The Hemp Museum (album)

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The Hemp Museum
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length57:48
Label
Producer
  • B-Legit (also exec.)
  • Emgee
  • Femi Ojetunde
  • Funk Daddy
  • Kevin Gardner
  • Mike Mosley
  • Redwine
  • Studio Ton
  • Tone Capone
  • K-Lou (co.)
B-Legit chronology
Tryin' to Get a Buck
(1993)
The Hemp Museum
(1996)
Hempin' Ain't Easy
(1999)
Singles from The Hemp Museum
  1. "Check It Out" / "Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Ghetto Smile"
    Released: 1997

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.

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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". [2] 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". [3] Gabriel Alvarez of Vibe found B-Legit's "badass Bay Area baritone is as distinguishable as a Picasso brush stroke". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Gail Lee Brown and Nicole Ladner)
Studio Ton1:14
2."City 2 City" (featuring Levitti)
  • B. Jones
  • Lewis King
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton3:49
3."For So Long" (featuring Dionne Jackson)
  • B. Jones
  • Mike Mosley
  • Mike Mosley
  • Femi Ojetunde (co.)
4:42
4."Check It Out" (featuring E-40 and Kurupt)
Studio Ton5:20
5."Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us" (featuring Little Bruce, C-Bo, Redwine, Francci Richard and J-Nyce)
  • Kevin Gardner
  • Redwine
3:48
6."The Hemp Museum" (featuring Emgee and Suga-T)
  • B. Jones
  • Marcus Gore
  • Femi Ojetunde
  • Emgee
  • Femi Ojetunde
4:03
7."Neva Bite" (featuring Kaveo)
  • B. Jones
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:39
8."Ghetto Smile" (featuring Daryl Hall)
4:15
9."Don't Do It (Interlude)" (featuring G-Note)B. Jones 0:18
10."Can My Nine Get Ate" (featuring Mac Shawn)
  • B. Jones
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:15
11."Niggaz Get They Wig Split" (featuring Celly Cel and C-Bo)
Mike Mosley4:08
12."Rollin' Wit Hustlers" (featuring Harm)
  • B. Jones
  • Rodney Waller
  • Anthony Gilmour
Tone Capone3:56
13."Get's Down Like That" (featuring A-1)
  • B. Jones
  • Dantre Jones
  • Tyrone Langford
  • B-Legit
  • K-Lou (co.)
5:07
14."D-Boy Blues" (featuring Levitti)
Studio Ton4:23
15."My Flow of Cash" (featuring Funk Mobb)
Funk Daddy3:51
Total length:57:48
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 55
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 15

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