Based on a True Story is the debut album by rapper Trick Daddy, under the name Trick Daddy Dollars. It was released on July 29, 1997 by Warlock Records and Re-Released on June 5, 2001 by Slip-n-Slide Records. The album has sold 127,000+ copies. This is his only album as of 2016 not to have the word "thug" in the title.