- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Influenced by: Eazy-E, N.W.A., Geto Boys, MC Ren
- Followed By: The Project Playaz, Crime Boss, DJ Squeeky, Ballin A$$ Dame, Low Profile Gangsters, Turk
- Similar Artists: C-BO, 8Ball & MJG, UGK, Mystikal, Mia X, Gangsta Blac, Mr. Serv-On, The Hot Boys, Gambino Family, Prime Suspects, Young Bleed, Soulja Slim, Mac, Ghetto Commission
Tru is a three-piece gangsta rap group that No Limit mastermind Master P formed with his younger brothers, Silkk and C-Murder. Tru became the most popular act on No Limit with their 1995 debut album, True; it sold over 200,000 copies with little promotion or airplay, and helped establish No Limit as an underground hip-hop force. Tru released its second album, Tru 2 da Game, early in 1997. Shortly afterward, No Limit exploded, making Master P into a superstar. Given his many duties at the label, along with his forays into filmmaking, basketball, and sports management, plus the burgeoning solo careers of Silkk and C-Murder, it wasn't a surprise that it took Tru two years -- an eternity in No Limit time -- to produce its third album, Da Crime Family. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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