The Hemp Museum (album) explained
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.
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
Along 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
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". 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".[2] Gabriel Alvarez of Vibe found B-Legit's "badass Bay Area baritone is as distinguishable as a Picasso brush stroke".[3]
Track listing
- Sample credits
Personnel
Vocalists
- Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – vocals
- Gail Lee Brown – vocals (track 1)
- Nicole Ladner – vocals (track 1)
- Lewis "Levitti" King – vocals (tracks: 2, 14)
- Dionne Jackson – vocals (track 3)
- Earl "E-40" Stevens – vocals (track 4)
- Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 4)
- "Little Bruce" Thurman – vocals (track 5)
- Shawn "C-Bo" Thomas – vocals (tracks: 5, 11)
- Robert Redwine – vocals (track 5)
- Francci Richard – vocals (track 5)
- Jnyce – vocals (track 5)
- Marcus "Emgee" Gore – vocals (track 6)
- Tenina "Suga-T" Stevens – vocals (track 6)
- Kevin "Kaveo" Davis – vocals (track 7)
- Daryl Hall – vocals (track 8)
- Clifton "G-Note" Dickson – vocals (tracks: 9, 15)
- DeShawn "Mac Shawn" Dawson – vocals (tracks: 10, 15)
- Marcellius "Celly Cel" McCarver – vocals (track 11)
- Rodney "Harm" Waller – vocals (track 12)
- Big Bone – vocals (track 13)
- D-Day – vocals (track 13)
- K. "K-1" Morris – vocals (track 15)
Instrumentalists
- Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 14), guitar (track 10), horns programming (track 14)
- Mike Mosley – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 3, 11)
- Femi Ojetunde – keyboards (track 3), guitar (track 6)
- Kevin Gardner – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 5, 8)
- Thaddeus Turner – guitar (tracks: 5, 8)
- Emgee – keyboards & drum programming (track 6)
- Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – guitar (track 6)
- James 'Flat Top' Jones – guitar (track 11)
- Ken "Squirt" Parker – scratches (track 11)
- Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – drums and strings programming & keyboards (track 12)
- Antoine – guitar (track 12)
- B-Legit – keyboards & drum programming (track 13)
- Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – drum programming (track 13)
- Greg "Funk Daddy" Buren – keyboards & drum programming (track 15)
Production
- Studio Ton – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
- Mike Mosley – producer (tracks: 3, 11)
- Kevin Gardner – producer (tracks: 5, 8)
- Redwine – producer (tracks: 5, 8)
- Femi Ojetunde – producer (track 6), co-producer (track 3)
- Emgee – producer (track 6)
- Tone Capone – producer (track 12)
- B-Legit – producer (track 13), co-producer (track 8), executive producer
- K-Lou – co-producer (track 13)
- Funk Daddy – producer (track 15)
Technical
- Studio Ton – engineering (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10), mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 10), recording (track 14)
- K-Lou – mixing (tracks: 3, 11, 13, 15), engineering (tracks: 13, 15)
- Mike Mosley – recording (tracks: 3, 11)
- B-Legit – mixing (tracks: 3, 11), art direction
- Kevin Gardner – engineering (tracks: 5, 8)
- Samuel Stevens – engineering (tracks: 5, 8)
- Stan "The Guitar" Man – mixing & engineering (track 6)
- Emgee – mixing & engineering (track 6)
- Peter Moshay – mixing & vocal recording (track 8)
- Michael Denten – engineering (track 12)
- Tone Capone – mixing (track 12)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Khan aka The Guru – art direction, design
- Keba Konte – photography
- Mike Wasco – photography
- Chaz Hayes – management
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Weinstein. Max. November 26, 2016. Today in Hip-Hop: B-Legit Drops 'The Hemp Museum' Album - XXL. April 2, 2021. XXL. en.
- December 1996. The Hemp Museum review. The Source. 135.
- Alvarez. Gabriel. February 1997. Revolutions. Vibe. 5. 1. 105. 1070-4701.
- Billboard 200 Chart: Week of December 14, 1996. April 2, 2021. Billboard.
- December 14, 1996. Top R&B Albums. Billboard. en. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 108. 50. 17. 0006-2510. April 2, 2021.
