The Truth (Beanie Sigel album)
2000 studio album by Beanie Sigel
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The Truth is the debut studio album by American 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. It 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]
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| Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip-hop | |||
| Length | 56:51 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 6.0/10[6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Source |  [9] |
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".
Commercial performance
The Truth debuted and peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 155,000 copies in its first week released.[11] The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipping and selling over 695,000 copies in America.[12][13]
Track listing
| 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 Your Life Like" |
| Robert 'Shim' Kirkland | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Ride 4 My" |
| Bink | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Die" |
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| 14. | "Anything" (Jay-Z) |
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| 4:48 |
| Total length: | 56:51 | |||
Sample credits
- "The Truth" contains a sample from "Chicago", written and performed by Graham Nash.
- "Raw & Uncut" contains a sample from "Everything Good to You", written by Sam Taylor, and performed by B. T. Express.
- "Everybody Wanna Be a Star" contains a sample from "The Road to Utopia", written by Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, and John Wilcox; and performed by Utopia.
- "What Ya Life Like" contains a sample from "Hard Rain (Main Title)", written by Christopher Young.
- "Ride 4 My" contains a sample from "The Battle of the Mound", written by Basil Poledouris.
- "Anything" contains a sample from "I'd Do Anything", written by Lionel Bart, from the "Oliver!" Motion Picture Soundtrack Album.
Personnel
- Nafeisa Abdalla – background vocals (6)
- Jeremy Alexander – background vocals (6)
- Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
- Shawn Carter – executive producer
- Damon Dash – executive producer
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (1, 2, 4–11, 13, 14)
- Andrew Feluss – assistant mix engineer (14)
- Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua – co-executive producer
- Saadiq Knox – co-executive producer
- Lofey – instrumentation (7)
- Chauncey Mahan – engineer (2–4, 6–14), additional programming (4, 11, 13)
- T-Mix – engineer (5)
- Robert "Real Rolla" Taylor – co-executive producer
- Mike Tyler – guitar (6)
- Pat Viala – engineer (1, 2, 7, 8)
- Douglas Wohlson – mixing (3, 12)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[14] | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |
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| US R&B/Hip-Hop [18] |
US Rap [19] | ||
| 2000 | "The Truth" | 81 | 23 |
| "Remember Them Days" | 69 | 33 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[20] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||