The Truth is the commercial debut studio album from South Auckland, New Zealand Rapper Young Sid, released through Move The Crowd records (a subsidiary of Universal). The album was the product of Young Sid's visit to New York City in 2006 where he recorded with credited producer Cochise. After spending 16 days in the studio Young Sid returned home to New Zealand where he completed The Truth in the MTC studios.
Track listing #TitleProducer(s)Guest(s)Time1"Redzone"Emile4:302"Hood Like Me"Shuko3:293"Too Much Pain"Lyr1kzBradd Marquis3:524"Come And Ride"FBITyree & Chamillionaire4:045"MTC It's OVA"Cochise & JuseEthical & Deach4:276"Undisputed"Noble3:427"The Truth"CochiseTyree & Mr Sicc4:148"Explosive"KooladeDavid Dallas3:239"The Axe"Juse3:1610"Hustla's Anthem"NobleChong Nee3:4911"Take You To The Streets"Shuko4:0912"My Letter"Lyr1kzBradd Marquis5:3213"Hood Like Me(Remix)"ShukoTha Key, Flowz, Ethical, Louie Knuxx, NS, Fizek & KuruptionArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 4:47
Awards and nominations
2007 Nesian Vibes Awards 2007 Single of the Year ("Hood like me") - Nominated 2007 Hip-Hop Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Nominated
2008 New Zealand Music Awards 2008 Hip-Hop Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Nominated
2008 Maori Music Awards 2008 Maori Urban Album of the Year ("The Truth") - Won
References
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/1229/pi_page/1 http://www.movethecrowd.co.nz/young_sid.shtml http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/2323/bio.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIEKPnqn2U http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/1229