Trick's last hook-up with cee-lo, and will have you tapping your foot. Good one soon to be the next single. 4.5/5

9.menage a trois-featuring jazze pha, smoke and money mark. Not one of my favorites. Just plain boring, commercial, unoriginal and, well, boring. [Wait did i already say that]? The beat well have you sitting in your chair and by the third verse you'll be asleep. Skip it. 0.5/5

10. J.O.D.D. The most commercial song on this album, this one will make you stick out your tounge rather than get up and dance. Just plain sick lyrics, and the guest appearences only add to the commercialism. For God sake one second the guy tells children they can be anything they want to be if they set their mind to it and get their education, and the next second he goes and does a song like this! Skip it. 0/5

11.4 eva-featuring jazze pha. Well i have to admit that some people might find this catchy but then some people might be SO annoyed by jazze pha that they might hate this song to death. You'll know what kind of person i am after you see what i rate this song. 0/5

12.i cry. Well i'll say that this song is good. Ron Isley does a good job and Trick is really on here. You can probably guess what this song is about, but for all you slow people like me out there, Trick talks about the street and how thankful he is to god in this one. Telling us how hard it is. Unoriginal, but catchy song nevertheless, and Trick does good with the subject matter. 3.5/5

13.thugs about-featuring dirt bag. Such an interesting name dont you think? Kinda catchy huh? Dirt bag. Hmmmm. Well the feel-good beat on this one is really catchy i'll give it that. And i guess for the casual listener this is a good track. Decent. 3/5

14.ain't a thug-featuring tony songz. Well here we are at the song after "thugs about" titled, "ain't a thug" on the cd "thug matrimony". Not one of my favorites. A little to slow and dull for my liking but some people might like it. I'm not a big fan of the guest appearence, but Trick does come through on this one. Its alright. 2.5/5

15.down wit da south-featuring trina, ying yang twins and duece comrades. Ying yang twins ingenious producer beat-in-azz steps in to produce this track and the outcome is pleasing. Excellent guest appearences appear in this one to help out a banger. The ying yang twins handle the chorus and the third verse, while Trina and Trick lay down a pair of sick verses. [Trick 1st Trina 2nd]. This song will have you up getting crunk. Catchy beat to. Great way to end this album. 5/5


FINAL THOUGHTS:
Trick has come out with an album that will do fine for his fans; but if your not familiar with Trick daddy dollas, you probably want to pass this one up. Trick still has his original style, and thats a really good sign. I'll give this album a 3.5/5.