Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)

Conspiracy
Studio album by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Released August 29, 1995
Genre East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Label Undeas, Big Beat, Atlantic
Producer Lance "UN" Rivera (exec.), Christopher "B.I.G." Wallace (also exec.), Jacob York (also exec.), Craig Kallman (also exec.), Daddy-O, Clark Kent, EZ Elpee, Akshun, Special Ed
Junior M.A.F.I.A. chronology
Conspiracy
(1995)		 Riot Musik
(2005)
Singles from Conspiracy
  1. "Player's Anthem"
    Released: May 30, 1995
  2. "I Need You Tonight"
    Released: August 9, 1995
  3. "Get Money"
    Released: September 3, 1995
  4. "Gettin' Money (The Get Money Remix)"
    Released: December 11, 1995

Conspiracy is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Including The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Cease, Trife and Larceny of The Snakes, Lil' Kim, Nino Brown, Chico Del Vec, Kleptomaniac, Capone, Bugsy). It was released on August 29, 1995 by Undeas Recordings and Big Beat Records. The album debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 69,000 copies in its first week.[1] The album is now out of print on physical formats, but is available to download or stream on websites like iTunes and Spotify.

Upon its release, the album garnered much attention, gaining hype with the release of singles such as "Get Money" and "Players Anthem". The album features rapper The Notorious B.I.G., who contributes to the album's production in addition to appearing on four of the album's tracks, as well as being its lead songwriter. The album's third single "Get Money", contains a sample from "You Can't Turn Me Away" performed by Sylvia Striplin. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

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."[4]

Track listing

# Title Performer(s) Producer(s) Time
1 "Intro" Lance "UN" Rivera 2:42
2 "White Chalk"
  • Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. (sample from his song "Things Done Changed")
  • Verse: The Snakes
  • Ontro: Trife of The Snakes
 Daddy-O & Understanding 4:40
3 "Excuse Me (Interlude)" Lance "UN" Rivera 0:50
4 "Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A." (featuring Jamal)
  • Intro: Lil' Kim
  • First hook/ Verse: Lil' Cease
  • Second hook/ Verse: Chico Del Vec
  • Third hook/ Verse: Jamal
  • Final hook/ Verse: The Notorious B.I.G.
 Clark Kent, Christopher "B.I.G." Wallace 4:25
5 "Player's Anthem"
  • Hook: The Notorious B.I.G.
  • First verse: Lil' Cease
  • Second verse: The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Final verse: Lil' Kim
 Clark Kent 5:22
6 "I Need You Tonight" (featuring Faith Evans)
  • Chorus: Faith Evans
  • First verse: Trife of The Snakes
  • Second verse: Lil' Kim
  • Final verse: Kleptomaniac
 Clark Kent 4:28
7 "Get Money"
  • First verse: The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Final verse: Lil' Kim
 EZ Elpee 4:34
8 "I've Been... (Interlude)" Lance "UN" Rivera 0:35
9 "Crazaay"
  • Hook/ Verses: The Snakes
 Clark Kent 3:58
10 "Back Stabbers" (featuring Jimmy Cozier) Daddy-O 5:34
11 "Shot! (Interlude)" Lance "UN" Rivera 0:55
12 "Lyrical Wizardry"
  • Verses: Kleptomaniac
 Akshun 3:52
13 "Oh My Lord"
  • Verses: Kleptomaniac & The Notorious B.I.G.
 Special Ed 3:39
14 "Murder Onze"
  • Intro: Chico Del Vec
  • First verse: Chico Del Vec & Kleptomaniac
  • Hook: Larceny of The Snakes
  • Second verse: The Snakes
  • Third verse: Kleptomaniac, Chico Del Vec & Trife of The Snakes
 Akshun 4:22
15 "Outro" Lance "UN" Rivera 0:41

Samples

White Chalk

Back Stabbers

Crazaay

Get Money

I Need You Tonight

Oh My Lord

Player's Anthem

Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A

Murder Onze

Charts and certifications

Charts (1995) Position
US Billboard 200[5] 8
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 64

Certifications

Country Certification
United States Gold

References

  1. ↑ Mayfield, Geoff (2000-07-15). Between The Bullets - Hit Hop. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  2. ↑ RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ allmusic ((( Conspiracy Overview )))
  5. ↑ "Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives and Canada: Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-02.


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