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2000 studio album by Memphis Bleek
The Understanding
Released December 5, 2000 Recorded 1999–2000
Genre
Hip hop Length 50 :53
Label
Producer Duane DaRock Ramos, A Kid Called Roots, T.T., Robert "Shim" Kirkland, DJ Twinz, Jose "Lace" Batiz, Eddie Scoresazy, Lofey,
Timbaland , EZ Elpee
The Understanding is the second studio album by rapper
Memphis Bleek , released by
Get Low Records ,
Roc-A-Fella Records , and
Def Jam Recordings on December 5, 2000. As of October 2002, the album has been certified gold by the
RIAA for shipment of over 500,000 units.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro – U Know Bleek"
Just Blaze 1:51 2. "
Do My... " (featuring
Jay-Z ) A Kid Called Roots 3:39 3. "I Get High" T.T. 3:39 4. "We Get Low" Just Blaze 3:09 5. "Change Up" (featuring Jay-Z and
Beanie Sigel ) Cox Robert Kirkland Carter D. Grant Robert "Shim" Kirkland 2:05 6. "
My Mind Right (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z, H Money Bags and Beanie Sigel) DJ Twinz 4:05 7. "Hustlers" (featuring Beanie Sigel) Jose "Lace" Batiz 4:11 8. "All Types of Shit" Cox Eddie Scoresazy John Townsend Eddie Scoresazy 3:48 9. "PYT" (featuring Jay-Z and
Amil ) Cox Kirkland Carter Whitehead Robert "Shim" Kirkland 3:58 10. "Bounce Bitch" Lofey 3:33 11. "They'll Never Play Me" Just Blaze 3:39 12. "Everyday" (featuring
Carl Thomas ) EZ Elpee 4:12 13. "
Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) " (featuring Jay-Z,
Twista and
Missy Elliott )
Timbaland 4:54 14. "In My Life" Duane "Da Roc" Ramos 4:10
Sample credits
"Intro – U Know Bleek" contains samples of:
"I Get High "contains a sample of "Reina de la Roche", written by
Ricardo Montaner and
Pablo Manavello , and performed by Ricardo Montaner.
"My Mind Right (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "The Monk", written by
Lalo Schifrin .
"All Types of Shit" contains a sample from "Lady Luck", written by John Townsend.
"Everyday" contains a sample of "If That's the Way You Feel (Then Let's Fall in Love)", written by
Robert Relf and Thomas Anderson, and performed by White Heat.
"In My Life" contains samples from "
I Want to Know What Love Is ", written by
Mick Jones , and performed by
Foreigner .
Personnel
Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Bee High – co-executive producer
Just Blaze – mixing (11)
Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
Shawn Carter – executive producer
Damon Dash – executive producer
Jimmy Douglass – engineer and mixing (13)
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1-6, 11, 12, 14), mixing (8), Pro Tools editing (13)
Ken Lewis – guitar and mixing (11)
Chauncey Mahan – engineer (7), Pro Tools editing (13)
Midnite – engineer (3)
Leonard "Lenny S." Santiago – co-executive producer
Brian Stanley – engineer (7, 8, 10), mixing (1, 3, 14)
Pat Viala – engineer (6, 9), mixing (5, 6)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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AllMusic .
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"Memphis Bleek – Understanding" .
HipHopDX . January 13, 2001.
Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^ Juon, Steve (February 6, 2001).
"Memphis Bleek :: The Understanding" . RapReviews .
Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^ Ex, Kris (February 1, 2001).
"Memphis Bleek: The Understanding" .
Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
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review
^ Baker, Soren (January 1, 2001).
"*** Memphis Bleek, "The Understanding," Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
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USA Today review
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"The Understanding" . Amazon . 2000.
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"Memphis Bleek Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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"Memphis Bleek Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . 2 January 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . 2 January 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
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