The Truth (Young Sid album)

The Truth
Studio album by
Young Sid
Released3 September 2007
Recorded2006
GenreNew Zealand hip hop, hardcore hip hop, rap
LabelMove The Crowd,
ProducerJ "Cochise" Ball (exec.), Kingston Harding (exec.), Kirk Harding (co-exec.), Aron Christie (co-exec.), Justin "Juse" Ferguson (co-exec.), Emile, Shuko, Lyr1kz, FBI, Noble, Koolade
Young Sid chronology
The Truth
(2007)
What Doesn't Kill Me...
(2010)

The Truth is the commercial debut studio album from South Auckland, New Zealand Rapper Young Sid, released through Move The Crowd records (a subsidiary of Universal). The album was the product of Young Sid's visit to New York City in 2006 where he recorded with credited producer Cochise. After spending 16 days in the studio Young Sid returned home to New Zealand where he completed The Truth in the MTC studios.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Guest(s) Time
1 "Redzone" Emile 4:30
2 "Hood Like Me" Shuko 3:29
3 "Too Much Pain" Lyr1kz Bradd Marquis 3:52
4 "Come And Ride" FBI Tyree & Chamillionaire 4:04
5 "MTC It's OVA" Cochise & Juse Ethical & Deach 4:27
6 "Undisputed" Noble 3:42
7 "The Truth" Cochise Tyree & Mr Sicc 4:14
8 "Explosive" Koolade David Dallas 3:23
9 "The Axe" Juse 3:16
10 "Hustla's Anthem" Noble Chong Nee 3:49
11 "Take You To The Streets" Shuko 4:09
12 "My Letter" Lyr1kz Bradd Marquis 5:32
13 "Hood Like Me(Remix)" Shuko Tha Key, Flowz, Ethical, Louie Knuxx, NS, Fizek & Kuruption[1] 4:47

Awards and nominations

2007 Nesian Vibes Awards

  • 2007 Single of the Year ("Hood like me") - Nominated
  • 2007 Hip-Hop Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Nominated

2008 New Zealand Music Awards

  • 2008 Hip-Hop Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Nominated

2008 Maori Music Awards

  • 2008 Maori Urban Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Won

References

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Hood Like Me REMIX. YouTube.
  1. http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/1229/pi_page/1
  2. http://www.movethecrowd.co.nz/young_sid.shtml
  3. http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/2323/bio.html
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIEKPnqn2U
  5. http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/1229