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Conspiracy

 
Album Review: Conspiracy

  • Artist: Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: August 29, 1995
  • Total Time: 50:46
  • Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Under the guidance of the Notorious B.I.G., Junior M.A.F.I.A. released their first single, "Player's Anthem," in the summer of 1995, along with the full-length Conspiracy. Not surprisingly, the group's music resembles that of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die, complete with an opening sound collage. Considering Ready to Die was one of the seminal hip-hop releases of the early '90s, Conspiracy could have been an inspired, enjoyable sequel; instead, it's a fitfully successful replication of the earlier record's strengths. The major problem is Junior M.A.F.I.A. doesn't have enough personality to distinguish themselves from the B.I.G., who appears on four of the album's songs. Little Kim, the group's only female, does bring things to life on occasion, but it isn't quite enough to save the entire album. Nevertheless, the Clark Kent-produced "Player's Anthem" is a classic single, riding on its rubbery bass and surprisingly warm sentiments. Although the Notorious B.I.G. contributes some killer rhymes to the song; he fits into the overall sound of the single, but he doesn't dominate. Instead, the true personalities of Junior M.A.F.I.A. shine through, and they are impressive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro (Lyrics) Lance "Un" Rivera Nino, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Un, Trife & Larceny Of The Snakes (2:42)
White Chalk Daddy O Trife & Larceny Of The Snakes (4:40)
Excuse Me... Lance "Un" Rivera Junior M.A.F.I.A. (:50)
Realms of Junior Mafia The Notorious B.I.G., Renee Scroggins, Cheek del Vec Little Caesar & the Romans, Jamal Phillips, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Cheek del Vec (4:25)
Player's Anthem (Lyrics) The Notorious B.I.G., Harvey Fuqua, Clark Kent Junior M.A.F.I.A. (5:22)
I Need You Tonight Patrice Rushen, Clark Kent, Curtis Bedeau, G.J. Charles Junior M.A.F.I.A., Kleptomania, Trife & Larceny Of The Snakes (4:28)
Get Money (Lyrics) Roy Ayers, The Notorious B.I.G., Sylvia Striplin, Lil' Kim, Brian Bedford, L.J. Porter The Notorious B.I.G., Junior M.A.F.I.A. (4:34)
I've Been... Lance "Un" Rivera Junior M.A.F.I.A. (:35)
Crazaay Clark Kent Junior M.A.F.I.A. (3:58)
Back Stabbers Daddy O, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Lil' Kim Lil' Kim (5:34)
Shot! Lance "Un" Rivera Junior M.A.F.I.A. (:55)
Lyrical Wizardry Junior M.A.F.I.A. (3:52)
Oh My Lord Special Ed, The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. (3:39)
Murder Onze Cheek del Vec Junior M.A.F.I.A., Kleptomania, Cheek del Vec, Trife & Larceny Of The Snakes (4:22)
Outro Lance "Un" Rivera Lance "Un" Rivera (:41)

Credits

Jacob York (Executive Producer), Christopher Callaway (Design), Clark Kent (Executive Producer), Trife & Larceny Of The Snakes (Performer), Larceny (Group Member), Jimmy Cozier (Vocals), Chicu Modu (Photography), Akshun (Producer), Nino Brown (Group Member), Little Caesar & the Romans (Performer), Tony Smalios (Mixing), The Notorious B.I.G. (Executive Producer), Trife (Group Member), Christopher Callaway (Art Direction), Clark Kent (Mixing), The Notorious B.I.G. (Performer), Kenny Ortíz (Mixing), Rick Essig (Mastering), Lance "Un" Rivera (Performer), Lance "Un" Rivera (Design), Cheek del Vec (Performer), Chico Brown (Group Member), Little Caesar (Group Member), Special Ed (Producer), Daddy O (Producer), The Notorious B.I.G. (Producer), Craig Kallman (Executive Producer), Lance "Un" Rivera (Producer), Lance "Un" Rivera (Executive Producer), Kenny Ortíz (Engineer), Mina Soliman (Stylist), Ez Elpee (Producer), MC Klepto (Group Member), Lil' Kim (Group Member), Lance "Un" Rivera (Vocals), Clark Kent (Producer), Un (Performer), Jamal Phillips (Performer)
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Conspiracy
Studio album by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Released August 29, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Genre Hip-hop, dirty rap, rap
Label Undeas/Big Beat Records
Producer DJ Clark Kent, Lance "Un" Rivera, Daddy-O, The Notorious B.I.G., Special Ed, EZ Elpee, Akshun
Professional reviews
Junior M.A.F.I.A. chronology
Conspiracy
(1995)
Riot Musik
(2005)

Conspiracy is the debut album of East Coast hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A.. Upon its 1995 release, it garnered much attention and gained even more hype when singles "Get Money" and "Players Anthem" were released. It features member The Notorious B.I.G. on four tracks in addition to his production contributions. The single "Get Money" contains a sample from "You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia Striplin.

Reception

'Conspiracy' was a commercial success and received mixed critical reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote "Considering Ready to Die was one of the seminal hip-hop releases of the early '90s, Conspiracy could have been an inspired, enjoyable sequel; instead, it's a fitfully successful replication of the earlier record's strengths." [1]

Track listing

01 Intro (Prod. by Lance Un Rivera)

02 White Chalk (Prod. by Daddy-O)

03 Excuse Me... (Prod. by Lance Un Rivera)

04 Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (Prod. by Clark Kent)

05 Player's Anthem (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (Prod. by Clark Kent)

06 I Need You Tonight (feat. Faith Evans) (Prod. by Clark Kent)

07 Get Money (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (Prod. by EZ Elpee)

08 I've Been... (Prod. by Lance Un Rivera)

09 Crazaay (Prod. by Clark Kent)

10 Back Stabbers (Prod. by Daddy-O)

11 Shot! (Prod. by Lance Un Rivera)

12 Lyrical Wizardry (Prod. by Akshun)

13 Oh My Lord (feat. Special Ed & The Notorious B.I.G.) (Prod. by Special Ed)

14 Murder Onze (Prod. by Akshun)

15 Outro (Prod. by Lance Un Rivera)

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