The LP

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The LP
The LP.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1996 (shelved)
Oct 2002 (promo only)
2009 (official release)
RecordedMay 1995 – January 1996
StudioMirror Image Studios
(New York City, New York)
Battery Studios
(New York City, New York)
Mix B Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre Hip hop
Length42:50(2002 version)
57:20 (2009 version)
Label Geffen/MCA Records
GEFD-24953

Paul Sea Productions
PSP-006
Producer Large Professor, Toney Rome, Vandamator
Large Professor chronology
Breaking Atoms (with Main Source)
(1991)
The LP
(1996)
1st Class
(2002)
Alternative Cover
The LP 2009.jpg
2009 release
Singles from The LP
  1. "The Mad Scientist"
    Released: April 2, 1996
  2. "I Juswannachill"
    Released: October 29, 1996
Professional ratings
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The LP is the debut solo album of American emcee and producer Large Professor. It was released officially in 2009, after being shelved in 1996 by Geffen Records after several delays. "The Mad Scientist" and "I Juswannachill" were released as singles prior to the anticipated release, and a bootleg was circulated. [3] In 2002, Large Professor regained the rights to the recordings and released the album as a promo-only CD.

Contents

2002 Version

#TitleLength
1"Sunrise"2:41
2"One Plus One (feat. Nas)"2:50
3"Hard"3:38
4"Spacey"3:04
5"For My People"3:20
6"Hungry"2:45
7"Get Off the Bullshit"3:44
8"Funky 2 Listen 2"2:59
9"Dancing Girl"3:47
10"Have Fun"3:11
11"I Juswannachill"3:36
12"The Mad Scientist"3:39

2009 Version

#TitleLength
1"Intro"1:02
2"That Bullshit"3:42
3"Hungry"2:43
4"I Juswanna Chill"3:23
5"Funky 2 Listen 2"2:54
6"Mad Scientist"4:22
7"Hard"3:50
8"One Plus One" (feat. Nas)2:48
9"The LP"3:17
10"Dancin' Girl" (feat. Len X's Ten)3:45
11"Large Pro: Verbs"2:36
12"Havin' Fun"3:25
13"Spacey" (feat. Cee Lowe and Vandamator)2:59
14"Amaman"3:57
15"Queens Lounge"3:16
16"Bowne"3:53
17"Big Willie"3:38
18"Outro"1:45

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