Foundation (M.O.P. album)

Foundation is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo M.O.P., from Brownsville, New York. It was released on September 15, 2009 via E1 Music. Production was handled by DR Period, Statik Selektah, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Premier, Kil, M-Phazes, Nottz, Ron G, Taylor Made, and member Lil' Fame under his Fizzy Womack alias, with Laze-E-Laze serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from DeMarco, Redman, Rell, Styles P, Termanology and The Revelations.

Foundation
Studio album by
M.O.P.
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
Genre
LabelKoch Records
Producer
M.O.P. chronology
Ghetto Warfare
(2006)		 Foundation
(2009)		 Sparta
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4/5[1]
RapReviews8/10[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The Phoenix[4]
XXL4/5[5]

After being put in limbo with Roc-A-Fella Records without releasing any new material, the duo signed to G-Unit Records where they once again ended up without any releases beside mixtapes and street albums. Signing a deal with E1/Koch Records, Lil' Fame (Fizzy Womack) and Billy Danze finally release their long-awaited full-length LP on September 15. Production on "Rude Bastards" is produced by little known producer Kil, whose contribution is credited to Fizzy Womack in the liner notes and in initial press releases.[6]

The album was released to positive reviews from the press although it seems to have been a little rushed, as the aforementioned "Rude Bastards" got wrongly credited to Fizzy Womack, the final version of "What I Wanna B" features scratches and cuts by DJ Premier that didn't make the final cut and DJ Premier has also been quoted to say that he produced two more tracks for the album but didn't make the deadline due to M.O.P. touring to promote the album.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a Brownsvillian" (featuring The Revelations)
Nottz3:47
2."Blow the Horns"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
Fizzy Womack3:00
3."What I Wanna B" (featuring Rell)
DJ Premier3:18
4."Foundation"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
  • Curtis Small
M-Phazes3:35
5."Stop Pushin'"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
Fizzy Womack3:04
6."Crazy" (featuring Termanology)
Statik Selektah4:44
7."Street Life" (featuring DeMarco)
Fizzy Womack3:44
8."Forever and Always"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
  • Baril
Statik Selektah4:01
9."Rude Bastard"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
Kil3:44
10."Brooklyn"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
  • Ronald Bowser
5:06
11."Bang Time" (featuring Styles P)
DJ Green Lantern4:13
12."Sharks in the Water"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
  • Darryl Pittman
DR Period3:51
13."Riding Through" (featuring Redman)
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
Taylor Made5:15
14."Salute a G"
  • Grinnage
  • Murray
  • Pittman
DR Period3:29

Personnel
  • Jamal "Lil' Fame"/"Fizzy Womack" Grinnage – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 5, 7)
  • Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – vocals
  • Gerrell "Rell" Gaddis – vocals (track 3)
  • Daniel "Termanology" Carrillo – vocals (track 6)
  • Collin "Demarco" Edwards – vocals (track 7)
  • David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (track 11)
  • Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (track 13)
  • Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer (track 1)
  • Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – producer (track 3)
  • Mark "M-Phazes" Landon – producer (track 4)
  • Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
  • Kil – producer (track 9)
  • Ronald "Ron G" Bowser – producer (track 10)
  • James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 11)
  • Darryl "DR Period" Pittman – producer (tracks: 12, 14)
  • Taylor Massey – producer (track 13)
  • Lawrence "Laze E Laze" Elliott – executive producer

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 38

References
  1. Paine, Jake (September 11, 2009). "M.O.P. - Foundation". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 22, 2009). "M.O.P. :: Foundation – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: m.o.p". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. Faraone, Chris (September 2, 2009). "M.O.P. | The Foundation". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. Cantor, Paul (July 8, 2009). "M.O.P.: Foundation - XXL". XXL. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  6. "The Other face of The Foundation; Lil Fame Reacts". www.djpremierblog.com. September 11, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  7. "M.O.P. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. "M.O.P. Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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