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| Notorious rapper's first two albums, remastered and released together. Rap's A Hustle, Introspective, American Beauty, more. |
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| 1 Dramatic Entrance |
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| 2 American Beauty |
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| 3 Thun & Kicko |
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| 4 The Saga |
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| 5 R U My Ni**a? |
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| 6 Unforgiven |
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| 7 Fallen Soldiers |
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| 8 Glory Days |
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| 9 Rap's a Hustle |
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| 10 Get Out My Way |
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| 11 You Don't Want It |
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| 12 5 for 40 |
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| 13 They Forced My Hand |
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| 14 Fallen Soldiers |
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| 16 Introspective |
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| 17 Verbal Graffiti |
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| 18 Live Ya Life |
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| 19 Ain't Gone Change |
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| 20 The True Meaning |
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| 21 A Thin Line |
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| 22 The Legacy |
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| 23 Love in Love Out |
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| 24 The Come Up |
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| 25 Built for This |
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| 26 Soul Food |
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Album Review
Cormega took a moment in 2004 to re-release his two commercially available albums, "The Realness" (2001) and "The True Meaning" (2002), as "Special Edition", a two-fer released on his own Legal Hustle label that also includes a 15-minute trailer for his upcoming Who Am I documentary and some bonus tracks culled from his "Hustler/Rapper" mixtape album (2002). Chances are you'll already have much of this if you're a fan of Cormega. This isn't necessarily a release targeted at fans, however. It's more so aimed at potential fans: serious rap listeners who haven't yet discovered the especially talented and revered New York rapper, or those who are aware of his glowing reputation yet have never bothered to pick up any of his releases. After all, at this point Cormega had been around for years and had enjoyed heaps of critical acclaim from all quarters, yet he'd never crossed over to widespread commercial acceptance like his major-label peers, namely fellow Queensbridge rappers Nas and Mobb Deep. Cormega essentially remained an underground rapper over the years, even as his reputation swelled and his stock rose one year at a time. So a one-stop collection like this is very much welcome. It rounds up his two truly great albums, the ones that garnered him the bulk of his acclaim, and it also rounds up the highlights of his miscellanea: the highlights of his documentary, which add up to a 15-minute mini-documentary (and one that's far above average as far as these sort of self-promoting documentaries go), and also some of his best mixtape tracks, which are on a par with his album tracks. This is really all the Cormega you're likely to need as of 2004. It showcases precisely why this guy is so highly thought of by serious rap listeners and critics, and it should make you a fan if you aren't already, assuming you're into thoughtful and earnest street-level East Coast rap. Get this all-in-one package while you can, though, because this ultimate introduction to Cormega is a limited-edition one. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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