Hempin' Ain't Easy
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hempin' Aint Easy
| type = Studio
| artist = B-Legit
| cover = Hempin Aint Easy.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 25, 2000
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist|The Studio Spot|Uppa Level Studios|Live Oak Studios (Berkeley, CA)|The Orange Room (Danville, CA)|Sin's Crib (Houston, TX)|Boskos Chicken And Beats Studio (Los Angeles, CA)|Dollars And Spence Studios}}
| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|hyphy|gangsta rap|hardcore hip hop}}
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=13|s=25}}
| label = Koch, Sick Wid It
| producer = {{hlist|Ant Banks|Big Time Swisher Productions|Bosko|Clint "Payback" Sands|Daz Dillinger|Keith Clizark|Meech Wells|Sam Bostic|Sin|Studio Ton|Tone Capone}}
| prev_title = The Hemp Museum
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Hard 2 B-Legit
| next_year = 2002
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |title=B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hempin-aint-easy-mw0000257342 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 2.5/5{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=March 19, 2001 |title=B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.17/title.b-legit-hempin-aint-easy |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Hempin' Aint Easy is the third solo studio album by American rapper B-Legit. It was released on July 25, 2000 via Koch Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Keith Clizark, Meech Wells, Clint "Payback" Sands, Sam Bostic, Ant Banks, Big Time Swisher Productions, Bosko, Daz Dillinger, Sin and Tone Capone. It features guest appearances from E-40, Archie Lee, Big Remy, D-Shot, Harm, Kurupt, Levitti, Lil' Keke, Little Bruce, Mac Shawn, Mack 10, Mr. Clean, Otis & Shug, Richie Rich, Ronnie Spencer, Shortyega, Snoop Dogg and The Mossie.
The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200, No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 21 on the Independent Albums in the United States.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = {{hlist|Brandt Jones|Queen Jenny|Shane Cherry|Geoff Brown|Clinton Sands}}
| extra1 = Mr. Payback
| length1 = 0:51
| title2 = Blaze It
| writer2 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Marvin Whitemon}}
| extra2 = Studio Ton
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Rap Star
| note3 = featuring Little Bruce & Levitti
| writer3 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Bruce Thurman|Sands}}
| extra3 = Mr. Payback
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = What They Talkin' About
| writer4 = {{hlist|Charlie Wilson|Lonnie Simmons|Ronnie Wilson|Rudy Taylor}}
| extra4 = Sam Bostic
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Destiny
| note5 = featuring Levitti
| writer5 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Lewis King|Whitemon}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Meech Wells|Keith Clizark}}
| length5 = 4:37
| title6 = The Game Is Cold
| note6 = featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
| writer6 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Calvin Broadus|Cecil Demetrius Womack Jr.|Keith Clark}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Meech Wells|Keith Clizark}}
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = Hood Ratz & Knuckle Heads
| note7 = featuring D-Shot, E-40, Otis & Shug
| writer7 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Glenn Grainger}}
| extra7 = Ant Banks
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = I'm Dyin' with Mine
| note8 = featuring Lil' Keke & Archie Lee
| writer8 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Sinclair Ridley}}
| extra8 = Sin
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = It's in the Game
| writer9 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Bosko Kante}}
| extra9 = Bosko
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = Hard Head Nigga
| writer10 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Sam Bostic}}
| extra10 = Sam Bostic
| length10 = 5:00
| title11 = Keep It P.I.
| note11 = featuring Mac Shawn
| writer11 = {{hlist|B. Jones|DeShawn Dawson|Whitemon}}
| extra11 = Studio Ton
| length11 = 4:45
| title12 = Where the Gangstas At
| note12 = featuring Kurupt & Mack 10
| writer12 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Ricardo Brown|W. Calhoun|Womack Jr.|Clark}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Meech Wells|Keith Clizark}}
| length12 = 3:04
| title13 = Grape Wine
| writer13 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Whitemon}}
| extra13 = Studio Ton
| length13 = 3:56
| title14 = Touch You There
| note14 = featuring Harm
| writer14 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Rodney Waller|Anthony Gilmour}}
| extra14 = Tone Capone
| length14 = 3:58
| title15 = Gold Ones
| note15 = featuring Richie Rich
| writer15 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Richard Serrell|Whitemon}}
| extra15 = Studio Ton
| length15 = 4:41
| title16 = Scared Man
| note16 = featuring E-40 & The Mossie
| writer16 = {{hlist|B. Jones|Earl Stevens|M. Taplin|Dulon Stevens|Kevin Davis|Whitemon}}
| extra16 = Studio Ton
| length16 = 4:29
| title17 = The World Is a Mutha
| writer17 =
| extra17 = Daz Dillinger
| length17 = 4:47
| title18 = To All My Playaz
| note18 = featuring Big Remy, Shortyega, Ronnie Simpson & Mr. Clean
| writer18 = {{hlist|Franne Golde|Dennis Lambert|Duane Hitchings}}
| extra18 = Big Time Swisher Productions
| length18 = 4:52
| total_length = 1:13:25
}}
;Sample credits
- Track 4 contains elements from "Humpin'" written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson and Rudy Taylor and performed by The Gap Band
- Track 7 contains elements from "Shine Your Light" written by Glenn Grainger
- Track 18 contains replayed elements from "Don't Look Any Further" written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|64|artist=B-Legit|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|13|artist=B-Legit|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=B-Legit|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|256866|B-Legit – Hempin' Ain't Easy}}
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Category:MNRK Music Group albums
Category:Albums produced by Bosko
Category:Sick Wid It Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Ant Banks
Category:Albums produced by Studio Ton