Born and Raised (Cormega album)

Born and Raised
Studio album by Cormega
Released	October 20, 2009
Recorded	2006-2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:11
Label	Aura Records
Producer	Large Professor, L.E.S., Easy Mo Bee, DJ Premier, Lil' Fame, Pete Rock, Nottz, Ayatollah, Havoc, Buckwild, DR Period, Khrysis[1]
Cormega chronology
The Testament (2005) Born and Raised (2009) Raw Forever (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
RapReviews	[5]

Born and Raised is the fourth studio album by Queensbridge rapper Cormega. It was released on October 20, 2009, after being pushed back several times; the album was originally to be titled Urban Legend but was changed to Born and Raised after rapper T.I. used the original title for his 2004 release (Cormega mentions this on his Who Am I DVD of video of him circa 2003). The album has been met with mostly positive reviews from both fans and critics so far.

The song "Fresh", featuring Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Grand Puba, PMD and DJ Red Alert was leaked onto the internet in the middle of 2008. This caused Cormega to replace the original version, produced by Emile, with a remix by Buckwild re-titled as "Mega Fresh X" for the retail album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude" (featuring Marley Marl) / "Intro (The 3rd Coming)"	Khrysis, Cormega^[a] Bear One	2:34
2.	"Girl"	L.E.S., Cormega^[a]	2:56
3.	"Love Your Family" (featuring Havoc)	Havoc	3:54
4.	"Get It In" (featuring Lil' Fame)	Easy Mo Bee	3:12
5.	"The Other Side"	Fizzy Womack, Cormega^[a]	3:01
6.	"Live And Learn"	Pete Rock	2:58
7.	"Make It Clear"	DJ Premier	3:03
8.	"Journey"	Large Professor	3:12
9.	"Define Yourself" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi and Havoc)	DR Period	2:51
10.	"What Did I Do"	Nottz	2:52
11.	"Dirty Game"	DJ Premier	4:01
12.	"One Purpose"		0:40
13.	"Rapture"	Ayatollah	2:54
14.	"Mega Fresh X" (featuring DJ Red Alert, Parrish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS-One & Big Daddy Kane)	Buckwild	4:54

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer

Samples

• "Dirty Game"
  • "Once Upon A Time (You Were A Friend Of Mine)" by Barry White
• "Rapture"
  • "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch
  • "Size 'Em Up" by Big L
• "Define Yourself"
  • "Go On and Cry" by Les McCann
• "Love Your Family"
  • "The Best of My Love" by T-Connection
• "What Did I Do"
  • "You're Making A Big Mistake" by The Hitchhikers
• "Girl"
  • "Gina's and Elvira's Theme" by Giorgio Moroder (performed by Helen St. John)
• "Journee"
  • "Good Inside" by Bobby Lyle
• "Make It Clear"
  • "I Can't Live Without Your Love" by Teddy Pendergrass
• "Mega Fresh X"
  • "9mm Goes Bang" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Live and Learn"
  • "What More Can a Girl Ask For" by The Whispers

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	56

References

2. AllHipHop review Archived October 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Allmusic review
4. HipHopDX review
5. RapReviews review
6. "Cormega – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Cormega.

External links

• Legal Hustle.net