The Truth (Beanie Sigel album)
2000 studio album by Beanie Sigel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2000 studio album by Beanie Sigel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Truth is the debut studio album by Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel. Originally scheduled for a Fall 1999 release, it was delayed to a February 8, 2000 release. The album was ultimately released on February 29, 2000, to critical and commercial success. The Truth sold 155,000 copies in its first week released.[9] It debuted and peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard 200 and had one charting single, "Anything" by Jay-Z. 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".[10]
The Truth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 56:51 | |||
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Producer |
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Beanie Sigel chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Los Angeles Times | [2] |
NME | 8/10[3] |
Q | [3] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[4] |
RapReviews | 6.0/10[5] |
Robert Christgau | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
The Source | [8] |
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. Music videos were filmed for "The Truth" and "Remember Them Days".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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 and 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" |
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| 3:10 |
14. | "Anything" (performed by Jay-Z) |
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| 4:48 |
Sample credits
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[11] | 5 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
Year | Song | Chart positions | |
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US R&B/Hip-Hop [15] |
US Rap [16] | ||
2000 | "The Truth" | 81 | 23 |
"Remember Them Days" | 69 | 33 |
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