Tru 2 da Game | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | TRU |
Cover: | Tru 2 da Game.jpg |
Released: | February 18, 1997 |
Recorded: | 1996 |
Length: | 117:38 |
Genre: | Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop, crunk, G-funk |
Label: | No Limit, Priority |
Producer: | Beats By the Pound, K-Lou, DJ Daryl |
Prev Title: | True |
Prev Year: | 1995 |
Next Title: | Da Crime Family |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Tru 2 da Game is the fourth studio album released by New Orleans hip-hop group, TRU. It was released February 18, 1997 on No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound. The album found a large amount of success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 200,000 copies in its first week. A single from the album entitled "I Always Feel Like" also found some success, peaking at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #11 on the Hot Rap Singles and #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The same year the album was re-released with the song "Smoking Green" removed. The re-released version included three new songs, a club mix version of "No Limit Soldiers", a C-Murder solo song "Eyes Of A Killa" and a Silkk The Shocker solo song "Pimp Shit." "FEDz" samples Aaliyah's hit single "If Your Girl Only Knew". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, on October 2, 1997, and remains the group's most successful album.
Chart (1997) | Peak position | |
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US Billboard 200[1] | 8 | |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
Chart (1997) | Position | |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 77 | |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 18 |