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Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 is the third studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

by rapper Trick Daddy

Trick Daddy

Maurice Young , better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.-Music career:...

, two years after www.thug.com
Www.thug.com
www.thug.com is the second studio album by rapper Trick Daddy, coming on the heels of Based on a True Story. It was released on September 22, 1998 by Warlock Records and Slip-n-Slide Records. The album managed to peak at number thirty on the Billboard 200, the fifth highest peak of any Trick Daddy...

. It was released on February 15, 2000 by Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

and Slip-n-Slide Records. The album went gold

RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...

. The name of the album subliminally states the automatic assault rifle, AK-47

AK-47

The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...

. The track "Tryna Stop Smokin'" chorus has a slight resemblance to LL Cool J

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...

's "Going Back to Cali

Going Back to Cali

"Going Back to Cali" is single by LL Cool J from the Less Than Zero soundtrack and his third album Walking with a Panther. Produced by Rick Rubin and LL Cool J, the song was a success, peaking at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was eventually certified gold by...

Track listing

"Intro" (Dixon) – 0:35
"Boy" (featuring Fat, JV, Kase & Mystic
Mystic (singer)
Mystic is a hip hop artist hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Raised by her mother , she lived in rural California, Hawaii, and Oregon before settling in her eventual home base, Oakland, California.Early on in her musical career, she collaborated with fellow female producer The Angel and...

) – 3:55
"Sittin' on D's" (featuring Izm) – 3:30
"Get on Up" (featuring Money Mark
Money Mark
Mark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".-Career:...

, JV, Kase & Mystic) – 4:13
"America" (featuring Society) – 4:23
"Shut Up" (featuring Trina
Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...

, Co & Deuce) – 4:22
"Thug for Life" (featuring Kase & Mystic) – 3:47
"Hoe" (skit) – 0:35
"Walkin' Like a Hoe" – 3:57
"Tryin' to Stop Smokin'" (featuring Mystikal
Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:...

) – 3:39
"Bout My Money" – 3:52
"Could It Be" (featuring Twista
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...

) – 3:48
"Thug Life Again" (featuring Money Mark & Myiera B's) – 3:25
"Kill Your Ass" – 3:06
"Gotta Let You Have It" (featuring Buddy Roe) – 2:54
"Hoe But Can't Help It" (featuring Buddy Roe) – 3:29
"Outro" (Dixon) – 0:12

Personnel

Thomas Bricker – Art direction
Duece Poppito – Performer
Alan Lewis – Director
Mr. Seay – Mixing
Money Mark – Performer
Righteous Funk Boogie – Producer, engineer
Darren Rudnick – Producer
Society – Performer
Trina – Performer

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