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 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Derrick Harris |
| Born | November 4, 1969 |
| Origin | Harlem, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, rapper |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| 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 edit
1995 edit
- Guru presents Ill Kid Records (1995)
- 07. True Master - "Who's the Truest"
- 09. Fabidden - "Hi Energy"
1995 edit
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (March 28, 1995)
- 04. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Co-produced with DivineMaster Wu-Elements and Ol' Dirty Bastard)
- Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (July 18, 1995)
- 04. Looking Through Darkness (featuring Mica Paris) (Produced by True Master and co-produced by Guru)
- 05. Medicine (featuring True Master and Ini Kamoze)
1996 edit
- 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 edit
- Various artists - Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack) (January 14, 1997)
- 07. The RZA - "Tragedy" (Produced by True Master and 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" (Produced by True Master and co-produced by RZA)
- 12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)
1998 edit
- 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)
- 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 and 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 and 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 and Beretta 9)
- Various artists - Wu-Chronicles, Chapter 2
- 08. Inspectah Deck, Leatha Face and U-God - "Rumble"
- 10. Leatha Face and U-God - "To The Rescue"
- RZA - Digital Bullet (August 28, 2001)
- 09. "La Rhumba" (featuring Method Man, Killa Sin and Beretta 9)
- Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag (December 18, 2001)
- 07. "Ya'll Been Warned"
2002 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 and Method Man)
- 13. "Queen"
- 15. "Silverbacks" (featuring Inspectah Deck and GZA)
2005 edit
- Black Rob - The Black Rob Report (October 18, 2005)
- 12. "You Know What" (featuring Louis Farrakhan)
2007 edit
- Cilvaringz - I
- 12. "Damascus"
2008 edit
- 3. "Alphabets"
- 9. "Paper Plates"
- This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed being produced by True Master.[4]
2009 edit
- 17. "Fat Lady Sings"
- This track was wrongfully credited to The RZA, but was confirmed being produced by True Master.[4]
2010 edit
- KRS-One & True Master - Meta-Historical
- entire album
- 9th Prince - One Man Army
- 13. "Prince Of The Empire State"
2013 edit
- Killah Priest - The Psychic World Of Walter Reed
DISC 2
- 01. "The PWOWR (Problem Solver)" [co-produced by GZA & Shaolin Monks]
2017 edit
- 08. "Skit"
2021
- Killah Priest & True Master - Divine Intervention
entire album
Appearances as a rapper edit
1993 edit
- Guru presents Ill Kid Records (1993)
- 07. True Master - "Who's the Truest"
1995 edit
- Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (July 18, 1995)
- 08. "Medicine" (featuring Ini Kamoze and True Master)
1997 edit
- Gravediggaz - The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel October 14, 1997
- 12. "Hidden Emotions" (featuring True Master)
1998 edit
- Sunz of Man - The Last Shall Be First July 21, 1998
- 11. "Collaboration '98" (featuring True Master and The Method Man)
2000 edit
- 11. "Army Brickaid" (featuring Jahrule, ROC, Timbo King and True Master)
2006 edit
- 15. "Take Sword Part II" (featuring 60 Second Assassin)
2008 edit
- 10. "Columbian Ties" (featuring True Master)
2010 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b Michaels, Sean (September 16, 2011). "Wu-Tang Clan producer arrested after fleeing hearing". The Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wu-Tang Clan producer True Master arrested again after fleeing police". NME. September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (March 5, 2022). "Wu-Tang Producer "True Master" Sues NYPD Over Wrongful Imprisonment". Complex. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Wu International - All About Plant and Gardening". Wu-international.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.