Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his
stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty
City.Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial
Hospital in Miami, Florida. His mother, Pearl Brockington of South
Carolina, raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in the Liberty
Square apartment complex in Liberty City. The building where he grew
up was colloquially known as "Pork-N-Beans" in reference to the color
of the apartment doors. His father Charles Young was a local pimp and
would take Trick and his brother Derek "Hollywood" Harris, to live
with him when he was a teenager. While he lived with his father, they
began to deal crack cocaine on the streets. At 15 years old, Young was
arrested for drug and firearm possession. The day he was released,
Young was arrested on an attempted-murder charge for shooting a man
during a street fight. He was convicted and sent to prison at 20 years
old. His brother was murdered the same year. After he was released
from prison, Ted Lucas, founder of Slip-N-Slide Records, urged Young
to focus on a rap career and stay out of the streets.Trick appeared on
the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member Luther "Luke"
Campbell, produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, from Luke's 1996 album
Uncle Luke. The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention
of fans and record producers alike. Ted Lucas, a former concert
promoter and then-CEO of Slip-n-Slide Records, signed the rapper to
the newly formed record label. Slip-n-Slide released Trick Daddy
Dollars' debut album Based on a True Story in 1997; the album was
popular in the Miami area.In 1998, when his next album www.thug.com
was released, Trick removed "Dollars" from his stage name.
Club-oriented track "Nann Nigga", featuring Trina, became a national
hit, peaking at the third spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.
Atlantic Records signed Trick Daddy to the label in 2000 and released
Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 that year. "Shut Up", which Jason
Birchmeier of allmusic considered Trick's "rowdiest club hit yet", it
was the lead single from Book of Thugs. His next single, "America"
(featuring Society), was a poignant political track that writer Omar
Burgess compared to other sociological tracks in Trick's catalog such
as "Ain't No Santa".
stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty
City.Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial
Hospital in Miami, Florida. His mother, Pearl Brockington of South
Carolina, raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in the Liberty
Square apartment complex in Liberty City. The building where he grew
up was colloquially known as "Pork-N-Beans" in reference to the color
of the apartment doors. His father Charles Young was a local pimp and
would take Trick and his brother Derek "Hollywood" Harris, to live
with him when he was a teenager. While he lived with his father, they
began to deal crack cocaine on the streets. At 15 years old, Young was
arrested for drug and firearm possession. The day he was released,
Young was arrested on an attempted-murder charge for shooting a man
during a street fight. He was convicted and sent to prison at 20 years
old. His brother was murdered the same year. After he was released
from prison, Ted Lucas, founder of Slip-N-Slide Records, urged Young
to focus on a rap career and stay out of the streets.Trick appeared on
the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member Luther "Luke"
Campbell, produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, from Luke's 1996 album
Uncle Luke. The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention
of fans and record producers alike. Ted Lucas, a former concert
promoter and then-CEO of Slip-n-Slide Records, signed the rapper to
the newly formed record label. Slip-n-Slide released Trick Daddy
Dollars' debut album Based on a True Story in 1997; the album was
popular in the Miami area.In 1998, when his next album www.thug.com
was released, Trick removed "Dollars" from his stage name.
Club-oriented track "Nann Nigga", featuring Trina, became a national
hit, peaking at the third spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.
Atlantic Records signed Trick Daddy to the label in 2000 and released
Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 that year. "Shut Up", which Jason
Birchmeier of allmusic considered Trick's "rowdiest club hit yet", it
was the lead single from Book of Thugs. His next single, "America"
(featuring Society), was a poignant political track that writer Omar
Burgess compared to other sociological tracks in Trick's catalog such
as "Ain't No Santa".
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