The Most Beautifullest Hits

{{Infobox album

| name = The Most Beautifullest Hits

| type = greatest

| artist = Keith Murray

| cover = The Beautifullest Hits.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1999|8|10}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=3}}

| label = Jive

| producer =

| prev_title = It's A Beautiful Thing

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = He's Keith Murray

| next_year = 2003

| misc =

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=John |title=The Most Beautifullest Hits – Keith Murray |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-most-beautifullest-hits-mw0000243399 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = NME

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last= |date=September 12, 2005 |title=The Most Beautifullest Hits |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-1693-332554 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

| rev3 = RapReviews

| rev3score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=T. |first=Pete |date=August 17, 2010 |title=Keith Murray :: The Most Beautifullest Hits :: Jive Records |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2010/08/keith-murray-the-most-beautifullest-hits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_murray-bhits.html |archive-date=August 17, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=www.rapreviews.com}}

}}

The Most Beautifullest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rapper Keith Murray. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Jive Records, and consists of 14 previously released songs. Production was handled by Erick Sermon, who produced the majority of the songs, Redman, The Ummah and Trackmasters. It features contributions from Def Squad, LL Cool J, 50 Grand, Fat Joe, Foxy Brown, Jeffrey Stewart, Prodigy and Too $hort.

Background

The 14-track compilation is composed of several songs from Murray's first three solo albums and Def Squad's El Niño, as well as his guest appearances on Erick Sermon's No Pressure, Redman's Dare Iz a Darkside and LL Cool J's Mr. Smith.

In a similar manner to Murray's previous album, It's a Beautiful Thing, the greatest hits compilation was an attempt by Jive Records to capitalize on Murray's success while he was incarcerated - despite Murray's disapproval.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackelectorate.com/articles.asp?ID=842|title=Hip-Hop Fridays: Exclusive Q & A With Keith Murray|website=BlackElectorate|date=April 4, 2003}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Hostile

| note1 = featuring Erick Sermon and Jeffrey Stewart

| writer1 = {{hlist|Keith Omar Murray|Erick Sermon}}

| extra1 = Erick Sermon

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World

| writer2 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Ronald Isley|Rudolph Isley|Marvin Isley|O'Kelly Isley Jr.|Ernest Isley|Chris Jasper|George Clinton|William Earl Collins|Maceo Parker}}

| extra2 = Erick Sermon

| length2 = 3:43

| title3 = Get Lifted

| writer3 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Harry Wayne Casey|Richard Finch}}

| extra3 = Erick Sermon

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = Incredible

| note4 = featuring LL Cool J

| writer4 = {{hlist|Murray|James Todd Smith|Sermon|James Brown|Charles Bobbit|Fred Wesley}}

| extra4 = Erick Sermon

| length4 = 3:03

| title5 = Cosmic Slop

| note5 = performed by Def Squad

| writer5 = {{hlist|Murray|Reginald Noble|Sermon|Gregory Webster|Norman Napier|Ralph Middlebrooks|Leroy Bonner|Marshall Jones|Walter Morrison|Andrew Noland|Marvin Pierce}}

| extra5 = Redman

| length5 = 2:55

| title6 = The Rhyme

| writer6 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Frankie Beverly}}

| extra6 = Erick Sermon

| length6 = 3:30

| title7 = When I Rap

| writer7 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Noble|J.T. Smith|Germaine Williams|Clifford Smith}}

| extra7 = Erick Sermon

| length7 = 3:21

| title8 = I Shot Ya (Remix)

| note8 = featuring LL Cool J, Prodigy, Fat Joe and Foxy Brown

| writer8 = {{hlist|Murray|J.T. Smith|Albert Johnson|Joseph Cartagena|Inga Marchand|Jean-Claude Olivier|Brown|Lyn Collins}}

| extra8 = Trackmasters

| length8 = 5:03

| title9 = Full Cooperation

| note9 = performed by Def Squad

| writer9 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Noble|Harold Ousley}}

| extra9 = Erick Sermon

| length9 = 2:58

| title10 = How's That

| note10 = performed by Def Squad

| writer10 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Noble|Clinton|Collins|Bernie Worrell}}

| extra10 = Erick Sermon

| length10 = 3:05

| title11 = Danger

| writer11 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Roger Troutman|Larry Troutman}}

| extra11 = Erick Sermon

| length11 = 3:34

| title12 = Ride Wit Us

| note12 = performed by Def Squad featuring Too $hort

| writer12 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Noble|Todd Shaw}}

| extra12 = Erick Sermon

| length12 = 3:48

| title13 = Dangerous Ground

| note13 = featuring 50 Grand

| writer13 = {{hlist|Murray|Gerald Berlin|James Yancey}}

| extra13 = The Ummah

| length13 = 3:40

| title14 = Def Squad Delite

| note14 = performed by Def Squad

| writer14 = {{hlist|Murray|Sermon|Noble|Nile Rodgers|Bernard Edwards}}

| extra14 = Erick Sermon

| length14 = 6:46

| total_length = 53:03

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;Notes

;Sample credits

Personnel

  • Keith Murray – vocals
  • Erick Sermon – vocals (tracks 1, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14), producer (tracks 1–4, 6–7, 9–12, 14)
  • Jeffrey Stewart – vocals (track 1)
  • James Todd "LL Cool J" Smith – vocals (tracks 4, 8)
  • Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (tracks 5, 9, 10, 12, 14), producer (track 5)
  • Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals (track 8)
  • Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena – vocals (track 8)
  • Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand – vocals (track 8)
  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (track 12)
  • Gerald "50 Grand" Berlin – vocals (track 13)
  • Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier – producer (track 8)
  • James "Jay Dee" Yancey – producer (track 13)

References

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