The Hemp Museum is the second solo studio album by American rapper B-Legit. It was released on November 26, 1996 through Sick Wid It/Jive Records.[1] Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Femi Ojetunde, Emgee, Tone Capone and B-Legit himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from C-Bo, Levitti, Celly Cel, Daryl Hall, E-40, Kurupt, A-1 and Funk Mobb.
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| Released | November 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 57:48 | |||
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The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
"Can My Nine Get Ate" originally appeared on the 1995 compilation album, The Hogg in Me. "My Flow of Cash", is a bonus track exclusive to the CD release.
Music Videos
editAlong with singles, music videos were released for the songs "Check It Out" featuring E-40 and Kurupt, and "Ghetto Smile" featuring Daryl Hall.
The chorus of Hall's classic song, "Sara Smile" was reworked into "Ghetto Smile". Hall recorded new vocals for the song. The track was produced by Redwine and B-Legit and features guitars by Thaddeus Turner.
The song was later used in the 1997 film Dangerous Ground and was released as a single and a music video to promote the film's soundtrack. The music video features the clean version of the song and has B-Legit rapping and Hall and guitarist Turner performing on a separate set interspersed with scenes from the film.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Source | [3] |
AllMusic's Leo Stanley wrote: "when the thick-tongued rapper cuts "Check It Out" with E-40 and Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt, he demonstrates his true skills".[2] The Source reviewer stated that the album "may be the lick if you understand the science behind the Sick Wid It sound, or know the Vallejo flavor".[4] Gabriel Alvarez of Vibe found B-Legit's "badass Bay Area baritone is as distinguishable as a Picasso brush stroke".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" (featuring Gail Lee Brown and Nicole Ladner) |
| Studio Ton | 1:14 |
| 2. | "City 2 City" (featuring Levitti) |
| Studio Ton | 3:49 |
| 3. | "For So Long" (featuring Dionne Jackson) |
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| 4:42 |
| 4. | "Check It Out" (featuring E-40 and Kurupt) |
| Studio Ton | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us" (featuring Little Bruce, C-Bo, Redwine, Francci Richard and J-Nyce) |
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| 3:48 |
| 6. | "The Hemp Museum" (featuring Emgee and Suga-T) |
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| 4:03 |
| 7. | "Neva Bite" (featuring Kaveo) |
| Studio Ton | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Ghetto Smile" (featuring Daryl Hall) |
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| 4:15 |
| 9. | "Don't Do It (Interlude)" (featuring G-Note) | B. Jones | 0:18 | |
| 10. | "Can My Nine Get Ate" (featuring Mac Shawn) |
| Studio Ton | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Niggaz Get They Wig Split" (featuring Celly Cel and C-Bo) |
| Mike Mosley | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Rollin' Wit Hustlers" (featuring Harm) |
| Tone Capone | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Get's Down Like That" (featuring A-1) |
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| 5:07 |
| 14. | "D-Boy Blues" (featuring Levitti) |
| Studio Ton | 4:23 |
| 15. | "My Flow of Cash" (featuring Funk Mobb) |
| Funk Daddy | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 57:48 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 5 contains a portion of the composition "Another One Bites the Dust" written by John Deacon
- Track 6 contains a sample of "Learn About It" written by Earl Stevens, Brandt Jones and Mike Mosley and performed by The Click
- Track 8 contains a portion of the composition "Sara Smile" written by Hall & Oates
- Track 14 contains a portion of the composition "Do Your Thing" written by Isaac Hayes
Personnel
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Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 55 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[7] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ Weinstein, Max (November 26, 2016). "Today in Hip-Hop: B-Legit Drops 'The Hemp Museum' Album - XXL". XXL. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Stanley, Leo. "Hemp Museum - B-Legit | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Burke, Miguel (December 1996). "Record Report: B-Legit – The Hemp Museum". The Source. No. 87. New York. pp. 135–136.
- ^ "The Hemp Museum review". The Source. December 1996. p. 135.
- ^ Alvarez, Gabriel (February 1997). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vol. 5, no. 1. p. 105. ISSN 1070-4701.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of December 14, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 14, 1996. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
External links
edit- B-Legit – The Hemp Museum at Discogs (list of releases)