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ALBUM
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© 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Intro View on Youtube
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Pop N****s View on Youtube
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Murder Reigns View on Youtube
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The Warning View on Youtube
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Rock Star View on Youtube
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Destiny (Outro) View on Youtube
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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. [This album is also available in a clean version.] ~ John Bush
1. Intro
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
2. Thug Lovin'
by Ja Rule, Bobby Brown
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Bass Guitar
- James Manning
- Bass Guitar
- James Manning
- Featured Artist
- Bobby Brown
- Keyboard
- Eric Jackson
- Performer
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James Manning
Eric Jackson - Composer
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Andre Parker
Stevie Wonder
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo - Lyricist
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Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Stevie Wonder
Jeffrey Atkins - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
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Brian Springer
Milwaukee Buck - Studio Personnel
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Brian Springer
Milwaukee Buck
Marc Lee - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Stevie Wonder
- Featured Artist
- Ashanti
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Andre Parker
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Linda Creed
Thomas Bell - Lyricist
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Andre Parker
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Linda Creed
Thomas Bell - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Demo Castellon
- Studio Personnel
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Marc Lee
Irv Gotti
Demo Castellon
Milwaukee Buck
Brian Springer - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Linda Creed
Thomas Bell
4. Pop N****s
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Jeffrey Atkins
Pharrell Williams - Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Pharrell Williams - Mixing
- Milwaukee Buck
- Producer
- The Neptunes
- Recording
- Brian Garten
- Studio Personnel
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Milwaukee Buck
Brian Garten - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Pharrell Williams
- Featured Artist
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2pac
Nas
Ja Rule
Ashanti - Primary Artist
- Irv Gotti
- Composer
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Nasir Jones
Stevie Wonder
Tupac Shakur
Ashanti Douglas
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Gregory Jacobs
Marcus Vest
2pac - Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Gregory Jacobs
Marcus Vest
Stevie Wonder
Nasir Jones
Tupac Shakur
Ashanti Douglas - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Producer
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Irv Gotti
7 Aurelius - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Terry Herbert
- Studio Personnel
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Terry Herbert
Milwaukee Buck
Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Composer Lyricist
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Nasir Jones
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Ashanti Douglas
Marcus Vest
Stevie Wonder
Tupac Shakur
Gregory Jacobs
6. Murder Reigns
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Irving Lorenzo
Jeffrey Atkins
David Paich
Jeffrey Porcaro
Marcus Vest - Lyricist
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David Paich
Jeffrey Atkins
Marcus Vest
Jeffrey Porcaro
Irving Lorenzo - Mixing
- Milwaukee Buck
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
7 - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Studio Personnel
- Milwaukee Buck
- Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Porcaro
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Marcus Vest
David Paich
7. Last Temptation
- Featured Artist
- Charli Baltimore
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Tiffany Lane Jarmon
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Kenny Nix - Lyricist
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Tiffany Lane Jarmon
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Kenny Nix - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Demo Castellon
- Studio Personnel
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Marc Lee
Irv Gotti
Demo Castellon
Milwaukee Buck
Brian Springer - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Tiffany Lane Jarmon
Kenny Nix
8. Murder Me
by Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Alexi
- Featured Artist
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Alexi
Caddillac Tah - Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Andre Parker
Jeffrey Atkins
Raphael Saadiq
Irving Lorenzo
Carl Wheeler
Tiheem Crocker - Lyricist
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Carl Wheeler
Tiheem Crocker
Jeffrey Atkins
Raphael Saadiq
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker - Mixing
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Brian Springer
Irv Gotti - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Demo Castellon
- Studio Personnel
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Demo Castellon
Marc Lee
Brian Springer
Irv Gotti
Milwaukee Buck - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Carl Wheeler
Irving Lorenzo
Tiheem Crocker
Andre Parker
Raphael Saadiq
9. The Warning
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Andre Parker
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo - Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Demo Castellon
- Studio Personnel
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Irv Gotti
Marc Lee
Demo Castellon
Milwaukee Buck
Brian Springer - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
- Featured Artist
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Eastwood
Crooked I
Kxng Crooked - Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Dominick Wickliffe
Deshaun Woodard - Lyricist
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Dominick Wickliffe
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Deshaun Woodard - Producer
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Chink Santana
Irv Gotti - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Studio Personnel
- Milwaukee Buck
- Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Dominick Wickliffe
Deshaun Woodard
11. Emerica
- Featured Artist
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Young Life
Chink Santana - Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Andre Parker
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Rahmane Donovan - Lyricist
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Rahmane Donovan
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker - Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Studio Personnel
- Milwaukee Buck
- Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Rahmane Donovan
12. Rock Star
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Andre Parker
Lenny Kravitz
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo - Lyricist
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Lenny Kravitz
Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Mixing Assistant
- Marc Lee
- Producer
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Irv Gotti
Chink Santana - Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Recording Assistant
- Demo Castellon
- Studio Personnel
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Irv Gotti
Marc Lee
Demo Castellon
Milwaukee Buck
Brian Springer - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Irving Lorenzo
Andre Parker
Lenny Kravitz
13. Destiny (Outro)
by Ja Rule
- Primary Artist
- Ja Rule
- Composer
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Gene Beene
Jeffrey Atkins
Melvin Griffin
Andre Lyon
Marcello Valenzano - Lyricist
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Melvin Griffin
Marcello Valenzano
Gene Beene
Andre Lyon
Jeffrey Atkins - Mixing
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Irv Gotti
Brian Springer - Producer
- Cool & Dre
- Recording
- Milwaukee Buck
- Studio Personnel
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Milwaukee Buck
Brian Springer
Irv Gotti - Composer Lyricist
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Jeffrey Atkins
Andre Lyon
Marcello Valenzano
Melvin Griffin
Gene Beene
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 13 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 54 minutes and 27 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1428x1428 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 7/13 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast Rap, R&B, Soul, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop Hitmakers
- Label
- I.G. Records, Inc. - Universal Records
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Nov 18, 2002
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 44006349022
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