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2004 studio album by Terror Squad
True Story is the second and final
studio album by the
hip-hop group
Terror Squad . It includes the single "
Lean Back ", which reached number 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 . The group's line up at recording was Fat Joe,
Remy Ma , Armageddon, Prospect and
Tony Sunshine .
The late rappers
Big L and
Big Pun appear together on the song titled "Bring 'Em Back". Big Pun was originally a member of the group and some of his verses are reprised on this track. The album reached number 7 on the US
Billboard 200 , selling 90,000 units in its first week.
Jessy Terrero and Raul Conde directed the music video for "Take Me Home" and filmed it at a mansion in
Hollywood Hills ,
Los Angeles .
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Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me" (
Tony Sunshine and
Fat Joe )
Beat Novacane 2:42 2. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (
Remy Ma and Fat Joe)
Scram Jones 3:07 3. "Hum Drum" (Remy Ma, Prospect and Armageddon)
Cool & Dre 4:11 4. "
Lean Back " (Fat Joe and Remy Ma)
Scott Storch 4:07 5. "Take Me Home" (Remy Ma, Armageddon,
Dre and Fat Joe) 3:30 6. "Streets of NY" (Remy Ma and Tony Sunshine)
Emile 3:14 7. "Bring 'Em Back" (
Big Pun ,
Big L and Fat Joe) 4:26 8. "Yes Dem to Def" (Fat Joe) Beat Novacane 3:49 9. "Pass Away" (Tony Sunshine, Armageddon and
Tha Realest )
Buckwild 3:52 10. "Let Them Things Go" (Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Dre and Young Selah) Cartagena Smith Lyon Valenzano Franzwa Jones Cool & Dre 4:04 11. "Thunder in the Air" (Prospect) Armageddon 3:18 12. "Terror Era" (Remy Ma and Fat Joe) LV 3:06 Total length: 47:17
Sample credits
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"Nothing's Gonna Stop Me" contains excerpts from "Nothing Can Stop Me", written by Anthony Hester, as performed by
Marilyn McCoo and
Billy Davis Jr.
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" contains excerpts from "Burning Bridges", written by
Lalo Schifrin and
Mike Curb , as performed by The Mike Curb Congregation.
"Hum Drum" contains excerpts from "
The Dean and I ", written by
Laurence Creme and
Kevin Godley , as performed by
10cc .
"Take Me Home" contains excerpts from "
If Only for One Night ", written by
Brenda Russell , as performed by
Roberta Flack and
Peabo Bryson .
"Streets of NY" contains interpolations of "The Hardest Thing I've Ever Had to Do", written by
Walter Marks .
"Streets of NY" contains excerpts from "Take Me to Baltimore", written by
Ruth Copeland and
Dick Wagner , as performed by Ruth Copeland.
"Bring 'Em Back" contains excerpts from "Ask Billy (They Tell Me)", written by
LeRoy Bell and
Casey James , as performed by
Bell and James .
"Yes Them to Def" contains interpolations from "Soul Saga", written by
Tom Bahler ,
Ray Brown , and
Quincy Jones .
References
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"True Story - Terror Squad" .
AllMusic .
All Media Network .
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HipHopDX . Cheri Media Group. Retrieved March 11, 2013 .
^ Barone, Matt (August 3, 2004).
"Terror Squad's 'True Story' " . RapReviews .
^ Hoard, Christian (September 2, 2004).
"Terror Squad: True Story : Music Reviews" .
Rolling Stone . No. 956.
Wenner Media . p. 146. Archived from
the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2013 .
^ Aurelien, Colin (August 23, 2004).
"Terror Squad - True Story" . The Situation . Archived from
the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2013 .
^ Jones, Steve (August 2, 2004).
"Nothing's gonna stop Terror Squad, Scissor Sisters" .
USA Today .
Gannett Company . Retrieved March 11, 2013 .
^ Monroe, Justin (August 2004).
"Terror Squad: True Story" .
Vibe . p. 140. Archived from
the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ Moss, Corey (September 24, 2004).
"Remy Martin Provides Steamy Action On Terror Squad Video Set" . MTV News . Archived from
the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2011 .
^
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b True Story (booklet).
Terror Squad ,
SRC ,
Universal . 2004.