Hempstead_High_(album)

<i>Hempstead High</i>

Hempstead High

1999 studio album by A

Hempstead High is the second studio album by American rapper A+.[4] It was released in 1999 through Kedar Entertainment/Universal Records.[5] Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios and Battery Studios in New York and at Urban House Studios, Inc. in Houston. Production was handled by Bink!, DJ Clark Kent, Lil' Shawn, Mo-Suave-A, Smith Brothers Entertainment and Ty Fyffe, with Kedar Massenburg serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Canibus, Cardan, Chico DeBarge, Erykah Badu, MJG, Psycho Drama and the Lost Boyz. The album peaked at #60 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States, and at number 72 in the Netherlands.

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Critical reception

Vibe thought that A+ "can't decide whether he's a hardcore man or a playful youth on his understated sophomore album".[6] The Plain Dealer wrote: "By the time the disc reaches the scary 'Staggering and Stuttering' with Psycho Drama, A+ establishes his versatility and assured, confident flow".[7]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Andre "A+" Levins – main artist
  • Terrance "Mr. Cheeks" Kelly – featured artist (tracks: 3, 5)
  • Germaine "Canibus" Williams – featured artist (track 5)
  • Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – featured artist (track 6)
  • Erica "Erykah Badu" Wright – featured artist (track 7)
  • Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge – featured artist (track 10)
  • Pierre "Cardan" Jones – featured artist (track 11)
  • Jeffery "Buk" Robinson – featured artist (track 13)
  • Akula "Psyde" Segal – featured artist (track 13)
  • Lawrence Page – performer (track 1)
  • Keanna Henson – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Crystal Johnson – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Eric "E-Bass" Johnson – bass (track 3)
  • Robert "Storm" Jordan – Rhodes electric piano and strings (track 5)
  • Mike Cerullo – guitar (track 7)
  • Charles Smith – producer (tracks: 1, 9, 10, 12), associate executive producer
  • Joseph Smith – producer (tracks: 1, 9, 10, 12), associate executive producer
  • Tyrone Fyffe – producer (track 2)
  • Roosevelt "Bink!" Harrell III – producer (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11, 14)
  • Rodolfo "DJ Clark Kent" Franklin – producer (track 4), additional producer (track 12), mixing (track 2)
  • Mo-Suave-A Productions, Inc. – producers (tracks: 6, 13)
  • Tyrone "Shawn Pen" Wilkins – producer (track 8)
  • Ed Miller – recording (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-11, 12, 14), mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
  • Tim Donovan – recording (track 2)
  • Kenny Ortiz – recording (tracks: 4, 8), mixing (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 12)
  • Tristan "T-Mix" Jones – recording (track 6)
  • Neil Jones – recording (track 13)
  • Cuz – mixing (track 2)
  • Leo "Swift" Morris – mixing (track 3)
  • Simon "Crazy C" Cullins – mixing (tracks: 6, 13)
  • James Hoover – mixing (tracks: 6, 13)
  • Tony Smalios – mixing (track 14)
  • Dana Walsh – engineering assistant (track 2)
  • Denise Barbarita – engineering assistant (track 3)
  • Daniel Wierup – engineering assistant (track 8)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Kedar Massenburg – executive producer
  • Sandie Lee Drake – art direction
  • Susan Bibeau – design
  • Stephen McBride – photography
  • Ray Copeland – management

Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    Conaway, Matt. "Hempstead High - A+ | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Tucker, Ken (March 26, 1999). "THE WEEK: MUSIC". Entertainment Weekly. No. 478. p. 86.
  3. [3]
    Vivinetto, Gina (April 16, 1999). "Hempstead High". St. Petersburg Times. Weekend. p. 16.
  4. [4]
    Baker, Trevor (October 23, 1999). "Hempstead High". Melody Maker. 76 (42): 38.
  5. [5]
    "Music Notes". New Pittsburgh Courier. No. 38. May 12, 1999. p. B3.
  6. [6]
    "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. February 27, 1999 – via Google Books.
  7. [7]
    Reynolds, Mark (May 30, 1999). "LISTEN UP". The Plain Dealer. p. 8G.
  8. [8]
    "Dutchcharts.nl – A%2B – Hempstead High" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  9. [9]
    "A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  10. [10]
    "A Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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