Thug Misses

Thug Misses
Studio album by Khia
Released April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23)
(see release history)
Recorded 2001
Genre Dirty rap, Southern hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length 43:54
Label Divine, Dirty Down, Artemis, Epic
Producer Khia, Platinum House, Don Juan
Khia chronology
Thug Misses
(2001)		 Gangstress
(2006)
Singles from Thug Misses
  1. "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)"
    Released: April 2, 2002
  2. "You My Girl"
    Released: November 26, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
RapReviews(4/10)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Thug Misses is the debut album by American rapper Khia. The album was originally released in the United States on October 30, 2001, but more widely released on April 23, 2002 through Divine Records. The album spawned the single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)", peaking at No. 33 on the US Billboard 200 and certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2002.[5] As of June 2007 the album had sold 611,000 copies in the US.[6]

Track listing

  1. "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" (K. Chambers, Taz) – 3:42
  2. "Hater" (Skit) (K. Chambers, Taz) – 0:29
  3. "Fuck Dem Other Hoes" (featuring DSD) (K. Chambers) – 3:54
  4. "The K-Wang" (K. Chambers) – 5:11
  5. "You My Girl" (featuring Markus Vance) (K. Chambers, M. Vance) – 4:28
  6. "Jealous Girls" (K. Chambers) – 2:59
  7. "Taz" (Skit) (K. Chambers, T. Parker, Taz) – 0:42
  8. "Don't Trust No Nigga" (featuring DSD) (K. Chambers) – 4:20
  9. "Taz II" (Skit) (K. Chambers, T. Parker) – 0:55
  10. "Remember Me" (K. Chambers) – 4:40
  11. "Scooter" (Skit) (K. Chambers, M. Vance) – 0:09
  12. "Fuck Dem Fuck Niggaz" (featuring DSD) (K. Chambers) – 3:28
  13. "I Know You Want It" (K. Chambers) – 2:55
  14. "We Were Meant to Be" (featuring Markus Vance) (K. Chambers, M. Vance) – 4:34
  15. "For My King" (Tribute to the Black Man) (K. Chambers) – 1:17
  16. "When I Meet My King" (K. Chambers) – 3:31[7]

Singles

"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)"

"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" was released on May 2, 2002. The single was a hit on the hip hop scene, eventually being certified gold (600,000 units). It achieved moderate crossover CHR success, ultimately peaking at number forty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Due to the explicit sexuality of the song's lyrics, it was heavily edited and censored for radio and video play. The video became a top six hit on BET's 106 & Park. Khia released her album later that year, which also gained gold status. While she has released several singles since then, "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" is, to date, her biggest and most recognizable hit.

"You My Girl"

"You My Girl", a song dedicated to her mother, was a promotional single taken from the album, released as an airplay-only single. However, it never made the charts. It would be the last song to be released commercially from the album.

"The K-Wang"

"The K-Wang" was released as the third promotional single.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
US October 30, 2001 Divine CD 45
April 24, 2002 Dirty Down, Artemis 751132
Australia October 11, 2002 Epic, Dirty Down, Divine, Sony 5086242000
UK November 18, 2002 Dirty Down, Epic, Sony 5086242

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 33
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 6
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 1
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 1
US Billboard Top Independent Albums of the 2000s[8] 42

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ HipHopDX review
  3. ↑ RapReviews review
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2009)
  5. ↑ RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America
  6. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (9 June 2007). "A bad rap?". Billboard 119 (23): 27. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Thug Misses at AllMusic
  8. ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Khia – Thug Misses". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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