Already Platinum

Already Platinum
Studio album by Slim Thug
Released	July 12, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Hip hop southern hip hop
Length	62:26
Label	Boss Hogg Outlawz Star Trak Geffen
Producer	The Neptunes Mr. Lee Jazze Pha Sha Money XL Black Jeruz Cool & Dre Michael '5000' Watts
Slim Thug chronology
Already Platinum (2005) Boss of All Bosses (2009)
Singles from Already Platinum
"Like a Boss" Released: November 9, 2004 "3 Kings" Released: February 18, 2005 "I Ain't Heard of That" Released: March 6, 2005 "Diamonds (Remix)" Released: August 30, 2005 "Incredible Feelin'" Released: January 17, 2006

Already Platinum is the debut studio album by American rapper Slim Thug. It was released through the Neptunes's Star Trak Entertainment, an imprint of Geffen Records (part of the Interscope Geffen A&M corporate unit) on July 12, 2005. Its original release date was scheduled for February 2005, but heavy bootlegging and numerous delays held the album back, forcing a vast majority of its original track listing to be replaced. The original track listing included a version of the track "I Ain't Heard of That" which featured Jay-Z.

In an interview with XXL, the rapper explained the album title does not suggest he will go platinum, but that his lifestyle (before he got a record deal) was already similar to that of rappers who had reached the platinum status. In an interview on The Tyra Banks Show, mentor Pharrell revealed that he was a millionaire before the two met, and he especially liked that about him. He continued to say that he was "already platinum," the album name was just in confirmation of this.^{[citation needed]}

The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 130,000 copies sold in the first week.^[1] Ironically, the album has only sold 500,000 copies in the United States, signifying gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2][3][4]