1999 studio album by A
Hempstead High is the second studio album by American rapper A+ .[ 5] It was released in 1999 through Kedar Entertainment /Universal Records .[ 6] 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.
Vibe thought that A+ "can't decide whether he's a hardcore man or a playful youth on his understated sophomore album".[ 7] 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".[ 8]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro (Classroom)" (featuring Lawrence Page) Smith Bros. Entertainment 1:51 2. "Enjoy Yourself " Sugarless 3:38 3. "Up Top New York" (featuring Mr. Cheeks ) Bink! 4:56 4. "Gotta Have It" DJ Clark Kent 4:09 5. "Boyz 2 Men" (featuring the Lost Boyz and Canibus ) Bink! 3:54 6. "Watcha Weigh Me" (featuring MJG ) Mo-Suave-A Productions 4:11 7. "Understand the Game" (featuring Erykah Badu ) Bink! 3:48 8. "Don't Make Me Wait" Little Shawn 3:57 9. "Interlude - The Score" Smith Bros. Entertainment 1:09 10. "It's on You" (featuring Chico DeBarge ) Smith Bros. Entertainment 4:31 11. "What the Deal" (featuring Cardan) Levins Pierre Jones Harrell III Bink! 3:37 12. "Price of Fame" Smith Bros. Entertainment DJ Clark Kent (add. ) 3:35 13. "Staggering and Stuttering" (featuring Psycho Drama) Jeffrey Robinson Akula Segal T. Jones Mo-Suave-A Productions 5:18 14. "Parkside Gardens" Bink! 5:18 Total length: 53:52
Sample credits 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 ^ Conaway, Matt. "Hempstead High - A+ | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 14, 2021 . ^ Tucker, Ken (March 26, 1999). "THE WEEK: MUSIC". Entertainment Weekly . No. 478. p. 86. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 16, 2024). "A+ :: Hempstead High – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved July 16, 2024 . ^ Vivinetto, Gina (April 16, 1999). "Hempstead High". St. Petersburg Times . Weekend. p. 16. ^ Baker, Trevor (October 23, 1999). "Hempstead High". Melody Maker . 76 (42): 38. ^ "Music Notes". New Pittsburgh Courier . No. 38. May 12, 1999. p. B3. ^ "Revolutions" . Vibe . Vibe Media Group . February 27, 1999 – via Google Books.[permanent dead link ] ^ Reynolds, Mark (May 30, 1999). "LISTEN UP". The Plain Dealer . p. 8G. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – A%2B – Hempstead High" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2021. ^ "A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2021. ^ "A Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2021.