Tha Absolute Truth

Tha Absolute Truth
Tha Absolute Truth
Studio album by Big Tuck
Released	October 24, 2006
Studio	Kitchen Studios (Dallas, TX); Maximedia Studio (Dallas, TX); The Hit Factory Criteria; Sound Explosion;
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	1:10:20
Label	DSR; T-Town; Universal;
Producer	Bigg Tyme; Cool & Dre; David "Boom" Pinks; Just Beatz; Mr. Lee; O'E Tha Thrilla; Play-N-Skillz; The Missing Element; Willie Boy;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	7/10^[1]

Tha Absolute Truth is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Tuck. It was released on October 24, 2006 through DSR/T-Town Music and Universal Republic Records, making it the rapper's first and only major label album. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Studios and Maximedia Studio in Dallas, The Hit Factory Criteria and Sound Explosion. Production was handled by Mr. Lee, The Missing Element, Willie Boy, Play-N-Skillz, Bigg Tyme, Cool & Dre, David "Boom" Pinks, Just Beatz and O'E Tha Thrilla, with Alan Powell, George Lopez and Trinidad Delgado serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Big Tite, Bun B, Chamillionaire, Dre, Erykah Badu, Paul Wall, Sleepy Lee, Slim Thug, and his Dirty South Rydaz group-mates Tum Tum, Addiction, Double T, Fat Bastard and Lil Ronnie.

The album did not reach the Billboard 200 chart, however, it debuted at 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 14 on the Top Rap Albums in the United States.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Monsta"	Cedric Leejuan Tuck Josh Loudermilk	The Missing Element	3:46
2.	"Welcome to Dallas"	Tuck Randy Jefferson	Bigg Tyme	4:59
3.	"In Da Hood" (featuring Fat B. and Tum Tum)	Tuck G. Miller Tony Richardson Loudermilk	The Missing Element	4:03
4.	"We the Truth"	Tuck W. Cleveland	Willie Boy	4:27
5.	"I Know U Want That" (featuring Chamillionaire and Tum Tum)	Tuck Hakeem Seriki Richardson Juan Salinas Oscar Salinas	Play-N-Skillz	4:12
6.	"That What's Up" (featuring Dre)	Tuck Andre Lyon Marcello Valenzano	Cool & Dre	3:51
7.	"Bottom Bitch" (featuring Sleepy Lee)	Tuck M. Birdow Leroy Williams	Mr. Lee	4:22
8.	"Texas Takeova" (featuring Bun B)	Tuck Bernard Freeman Williams	Mr. Lee	3:56
9.	"Tussle" (featuring Tum Tum and Slim Thug)	Tuck Richardson Stayve Thomas	Willie Boy	4:52
10.	"U Can't See Me" (featuring Double T. and Lil Ronnie)	Tuck R. Atkins T. Richards L. Mills	O'E Tha Thrilla	4:05
11.	"Ain't No Mistaken (Danger Part II)" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Tuck Erica Wright Williams	Mr. Lee	5:14
12.	"Stop at the Light"	Tuck F. Conchas J. Conchas	Just Beatz	4:12
13.	"I'm a Ridah"	Tuck Cleveland	Willie Boy	4:21
14.	"Dippin in Da Lac" (featuring Paul Wall)	Tuck Paul Slayton	The Missing Element	5:14
15.	"Meet Me on the Floor" (featuring Addiction and Tite)	Tuck R. Groce David Pinks	David "Boom" Pinks	4:35
16.	"Rush"	Tuck J. Salinas O. Salinas	Play-N-Skillz	4:11
Total length:				1:10:20

Personnel[edit]

Cedric "Big" Tuck — vocals
Tony "Tum Tum" Richardson — vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
G. "Fat Bastard" Miller — vocals (track 3)
Hakeem "Chamillionaire" Seriki — vocals (track 5)
Andre "Dre" Lyon — vocals & producer (track 6)
M. "Sleepy Lee" Birdow — vocals (track 7)
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals (track 8)
Stayve "Slim Thug" Thomas — vocals (track 9)
Double T. — vocals (track 10)
Lil Ronnie — vocals (track 10)
Erica "Erykah Badu" Wright — vocals (track 11)
Paul "Paul Wall" Slayton — vocals (track 14)
Addiction — vocals (track 15)
Big Tite — vocals (track 15)
Josh "The Missing Element" Loudermilk — producer (tracks: 1, 3, 14), recording (tracks: 1-4, 7, 8, 10-16)
Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson — producer (track 2)
W. "Willie Boy" Cleveland — producer (tracks: 4, 9, 13)
Juan Carlos Salinas — producer (tracks: 5, 16)
Oscar Edward Salinas — producer (tracks: 5, 16)
Marcello "Cool" Valenzano — producer (track 6)
Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams Jr. — producer (tracks: 7, 8, 11)
O'E Tha Thrilla — producer (track 10)
F. Conchas — producer (track 12)
J. Conchas — producer (track 12)
David "Boom" Pinks — producer (track 15)
Hal Fitzgerald — recording & mixing (track 5)
Robert "Big Brizz" Brisbane — recording (track 6)
Mike E.D. — recording (track 10)
Chris Godbey — mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-16)
Chris Bell — mixing (track 3)
John Painter — mixing (track 9)
Chris Gehringer — mastering
Alan Powell — executive producer
George Lopez — executive producer
Trinidad "Trini.D." Delgado — executive producer
Mr. Scott Design — art direction
Steven Cortez — artwork, photography
Jonathan Mannion — photography
Chris Graham — creative coordinator
Meredeth Oliver — A&R
Imran Majid — A&R
Tom Mackay — A&R
Angie Howard — product management
Kim Garner — product management
Liz Loblack — product management

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	27
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[3]	14

References[edit]

^ Pruyn, Rowald (January 23, 2007). "Big Tuck :: Tha Absolute Truth – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

External links[edit]

Tha Absolute Truth at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Pruyn, Rowald (January 23, 2007). "Big Tuck :: Tha Absolute Truth – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[2] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[3] "Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

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