Trick Daddy

Thug-for-life Trick Daddy spent nearly a decade representing the Dirty South out of Miami's underground scene before crossing over to the mainstream in the mid 2000s. Making his mark as a mainstay in the crates of Miami club DJs, Trick Daddy's sound is marked by classic, high-energy crunk production, hardcore narratives that extol the virtues of street life, and explicit sex rhymes. He had his first cross-over hit with 2001's singalong "I'm a Thug," but hit pay dirt with the platinum-selling 2004 album THUG MATRIMONY.

• hip hop/rap