The B. Coming
{{Infobox album
| name = The B. Coming
| type = studio
| artist = Beanie Sigel
| cover = Thebcoming.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 29, 2005
| recorded = 2003–2004
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 65:45
| label = {{hlist|Dame Dash|Def Jam|Criminal Background}}
| producer = {{hlist|The Neptunes|Heavy D|Buckwild|DJ Scratch|Just Blaze|Bink!|D. Dot|Ty Fyffe|Boola|Chad Hamilton|Aqua|Ruggedness|Neckbones}}
| prev_title = The Reason
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = The Solution
| next_year = 2007
}}
The B. Coming is the third studio album by American rapper Beanie Sigel. Originally scheduled for an October 2004 release, the album was ultimately released on March 29, 2005 through Dame Dash Music Group and Def Jam Recordings.
Background and release
It was supposed to be released in 2004 under Roc-A-Fella Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. However, due to Jay-Z's takeover of Roc-A-Fella and presidency of Def Jam,{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} Sigel left the label to join co-founder Damon Dash's newly-founded Dame Dash Music Group, where the album was released on March 29, 2005. The B. Coming contains 15 songs, with special guests including Freeway, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, Jay-Z, Cam'ron, and others. The album was completed before Beanie served a federal prison sentence in mid-2004.
Reception
=Critical=
{{Album reviews
| MC = 73/100
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = B+
| rev3 = NME
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4score = 8.5/10
| rev5 = Vibe
| rev5score = 70/100
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 73 out of 100 based on 14 reviews.{{Citation |title=The B.Coming by Beanie Sigel |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-bcoming/beanie-sigel |language=en |access-date=2022-04-12}}
On AllMusic, reviewer David Jeffries stated "One thing to know is that it's not a linear journal. Instead, it consists of fragments from here and there that deal very little with situations and more with mindsets. [...] Those looking for a direct story of how Beanie earned three years in the clink will be somewhat disappointed, but these chunks of insight into the man's turmoil -- and the couple party tunes that go with them -- add up to one hell of an album."{{Citation |title=The B. Coming - Beanie Sigel {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-b-coming-mw0000301769 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-12}} Whilst, Entertainment Weekly stated that the albums "finds [Sigel] at his most vulnerable — and his best."{{Cite web |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=2005-04-11 |title=The B. Coming |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/04/11/b-coming/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=EW.com |language=en}} NME deemed the album as "defiant as ever".{{Cite book |title=NME Magazine - April 23, 2005 |publisher=NME |year=2005 |pages=51}} Pitchfork commented "Only two things matter here: the production, which is masterful, and Beanie himself, a virtuoso of lonely, bitter desperation."{{cite web|last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7808-the-bcoming/ |title=Beanie Sigel: The B.Coming | Album Reviews |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2005-04-12 |accessdate=2012-01-15}} Stylus Magazine gave the album a B+ rating with an additional comment: "One of the strongest albums of 2005, Beanie Sigel stands among the greatest of the Roc-A-Fella catalogue with technical ability and an emotional severity worth experiencing."{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3002 |title=Beanie Sigel - The B-Coming - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date= |accessdate=2012-01-15}} Vibe says in a review, "At times, he overreaches."{{Cite book |title=Vibe Magazine - Jun/Jul 2005 |publisher=Vibe |year=2005 |pages=158}} While Rolling Stone scored the album at a 60 out of 100, they reviewed "The B. Coming starts strong... [and] eventually flattens out into dark, brooding territory."{{Cite web |title=Rolling Stone Profile - Page 57 - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/publication/rolling-stone?sort_options=date&filter=music&num_items=30&dist=neutral&page=56 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.metacritic.com}} The B. Coming ranked number 32 as Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2005 in the year end.{{cite web|last=Staff |first=Pitchfork |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6222-top-50-albums-of-2005/2/ |title=Staff Lists: Top 50 Albums of 2005 | Features |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2005-12-31 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}
= Commercial =
The B. Coming debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 130,000 copies.{{Cite web |title=Beanie Sigel Blasts From Behing Bars: The B. Coming Scores Top Debut On Album Charts WIth Nearly 130,000 In First Week Sales |url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=14498 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Top40-Charts.com |language=en}} The album was two slots away from 50 Cent's The Massacre.{{Cite web |date=2005-04-16 |title=Billboard 200 - Week of April 16, 2005 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2005-04-16 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = The B. Coming Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 65:45
| title1 = Feel It in the Air
| note1 = featuring Melissa Jiménez
| writer1 =
| extra1 = Heavy D
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = I Can't Go On This Way
| note2 = featuring Freeway and Young Chris
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Aqua
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = One Shot Deal
| note3 = featuring Redman
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Bink!
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Gotta Have It
| note4 = featuring Peedi Crakk and Twista
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Chad Hamilton
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = Don't Stop
| note5 = featuring Snoop Dogg
| writer5 =
| extra5 = The Neptunes
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Purple Rain
| note6 = featuring Bun B
| writer6 =
| extra6 = DJ Scratch
| length6 = 5:16
| title7 = Oh Daddy
| note7 = featuring Young Chris
| writer7 =
| extra7 = Boola
| length7 = 4:32
| title8 = Change
| note8 = featuring Melissa Jay and Rell
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Ty Fyffe
| length8 = 4:35
| title9 = Bread & Butter
| note9 = featuring Grand Puba and Sadat X
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Just Blaze
| length9 = 5:39
| title10 = Lord Have Mercy
| note10 =
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Ruggedness
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = Flatline
| note11 = featuring Peedi Crakk
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Boola
| length11 = 3:02
| title12 = Tales of a Hustler, Pt. 2
| note12 = featuring Oschino and Omillio Sparks
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Boola
| length12 = 4:18
| title13 = Look At Me Now
| note13 = featuring Rell
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Buckwild
| length13 = 4:01
| title14 = It's On (Bonus Track)
| note14 = featuring Jay-Z
| writer14 =
| extra14 = D. Dot
| length14 = 5:03
| title15 = Wanted (On the Run) (Bonus Track)
| note15 = featuring Cam'ron
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Da Neckbones
| length15 = 4:27
}}
Samples
Feel It In The Air
- "Whole Lotta Something Goin On” by Raphael Ravenscroft
I Can’t Go On This Way
- "Love Me, Love Me or Leave Me, Leave Me” by Gloria Scott
Gotta Have It
- "That’s What’s Wrong With Me” by Rose Royce
Purple Rain
- "In The Rain" by The Dramatics
Oh Daddy
- "Oh Daddy" by Natalie Cole
Change
- "My First Love" by Rene and Angela
Bread & Butter
- "Proud Of You" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Flatline
- "Poor Abbey Walsh" by Marvin Gaye
Look At Me Now
- "Come On Down (To Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)" by Greg Perry (singer)
It’s On
- "Questions" by Carrie Lucas
Wanted (On The Run)
- "Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi
Charts
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Beanie Sigel|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Beanie Sigel|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} |
{{col-2}}
= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}
| 189 |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}
| 36 |
{{col-end}}
Singles chart positions
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song !colspan="3"| Chart positions |
|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 |
| 2004
| "Gotta Have It" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"|82 | style="text-align:center;"| - |
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| "Don't Stop" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"|67 | style="text-align:center;"| - |
| "Feel It in the Air"
| style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"|55 | style="text-align:center;"| - |
References
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