An imposing figure with a voice to match, Slim Thug had been dropping in for guest verses on mixtapes and other artists' albums for several years before making his full-length debut through the Neptunes' Star Trak label. Based out of the northern part of Houston, he fell in with Swisha House's Michael Watts and established a big following in short time, which had a lot to do with his business instincts, mixtapes released on his own Boss Hogg Outlawz label circulated throughout the region. (He also acquired a couple record stores and became involved with real estate.) Already Platinum, distributed by Geffen, sustained several release-date delays before its July 2005 street date, and featured production work from the Neptunes and Jazze Pha. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has been certified gold. Slim thug has been featured on many tracks by artists such as Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Beyonce, The Clipse, Lil Flip, The Game, Snoop Dogg, Nas, and others.