The BDI Thug is the only studio album by American rapper Buckshot. It was released on October 26, 1999, via Duck Down Records. Production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Baby Paul, Chris Ward, DJ Akshun, Just Blaze, Lord Jamar, Master Beats and Buckshot himself, who also served as executive producer together with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. It features guest appearances from BJ Swan, Blue Flame, FT, Half a Mill, Harly Hearts, Sweet Mellodye, Tone Capone and Top Dog. The album peaked at number 63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 21 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.
| The BDI Thug | ||||
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| Released | October 26, 1999 (1999-10-26) | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Studio | D&D | |||
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| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Duck Down | |||
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| Singles from The BDI Thug | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| RapReviews | 3/10[2] |
The album's title came from the nickname Tupac Shakur gave to Buckshot in the summer of 1996 during the recording of the unreleased 2Pac's One Nation album.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" (Games People Play) |
| Boogie Brown | 1:03 |
| 2. | "Follow With Pride" |
| Boogie Brown | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Ladies N Gentlemen" |
| Lord Jamar | 4:25 |
| 4. | "My Bitches & My Niggaz" (featuring Harly Hearts) |
| Boogie Brown | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Trapped" |
| DJ Akshun | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Take It to the Streets" (featuring Half-A-Mill, Swan and Blue Flame) |
| Master Beats | 4:58 |
| 7. | "I'll Be Damned" (featuring Swan) |
| Boogie Brown | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Heavy Weighters" (featuring F.T. and Swan) |
| Just Blaze | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Glide With Me" (featuring Swan) |
| Boogie Brown | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Take Your Time" (featuring Swan and Jessica Darby) |
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| 4:54 |
| 11. | "Breath Control" |
| Baby Paul | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Boom Bye Bye" (featuring Top Dog) |
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| 3:51 |
| 13. | "Feel It" (featuring Swan, Sweet Mellodye and Tone Capone) |
| Chris Ward | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Final Words" |
| Chris Ward | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 59:53 | |||
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 63 |
| USHeatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] | 21 |