The state of Texas has become a hip-hop oasis, producing huge album sales and turning local celebrities into household names. Dallas, however, is one city in the south that has yet to been tapped. Things are about to change as Big Tuck is poised to put Dallas a.k.a. Big “D” on the map in a major way. “Everybody ain’t hip to Dallas; they listen to Atlanta and Houston and skip over Dallas. Atlanta got that crunk music, H-Town got that slowed up laid back music, where Dallas got that club everybody on the dance floor music. We make people wanna go to the club and wanna fight, we’re that in your face hip-hop,” says Big Tuck.
Big Tuck is so committed to his city and state that he only collaborated with artists from those areas on his major label debut, The Absolute Truth. This includes his singles, “I Know You Want That” featuring Chamillonaire as well as the fiery track “Tussle” which features Slim Thug on the remixed version. “The spotlight is on Texas and I plan to keep it that way. I didn’t want to go out my region and do a track with 50 cent or T.I., because I don’t want anybody buying an album for T.I. or 50 cent. If they buy the album it’s on the strength of Texas” says Big Tuck about the all-star Texas cast.
The album also enlists the help of veteran Texas rappers, Bun B, Paul Wall and Dallas native Erykah Badu. With production from in-house counterparts T- Town and appearances from Big Tucks Dirty South Rydaz clique, The Absolute Truth is a true testament to the sound of Texas. “I make sure that every song on the album is a single making anthem and continue being me. I’m new but I’ve been on the scene for a while now.” adds Big Tuck.
While it may seem that Big Tuck appeared to burst on to the scene out of no where, this is hardly the case. Tuck first scored success while a member of the underground Dallas group Dirty South Rydaz, releasing over 32 mixtapes and moving over 100,000 units independently in the South. Steady on the grind, in 2004 he dropped his solo project Purple Hulk with T-Town Music that also did well enough to catch the eyes and ears of Universal Republic Records, prompting them to sign Tuck and T-Town to a record deal in 2005. “Everyone came to us with a deal Sony, Warner Brothers, Asylum, everybody. We went with Universal because of how the contract was structured. It really wasn’t the money because if you do the math, DSR was moving three hundred to four hundred thousand units anyway” states Tuck. Big Tuck’s debut The Absolute Truth is scheduled for an October 24th release.
Big Tuck Ft Chamillionaire - I Know U Want That
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