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Catalog Catch Up: Trick Daddy – “Thug Holiday”

Posted on December 1st, 2010
by
Karen


A few weeks ago, a patna of mine who got out of prison in May after serving six years told me he was planning to join the military. Why? Mainly because it was damn near impossible to find a job in today’s economy and his last intention was to do something stupid landing him back in the place he just left.

Times are hard for people with no felonies, so imagining life with one just seems close to impossible to make work in your favor? So who was I to really tell him no by doing something which could potentially alter his life for the better. Whether it was coincidence or by luck, but Trick Daddy’s “Thug Holiday” crossed my path later that day. I consider myself a fan of the guy and while I can’t recite every lyric from every song from every album, but saying this may be the realest song he ever wrote and one of the most genuine Hip-Hop songs ever composed is not a far stretch.

I know people get antsy and defensive when comparisons to Tupac are mentioned, but this is cut from his cloth. It’s one of those songs which are so honest that I’m forced to listen to it in full each time. Almost like Pac’s “Dear Mama” or “Life Goes On.” The song itself wasn’t lyrically jaw dropping, but it didn’t need to be. What Trick didn’t present in “textbook lyricism,” he more than made up for it in vivid pictures.

If it wasn’t for bad luck, hell I guess that a nigga wouldn’t have none
But when I think about it, what would I be without my gun
How could I, get away from the po-po’s, if a, nigga couldn’t run
And why was I given a daughter when I always prayed for a son

I’ve said it before. The ego and bravado that is often seen in Hip-Hop is cool and something we can all appreciate at times. However, it’s when you see an artist strip themselves of their strengths only to expose their weaknesses do you get a true appreciation for their work. Thugs across America will never receive their own official holiday. You heard the song, the only day that will ever come close is a church service on Sunday morning. Thanks to Trick though, there is at least an official theme song.

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