The BDI Thug

The BDI Thug is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Buckshot. It was released on October 26, 1999 via Duck Down Records. Production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Baby Paul, Chris Ward, DJ Akshun, Just Blaze, Lord Jamar, Master Beats and Buckshot himself, who also served as executive producer together with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. It features guest appearances from BJ Swan, Blue Flame, FT, Half a Mill, Harly Hearts, Sweet Mellodye, Tone Capone and Top Dog. The album peaked at number 63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 21 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

The BDI Thug
Studio album by
Buckshot
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)
Recorded1998–99
StudioD&D Studios
Genre
Length59:53
LabelDuck Down
Producer
Buckshot chronology
The BDI Thug
(1999)		 Chemistry
(2005)
Singles from The BDI Thug
  1. "Rock With Me / Take It To The Streets"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Hurricane Starang"/"Danjer"
    Released: February 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album's title came from the nickname Tupac Shakur gave to Buckshot in the summer of 1996 during the recording of the unreleased 2Pac's One Nation album.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (Games People Play)
Boogie Brown1:03
2."Follow With Pride"
  • K. Blake
  • M. Brown
Boogie Brown4:54
3."Ladies N Gentlemen"
Lord Jamar4:25
4."My Bitches & My Niggaz" (featuring Harly Hearts)
  • K. Blake
  • M. Brown
Boogie Brown4:24
5."Trapped"
  • K. Blake
  • R. Williams
DJ Akshun5:11
6."Take It to the Streets" (featuring Half a Mill, Swan and Blue Flame)
  • K. Blake
  • C. Ward
Master Beats4:58
7."I'll Be Damned" (featuring Swan)
  • K. Blake
  • D. Benoit
  • M. Brown
Boogie Brown4:37
8."Heavy Weighters" (featuring F.T. and Swan)
Just Blaze4:08
9."Glide With Me" (featuring Swan)
  • K. Blake
  • D. Benoit
  • M. Brown
Boogie Brown5:00
10."Take Your Time" (featuring Swan and Jessica Darby)
  • K. Blake
  • D. Benoit
  • M. Brown
4:54
11."Breath Control"
Baby Paul4:27
12."Boom Bye Bye" (featuring Top Dog)
  • K. Blake
  • D. Yates
  • P. Hendricks
3:51
13."Feel It" (featuring Swan, Sweet Mellodye and Tone Capone)
  • K. Blake
  • D. Benoit
  • M. Green
  • C. Ward
  • A. Greene
Chris Ward4:12
14."Final Words"
  • K. Blake
  • C. Ward
Chris Ward3:49
Total length:59:53
Notes

Personnel
  • Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – executive producer
  • Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
  • Leo "Swift" Morris – engineering (tracks: 2, 11)
  • Ed Miller – engineering (tracks: 3, 7, 10, 12)
  • Ronald Williams – engineering & mixing (track 5)
  • Ken Lewis – engineering (track 8)
  • DJ Eli – engineering (track 9)
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering
  • Andre Simmons – artwork, design
  • Marc Ecko – artwork, design
  • Jen Petrashock – photography

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 63
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 21

References
  1. Farley, Keith. "The BDI Thug - Buckshot | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. "Buckshot Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. "Buckshot Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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