Derrick Harris (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.
+True Master AlbumsTitleLabelDateMeta-Historical (with KRS-One)Fat Beats2010Master CraftsmanTrue Master Music2013Divine Intervention (with Killah Priest)True Master Music2021
Production credits 1995 Guru presents: Ill Kid Records (1995) 07. True Master - "Who's the Truest" 09. Fabidden - "Hi Energy" Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (March 28, 1995) 04. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Co-produced by Ol' Dirty Bastard) Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (July 18, 1995) 04. Looking Through the Darkness (featuring Mica Paris) [co-produced by Guru]
1996 Ghostface Killah - Ironman (October 29, 1996) 09. "Fish" (featuring Cappadonna and Raekwon) Various artists - NFL Jams (Import) (November 26, 1996) 04. Method Man and Ricky Watters - "It's in the Game"
1997 Various artists - Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack) (January 14, 1997) 07. The RZA - "Tragedy" (co-produced by RZA) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever (June 3, 1997) 2-09. "The M.G.M." 2-13. "Heaterz" (featuring Cappadonna) Gravediggaz - The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel (October 14, 1997) 03. "Da Bomb" 08. "Pit of Snakes" (co-produced by RZA) 12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)
1998 Cappadonna - The Pillage (March 24, 1998) 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) Killah Priest - Heavy Mental (May 10, 1998) 02. "One Step" (featuring Tekitha) 05. "Cross My Heart" (featuring Inspectah Deck and GZA) {also on Caught Up (soundtrack)} 11. "If You Don't Know" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) Sunz of Man - The Last Shall Be First (July 21, 1998) 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) Method Man - Tical 2000: Judgement Day (November 17, 1998) 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 Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please (September 14, 1999) 12. "All in Together Now" Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance (October 5, 1999) 08. "Longevity" (featuring U-God) 11. "Lovin' You" (featuring La the Darkman) 13. "R.E.C. Room" U-God - Golden Arms Redemption (October 5, 1999) 02. "Turbulence" 04. "Dat's Gangsta"
2000 Tony Touch - The Piece Maker (April 18, 2000) 05. Wu-Tang Clan - "The Abduction" Afu-Ra - Body of the Life Force (October 10, 2000) 04. "Big Acts, Little Acts" (featuring GZA)
2001 Various artists - Oz (soundtrack) (January 9, 2001) 03. Wu-Tang Clan - "What You in Fo'" Cappadonna - The Yin and the Yang (April 3, 2001) 02. "Super Model" (featuring Ghostface Killah) Gravediggaz - Nightmare in A-Minor (April 9, 2002) 03. "Burn Baby Burn" 14. "Man Only Fears" (featuring ShoGun Assasson) 19. "Nightmare in A-Minor" (featuring 4th Disciple & Beretta 9) RZA - Digital Bullet (August 28, 2001) 09. "La Rhumba" (featuring Method Man, Killa Sin & Beretta 9) Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag (December 18, 2001) 07. "Ya'll Been Warned"
2002 Afu-Ra - Life Force Radio (May 21, 2002) 16. "Dangerous Language" (featuring RZA) Busta Rhymes - It Ain't Safe No More (November 26, 2002) 18. "Till It's Gone"
2003 9th Prince - Granddaddy Flow (May 28, 2003) 11. "Slang Killaz" (featuring Killarmy) RZA - Birth of a Prince (October 7, 2003) 05. "Fast Cars" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
2004 Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album (January 25, 2004) 02. "Biscuits" (featuring Trife) Masta Killa - No Said Date (June 6, 2004) 09. "Secret Rivals" (featuring Killah Priest & Method Man) 13. "Queen" 15. "Silverbacks" (featuring Inspectah Deck & GZA)
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Under
11. "Burn in Hell"
2005 Black Rob - The Black Rob Report (October 18, 2005) 12. "You Know What" (featuring Louis Farrakhan)
2007 Cilvaringz - I 12. "Damascus"
2008 GZA - Pro Tools 3. "Alphabets" 9. "Paper Plates" This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed to be produced by True Master.
2009 Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II 17. "Fat Lady Sings" This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed to be produced by True Master.
2010 KRS-One & True Master - Meta-Historical entire album
9th Prince - One Man Army 13. "Prince of the Empire State"
2013 Killah Priest - The Psychic World of Walter Reed DISC 2 01. "The PWOWR (Problem Solver)" [co-produced by GZA & Shaolin Monks]
2017 Masta Killa - Loyalty Is Royalty 08. "Skit" 2021 Killah Priest & True Master - Divine Intervention entire album
2020 Bugsy Da God - Diary of an Underground Villain 07. "Juggernaut"
2022 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)
2024 Bugsy Da God - Global Advocation 05. "Dropping Hammers"
2025 Teraban - Hostile Takeover 07. "Full Clip" (Co-Produced by Mr. Tera)
Appearances as a rapper 1993 Guru presents Ill Kid Records (1993) 07. True Master - "Who's the Truest"
1995 Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (July 18, 1995) 08. "Medicine" (featuring Ini Kamoze and True Master)
1997 Gravediggaz - The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel October 14, 1997 12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)
1998 Sunz of Man - The Last Shall Be First July 21, 1998 11. "Collaboration '98" (featuring True Master and The Method Man)
2000 Royal Fam - Yesterday, Today, Iz Tomorrow 2000 11. "Army Brickaid" (featuring Jahrule, ROC, Timbo King and True Master)
2006 RZA - Afro Samurai OST 15. "Take Sword Part II" (featuring 60 Second Assassin)
2008 GZA - Pro Tools 10. "Columbian Ties" (featuring True Master)
2010 KRS-One & True Master - Meta-Historical 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
External links True Master on Discogs True Master profile at Wu-Tang Corp True Master on Myspace