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Ja Rule's self-proclaimed return to the streets isn't that rough compared to most hardcore rap; after all, Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, and the rest of Murder Inc. have a formula that's worked well in the past, and they're not about to desert it with artists like Ja and Ashanti hitting the charts every time they release a single. The first up, "Thug Lovin'," sets it off in style, with Ja Rule turning in one of his best raps yet and guest Bobby Brown adding flair to a pop-heavy production. Ashanti shines on the first of her two tracks, "Mesmerize," a smooth and sexed-up duet with a polished, honey-smooth production framing Ja Rule's gravelly hip-hop soul. Her other feature, a remix of "The Pledge" (the latter originally on Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.), boasts great mic features from Nas and Ja Rule, plus a few odd, disembodied lines heard from 2Pac before the fade-out. Stepping in for Ashanti elsewhere with solid vamps are Charli Baltimore ("Last Temptation") and Alexi ("Murder Me"), though Ja does fit in a few real hardcore tracks too: "Pop N****s" and "The Warning." The Last Temptation isn't going to surprise anyone familiar with what Murder Inc. is all about, but their trademarked balance of the rough (Ja Rule) and smooth (Irv Gotti) has rarely sounded better than it does here.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Ja Rule, MainArtist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Eric Jackson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer - Bobby Brown, FeaturedArtist - James Manning, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashanti, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bell, ComposerLyricist - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Ashanti Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Vest, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, FeaturedArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashanti, FeaturedArtist - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Nas, FeaturedArtist - 2PAC, FeaturedArtist - 7 Aurelius, Producer - Terry Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Murder Inc. Records L.L.C.
Jeffrey Porcaro, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Vest, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer - Celeste, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Charli Baltimore, FeaturedArtist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer - Tiffany Lane Jarmon, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Nix, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Carl Wheeler, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Caddillac Tah, FeaturedArtist - Tiheem Crocker, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Raphael Saadiq, ComposerLyricist - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer - Alexi, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer - Chink Santana, Producer - Eastwood, FeaturedArtist - Crooked I, FeaturedArtist - Dominick Wickliffe, ComposerLyricist - Deshaun Woodard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer - Chink Santana, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Rahmane Donovan, ComposerLyricist - Young Life, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Andre Parker, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Kravitz, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demo Castellon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chink Santana, Producer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Andre Lyon, ComposerLyricist - Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, MainArtist - Milwaukee Buck, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irv Gotti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer - Brian Springer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melvin Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Gene Beene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
Ja Rule's self-proclaimed return to the streets isn't that rough compared to most hardcore rap; after all, Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, and the rest of Murder Inc. have a formula that's worked well in the past, and they're not about to desert it with artists like Ja and Ashanti hitting the charts every time they release a single. The first up, "Thug Lovin'," sets it off in style, with Ja Rule turning in one of his best raps yet and guest Bobby Brown adding flair to a pop-heavy production. Ashanti shines on the first of her two tracks, "Mesmerize," a smooth and sexed-up duet with a polished, honey-smooth production framing Ja Rule's gravelly hip-hop soul. Her other feature, a remix of "The Pledge" (the latter originally on Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.), boasts great mic features from Nas and Ja Rule, plus a few odd, disembodied lines heard from 2Pac before the fade-out. Stepping in for Ashanti elsewhere with solid vamps are Charli Baltimore ("Last Temptation") and Alexi ("Murder Me"), though Ja does fit in a few real hardcore tracks too: "Pop N****s" and "The Warning." The Last Temptation isn't going to surprise anyone familiar with what Murder Inc. is all about, but their trademarked balance of the rough (Ja Rule) and smooth (Irv Gotti) has rarely sounded better than it does here.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:44
- Main artists: Ja Rule
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: I.G. Records, Inc. - Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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