Trill OG
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| Studio album by Bun B | ||||||||||
| Released | August 3, 2010 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 60:23 | |||||||||
| Label | Rap-a-Lot | |||||||||
| Producer | Steve Below, Play-N-Skillz, Boi-1da, DJ Premier, Drumma Boy, Big E, DJ B-Do, Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Sound M.O.B., J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.0/10) |
| HipHopDX | |
| PopMatters | (4.0/10) |
| RapReviews | (8.5/10) |
| The Source | |
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Trill OG is the third solo studio album by UGK member Bun B, and is the third album in his Trill series. The album was released under Universal Music Group after Bun B left Warner Music Group's Asylum Records. The album was released August 3, 2010 on Rap-a-Lot Records. On August 4, 2010, The Source magazine gave Trill OG its rare 5 mic rating.
In 2009, Play, of production duo Play-N-Skillz, told MTV Canada that a single on Bun's upcoming album would feature 2Pac. In January 2010, Bun B told MTV that the album was scheduled for an April 2010 release. Additionally, Bun confirmed a collaboration with "a hip hop legend and a cultural icon" on the same song, but did not elaborate. He later declared the icons to be Tupac Shakur and Pimp C, along with Trey Songz singing the chorus. The song, "Right Now", was released in the summer of 2010. Bun summarized, "Tupac verse is from the 90's Pimp C's from the 2000s and mine from 2010 and it sounds like we just stepped out the booth yesterday."
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 39,838 copies in its first week.
Trill O.G. received mixed to positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews." However, Trill OG was the first album to receive a 5 Mic rating from The Source Magazine in five years, the last being Lil' Kim's The Naked Truth.HipHopDX said, "In the end, fans are left with a pleasant closing to a respected series, and one of Hip Hop's most respected voices still outshining the vast majority of his peers."XXL added, "The seasoned MC isn't exactly saying goodbye to rap. However, whenever he does decide to hang it up, Trill O.G. will surely go down as a testament to why Bun B is one of the trillest to ever do it."
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