Cormega - Legal Hustle (2004)

Genre: East-Coast Hip-Hop / Hardcore Hip-Hop/ OG
Label: Legal Hustle Records
Release Date: May 25, 2004 
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1	Intro (feat. Doña & Miz)		2:50
2	Beautiful Mind		2:40
3	Let It Go (feat. M.O.P)		5:37
4	The Bond (feat. Doña)		3:13
5	Bring It Back		2:46
6	Hoody (feat. Doña)		2:12
7	Dangerous (feat. Vybz Kartel & Unda P)		3:44
8	Tony/montana (feat. Ghostface)		3:35
9	Personified (feat. Doña)		3:26
10	Stay Up (feat. Kira)		4:20
11	Deep Blue Sea (feat. Kurupt & Jayo Felony)		4:22
12	More Crime (feat. The Jacka)		4:23
13	Monster's Ball (feat. Banger, Lake & Maino)		3:31
14	Redemption (feat. AZ)		3:36
15	Respect Me (feat. Doña)		3:37
16	Sugar Ray and Hearns (feat. Large Professor)		1:54
17	The Machine (feat. Doña & Miz)		3:13

 

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     Corey McKay is Cormega, and when is first became a rapper in the streets of Queensbridge, Queens, New York they called him MC Cor. Cormega was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He is a successful rapper and has had the pleasure working with a young Nas (also a Queensbridge artist), Mobb Deep (also Queensbridge), Hi-Tek (from Reflection Eternal), Benzino, Molemen, Main Flow, Statik Selektah, Marley Marl, Large Professor, Public Enemy, Little Brother, Inspectah Deck, and other members of the Wutang Clan. Cormega has an unbelievable resume and I believe he has had such epic connections in music, partly, because the boy can rap. He does not have the lyrical wit of Big L, but compare Cormega to other gangsta rappers out there and you are sure to enjoy Cormega more than those artists. This album has some good production and I find that the better the production is, the better the song he records on is indeed. My favorite tracks are Deep Blue Sea, More Crime, and Beautiful Mind. Some other key producers on this album include J-Love and Ayotollah...who are absolutely spectacular producers. I give this album a C+.It is a bit watered-down but it has some good tracks.

Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous (1995)

Genre: East-Coast Hip-Hop / Boom Bap/ Horrorcore/ 1990's Hip-Hop
Label: Columbia Records
Release Date: March 28, 1995
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1. Put It On
2. M.V.P.
3. No Endz, No Skinz
4. 8 Iz Enuff
5. All Black
6. Danger Zone
7. Street Struck
8. Da Graveyard
9. Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
10. I Don't Understand It
11. Fed Up Wit The Bullshit
12. Let 'Em Have It 'L

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     Firstly, I must give Big L some props for being one of the most fierce and amazing rap lyricists to come into the rap game. Coming out of Harlem, the East-Coast rap legend created noise all throughout the industry and would end up signing with Columbia Records. He even got the likes of a young Jay-Z on a track. He was able to be in a rap group called: "Diggin In The Crates Crew" which consisted of rap legends such as Lord Finesse (rap pioneer), Buckwild, and Showbiz. "Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous" is simply his greatest work, and was of course his only major label release while he was still alive, RIP. His wordplay, lyrical talent, and clever punchlines really impressed a lot of people. While he is a bit negative talking about murdering people and raping women, he still does it with a consistent level of lyrical wordplay that is just over the top. He is indeed a true rap legend and this album is indeed a 1990's hip-hop classic. I give it an A.