True Master

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True Master
Birth nameDerrick Harris
Born (1969-11-04) November 4, 1969 (age 55)
OriginManhattan, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
Years active1995–present

Derrick Harris[1][2][3] (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name True Master, is an American hip-hop record producer and rapper, known for his affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan.[1]

True Master Albums
Title Label Date
Meta-Historical (with KRS-One) Fat Beats 2010
Master Craftsman True Master Music 2013
Divine Intervention (with Killah Priest) True Master Music 2021

Production credits

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1995

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  • Guru presents Ill Kid Records (1995)
07. True Master - "Who's the Truest"
09. Fabidden - "Hi Energy"
04. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Co-produced by Ol' Dirty Bastard)
04. Looking Through the Darkness (featuring Mica Paris) [co-produced by Guru]

1996

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09. "Fish" (featuring Cappadonna and Raekwon)
04. Method Man and Ricky Watters - "It's in the Game"

1997

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07. The RZA - "Tragedy" (co-produced by RZA)
2-09. "The M.G.M."
2-13. "Heaterz" (featuring Cappadonna)
03. "Da Bomb"
08. "Pit of Snakes" (co-produced by RZA)
12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)

1998

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01. "Slang Editorial"
05. "Supa Ninjaz" (featuring U-God and Method Man)
07. "Splish Splash"
09. "Milk the Cow" (featuring Method Man)
10. "South of the Border"
12. "Dart Throwing" (featuring Raekwon and Method Man)
02. "One Step" (featuring Tekitha)
05. "Cross My Heart" (featuring Inspectah Deck and GZA)
11. "If You Don't Know" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
04. "Flaming Swords"
11. "Collaboration '98" (featuring True Master & Method Man)
14. "For the Lust of Money/The Grandz"
17. "Next Up" (featuring Method Man)
18. "Intellectuals" (featuring Raekwon and U-God)
04. "Dangerous Grounds" (featuring Street Life)
06. "Sweet Love" (featuring Cappadonna & Street Life)
08. "Torture"
16. "Party Crasher"
The version of this song that appears on the album is actually a remix by RZA. True Master provided the original beat, but it was later replaced. In an interview, Method Man expressed his wish to have the album released with the original True Master beat once all the copies of the first retail pressings were sold. The full instrumental of the original version of "Party Crasher" is available on a white label release of instrumentals from Tical 2000: Judgement Day. 17. "Grid Iron Rap" (featuring Street Life)
23. "Killin' Fields" (featuring Cho-Flo)

1999

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12. "All in Together Now"
08. "Longevity" (featuring U-God)
11. "Lovin' You" (featuring La the Darkman)
13. "R.E.C. Room"
02. "Turbulence"
04. "Dat's Gangsta"

2000

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05. Wu-Tang Clan - "The Abduction"
04. "Big Acts, Little Acts" (featuring GZA)

2001

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03. Wu-Tang Clan - "What You in Fo'"
02. "Super Model" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
03. "Burn Baby Burn"
14. "Man Only Fears" (featuring ShoGun Assasson)
19. "Nightmare in A-Minor" (featuring 4th Disciple & Beretta 9)
09. "La Rhumba" (featuring Method Man, Killa Sin & Beretta 9)
07. "Ya'll Been Warned"

2002

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16. "Dangerous Language" (featuring RZA)
18. "Till It's Gone"

2003

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11. "Slang Killaz" (featuring Killarmy)
05. "Fast Cars" (featuring Ghostface Killah)

2004

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02. "Biscuits" (featuring Trife)
09. "Secret Rivals" (featuring Killah Priest & Method Man)
13. "Queen"
15. "Silverbacks" (featuring Inspectah Deck & GZA)

2005

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12. "You Know What" (featuring Louis Farrakhan)

2007

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12. "Damascus"

2008

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3. "Alphabets"
9. "Paper Plates"
This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed to be produced by True Master.[4]

2009

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17. "Fat Lady Sings"
This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed to be produced by True Master.[4]

2010

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entire album
13. "Prince of the Empire State"

2013

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DISC 2

01. "The PWOWR (Problem Solver)" [co-produced by GZA & Shaolin Monks]

2017

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08. "Skit"

2021

  • Killah Priest & True Master - Divine Intervention

entire album

2020

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  • Bugsy Da God - Diary of an Underground Villain
07. "Juggernaut"

2022

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  • Bugsy Da God - Clash of the Superpowers (When Worlds Collide)
04. "Magnificent" (featuring Inspectah Deck & Dom Pachino)
07. "The Slugfest" (featuring Myalansky)
11. "8 Million Ways 2 Die"
14. "Paradigm Shift" (featuring True Master)

Appearances as a rapper

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1993

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  • Guru presents Ill Kid Records (1993)
07. True Master - "Who's the Truest"

1995

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08. "Medicine" (featuring Ini Kamoze and True Master)

1997

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12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)

1998

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11. "Collaboration '98" (featuring True Master and The Method Man)

2000

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11. "Army Brickaid" (featuring Jahrule, ROC, Timbo King and True Master)

2006

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15. "Take Sword Part II" (featuring 60 Second Assassin)

2008

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10. "Columbian Ties" (featuring True Master)

2010

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07. "Knowledge Reigns Supreme" (featuring True Master)
19. "He's Us" (featuring True Master)

2021

  • Killah Priest & True Master - Divine Intervention
02. "Summer Snow" (featuring True Master)
04. "Asiatic Nobles" (featuring True Master)

05. "Cathedrals" (featuring True Master)

08. "Akashic Headress" (featuring True Master)

09. "Venus Succubus" (featuring True Master)

References

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  1. ^ a b Michaels, Sean (September 16, 2011). "Wu-Tang Clan producer arrested after fleeing hearing". The Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wu-Tang Clan producer True Master arrested again after fleeing police". NME. September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Blanchet, Brenton (March 5, 2022). "Wu-Tang Producer "True Master" Sues NYPD Over Wrongful Imprisonment". Complex. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Wu International - All About Plant and Gardening". Wu-international.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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