Thug Is A Drug
Mos Def
TRUE MAGIC
2:52 December 29, 2006
BPM
170
Key
D♭ Major
Camelot
3B

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Thug Is A Drug by Mos Def Song Details

Mos Def's 'Thug Is A Drug' had a release date set for December 29, 2006. Thug Is A Drug is 2 minutes and 52 seconds long and may contain bad words that may be unsuitable for children. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "TRUE MAGIC". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Thug Is A Drug is currently not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With Thug Is A Drug by Mos Def having a BPM of 170 with a half-time of 85 BPM and a double-time of 340 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.734 dB
Acousticness
4%
Danceability
57%
Energy
66%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
27%
Loudness
84%
Speechiness
39%
Valence
35%

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ISRC
USUM70620127
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records