The Truth (Beanie Sigel album)
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| The Truth | ||||
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| Studio album by Beanie Sigel | ||||
| Released |  February 29, 2000 |
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| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 56:51 | |||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Kanye West Just Blaze Rockwilder Buckwild Bink Sam Sneed Robert 'Shim' Kirkland Bernard "Big Demi" Parker T-Mix Lofey J-5 Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool P. Skam |
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| Beanie Sigel chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
| Los Angeles Times | link |
| NME | 8/10 link |
| Q Magazine | link |
| RapReviews.com | 6.0/10 link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| The Source |  link |
| USA Today | link |
| Vibe | Favorable link |
The Truth is the debut album by rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on February 29, 2000 to critical and commercial success. It reached Number 5 on The Billboard 200 and had three charting remotely popular singles: "Anything", "Remember Them Days" and "The Truth," which samples "Chicago" by Graham Nash. Beanie Sigel and his debut album were intensely hyped up after "a few dazzling collaborations" according to Matt Conaway of Allmusic and Conaway says that it "is the culmination of that promise".[1] This album is known for being the first Roc-A-Fella release to introduce Just Blaze and Kanye West, both who would later become primary producers for artists in the label.
Contents
Singles
- "The Truth" was Beanie Sigel's debut single.It was an underground success. The song was a minor success Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart entering at #81 and was a hit on the Hot Rap Singles Chart entering in at #23
- "Remember Them Days" was the second single from "the truth" it featured female rapper Eve.
Track appearances
- "The Truth" - Currently used as the entrance music for independent professional wrestler Nelson Erazo, better known as Homicide.
- "What a Thug About" - Appeared in Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 game Saints Row 2 on the fictional radio station 95.4 Krhyme FM.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "The Truth" | Kanye West | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Who Want What" (featuring Memphis Bleek) | Just Blaze | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Raw & Uncut" (featuring Jay-Z) | Bink | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Mac Man" | Robert 'Shim' Kirkland | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Playa" (featuring Amil & Jay-Z) | T-Mix | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Everybody Wanna Be a Star" | Bernard "Big Demi" Parker | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Remember Them Days" (featuring Eve) | Lofey | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Stop, Chill" | Rockwilder | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Mac & Brad" (featuring Scarface) | J-5 | 5:06 |
| 10. | "What a Thug About" | Buckwild | 3:59 |
| 11. | "What Ya Life Like" | Robert 'Shim' Kirkland | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Ride 4 My" | Bink | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Die" | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Anything" (performed by Jay-Z) | P. Skam, Sam Sneed | 4:48 |
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 2000 | The Truth | #5 | #2 |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 2000 | "Anything" | #55 | #19 | - | #23 |
| 2000 | "Remember Them Days" | - | #69 | #33 | - |
| 2000 | "The Truth" | - | #81 | #23 | - |
