Produced in total by Large Professor, Cormega's Mega Philosophy finds the rapper returning after a five-year hiatus and taking hip-hop to task for letting things slide while he was gone.
Of course, veteran respected rappers returning with anti-bling efforts is a style that's reached critical mass, but with lines like "Maybe I'm too advanced for crack babies/My impact is similar to Basquiat paintings" ("Mars"), comet Cormega can feel free to pick the topic anytime he enters our orbit.
"I paid dues in the streets/Respect is my receipt" is the true talk that comes from "Honorable" with special guest Raekwon, and if any of this sounds ponderous or heavy-handed to a fault, Professor and Cormega keep things popping with music and hooks that are vibrant and/or approachable.
Blows against the empire are seldom so singalong and soulful, so take that album title to heart, especially the "Mega" bit.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A New Day Begins | Cormega | Play | 01:42 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 2 | Mars (Dream Team) | Cormega | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Industry | Cormega | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | More | Cormega | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Reflection | Cormega | Play | 00:41 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 6 | D.U. (Divine Unity) | Cormega | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Honorable | Cormega | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Rap Basquiat | Cormega | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Rise | Cormega | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Home | Cormega | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Valuable Lessons | Cormega | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 32 mins | 73 MB | |||||
| 32 mins | 216 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Maya Azucena | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Black Rob | Featured Artist |
| 4 | David Burgis | Associate Producer |
| 5 | Cormega | Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | Dave Dar | Editing |
| 7 | Jerry Graham | Label Manager |
| 8 | Hazardis Soundz | Mixing |
| 9 | Large Professor | Producer |
| 10 | Daniel Mawyin | A&R |
| 11 | Gabriel Mendez | Studio Coordinator |
| 12 | Chantelle Nandi | Featured Artist |
| 13 | Nature | Featured Artist |
| 14 | Jarell Perry | Featured Artist |
| 15 | Raekwon | Featured Artist |
| 16 | Redman | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Styles P | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Max Vargas | Mixing |
| 19 | Jack Vaughn | Executive Producer |
| 20 | Sam Woolley | Art Coordinator |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |