ABN (hip hop duo) explained

ABN
Alias:Assholes by Nature
Origin:Houston, Texas, United States
Genre:Southern hip hop
Years Active:–2008
Current Members:Trae tha Truth
Z-Ro
Lil Boss
Jay'ton

ABN or Assholes by Nature is an American hip hop duo, composed of Houston, Texas-based rappers Trae tha Truth and Z-Ro. They have so far released two studio albums Assholes by Nature (2003) and It Is What It Is (2008).

History

The duo is a collaboration between Z-Ro and Trae, both of whom are well established solo recording artists within Texas' underground hip hop scene.[1] Their first collaboration was on Z-Ro's debut album Look What You Did to Me (1998), with them regularly appearing on each other's albums thereafter.[2] Z-Ro and Trae grew apart in subsequent years and parted ways altogether after their last (and so far final) album in 2008 due to personal and creative differences.

In 2022, in a statement to XXL, Z-Ro claimed Trae Tha Truth asked to talk to him outside a Houston Restaurant before he allegedly sucker punched him, following which several men jumped in and continued to assault him.[3] On September 2, 2022, a viral video obtained by TMZ,[4] shows Trae attacking Z-Ro with the rest of his crew, during 50 Cent’s TYCOON weekend.[5] This comes after Trae denied on his Instagram page following the altercation and previous footage that went viral, that Z-Ro was not outnumbered in the fight. In December, Trae was charged with a misdemeanor for assault causing bodily injury. Video surfaced of him turning himself in to authorities; he was reportedly released on bond shortly after.[6] [7]

Discography

ABN's first release was a double CD titled Assholes by Nature. It was released in 2003 by the independent label G-Maab Records and was produced by P.K. Johnson.[8]

In 2008 the duo released It Is What It Is which turned out to be the biggest commercial success for both artists. The album was released on Rap-A-Lot Records and produced by Brandon Crear.[9] The album reached number 62 on the Billboard 200, 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and 7 on the Top Rap Albums charts. Previously the artists had 13 appearances on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart between them; this was the first in the top 10.

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
width=40U.S.[10] width=40U.S. R&B[11] width=40U.S. Rap[12]
2003Assholes by Nature
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Guerilla Maab Entertainment
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2008It Is What It Is 62107

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography-ABN. Birchmeier. Jason. Allmusic. 30 January 2010. 1 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101002647/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/abn-mn0001001219. live.
  2. Web site: An underground legend teams up with Rap-A-Lot in a bid to break nationwide. Nova Lomax. John. June 22, 2006. Houston Press. 30 January 2010. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308093550/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/trae-cool-6545867. live.
  3. Web site: Fitzgerald . Trent . Z-Ro Claims Trae Tha Truth Asked to Talk and Then Sucker Punched Him . 2022-09-06 . XXL Mag . 30 August 2022 . en . 2022-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901172805/https://www.xxlmag.com/z-ro-trae-the-truth-sucker-punched-fight/ . live .
  4. Web site: Trae Tha Truth Jumped Z-Ro During 50 Cent Tycoon Weekend, New Footage Shows . 2022-09-07 . TMZ . en . 2022-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907011147/https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/02/trae-tha-truth-z-ro-fight-video-50-cent-houston/ . live .
  5. Web site: New Fight Footage Shows Trae Tha Truth Assisted in Z-Ro's Attack . 2022-09-07 . parlemag.com . September 3, 2022 . 2022-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907010551/https://parlemag.com/2022/09/new-fight-footage-shows-trae-tha-truth-assisted-in-z-ros-attack/ . live .
  6. News: Z-Ro Fan Confronts 'Bitch-Ass' Trae Tha Truth Over August Beatdown . 1 November 2023 . HipHopDX . 5 April 2023 . en . 11 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411171553/https://hiphopdx.com/news/z-ro-fan-confronts-trae-tha-truth-beatdown . live .
  7. News: Sharma . Ahmed . Houston rapper Trae tha Truth charged with assault against Z-Ro . 1 November 2023 . FOX 26 Houston . 30 December 2022 . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113135453/https://www.fox26houston.com/news/trae-tha-truth-charged-with-assault-against-zro . live .
  8. Web site: A.B.N. - A.W.N. Films Presents: "A.B.N." Assholes By Nature, Starring The Soundtrack. Discogs. 30 January 2010. 18 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090918082352/http://www.discogs.com/ABN-AWN-Films-Presents-ABN-Assholes-By-Nature-Starring-The-Soundtrack/release/814206. live.
  9. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1400906/credits|pure_url=yes}} Credits ''It Is What It Is'']. Allmusic. 30 January 2010.
  10. News: ABN Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523071616/https://www.billboard.com/music/abn/chart-history/billboard-200. dead. May 23, 2018. Billboard 200. May 16, 2018.
  11. News: ABN Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523071713/https://www.billboard.com/music/abn/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums. dead. May 23, 2018. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. May 16, 2018.
  12. News: ABN Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526095054/https://www.billboard.com/music/abn/chart-history/rap-albums. dead. May 26, 2018. Top Rap Albums. May 16, 2018.

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