Thug Holiday

AMG Review of Thug Holiday

John Bush
All Music Guide

Even after releasing more than an album each year since 1997, Trick Daddy kept up the quality control with 2002's Thug Holiday. The production's a bit amateurish and a bit skeletal in places, but the South's most consistent rapper still has a lot to offer, especially when he gets together with Cee-Lo from Goodie Mob and Big Boi from OutKast on "In da Wind." The title track is a bit too dramatic for such a usually enjoyable hip-hop name, but great party tracks like "Play No Games" and "All I Need" more than make up for a few half-baked message tracks.