The Truth (Beanie Sigel album)

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The Truth
The Truth cover
Studio album by Beanie Sigel
Released Flag of the United States February 29, 2000
Flag of Jamaica October 2, 2000
Flag of Japan December 25, 2000
Recorded 1999
Genre Hip hop
Length 56:51
Label Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings / Black Friday
Producer Kanye West
Just Blaze
Rockwilder
Buckwild
Bink
Sam Sneed
Robert 'Shim' Kirkland
Bernard "Big Demi" Parker
T-Mix
Lofey
J-5
Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool
P. Skam
Professional reviews
Beanie Sigel chronology
The Truth
(2000)
The Reason
(2001)

The Truth is the debut album by Philadelphian rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on February 29, 2000 by Def Jam to positive critical and commercial success. It reached Number 5 on The Billboard 200 and had three charting remotely popular singles: "Anything", "Remember Them Days" and "The Truth". Beanie Sigel and his debut album were intensely hyped up after "a few dazzling collaborations" according to Matt Conaway of All Music Guide and Conaway says that it "is the culmination of that promise" [1].

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "The Truth" Kanye West Beanie Sigel
2 "Who Want What" Just Blaze Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek
3 "Raw & Uncut" Bink Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z
4 "Mac Man" Robert 'Shim' Kirkland Beanie Sigel
5 "Playa" T-Mix Amil, Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z
6 "Everybody Wanna Be A Star" Bernard "Big Demi" Parker Beanie Sigel
7 "Remember Them Days" Lofey Beanie Sigel, Eve
8 "Stop, Chill" Rockwilder Beanie Sigel
9 "Mac And Brad" J-5 Beanie Sigel, Scarface
10 "What A Thug About" Buckwild Beanie Sigel
11 "What Ya Life Like" Robert 'Shim' Kirkland Beanie Sigel
12 "Ride 4 My" Bink Beanie Sigel
13 "Die" Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Beanie Sigel
*14 "Anything" [Bonus Track] P. Skam, Sam Sneed Jay-Z

[edit] Samples

The Truth

Raw & Uncut

Mac Man

  • ”Pac Man Video Game

Everybody Wanna Be A Star

  • "The Road To Utopia“ by Utopia

What Ya Life Like

  • "Hard Rain (Main Title)" by Paramount and Universal Pictures

Ride 4 My

  • "The Battle Of The Mound” from “Conan The Barbarian” motion picture soundtrack

Anything (Bonus Track) by Jay-Z

  • ”Anything” Oliver! Original Soundtrack

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2000 The Truth #5 #2

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40
2000 "Anything" #55 #19 - #23
2000 "Remember Them Days" - #69 #33 -
2000 "The Truth" - #81 #23 -