''Hempstead High'' is the second studio album by American rapper A+. It was released in 1999 through

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/ Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios and Battery Studios in

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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

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, with Kedar Massenburg serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Canibus, Cardan, Chico DeBarge, Erykah Badu,

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, 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.

Critical reception

'' Vibe'' thought that A+ "can't decide whether he's a hardcore man or a playful youth on his understated sophomore album". '' 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".

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 2 contains a sample from " A Fifth of Beethoven" written and performed by Walter Murphy *Track 3 contains samples from " Mr. Big Stuff" written by Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams and Carrol Washington and performed by Jean Knight *Track 4 contains a sample of "Singing This Song for My Mother" written and performed by Hamilton Bohannon *Track 8 contains a sample of " Don't Make Me Wait" written by Bernard Fowler and B. Williams and performed by the

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*Track 10 contains an interpolation of "When Somebody Loves You Back" written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and samples from "I Found Love (When I Found You)" written by Phillip Pugh and Sherman Marshall and performed by The Spinners *Track 12 contains a sample of " Let Me Be the One" written by

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and performed by Five Star

Personnel

*Andre " A+" Levins – main artist *Terrance "

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" Kelly – featured artist (tracks: 3, 5) *Germaine " Canibus" Williams – featured artist (track 5) *Marlon "

" Goodwin – featured artist (track 6) *Erica " Erykah Badu" Wright – featured artist (track 7) *Jonathan Arthur "

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" 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 *

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– 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 "

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" 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) *

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– recording (tracks: 4, 8), mixing (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 12) *Tristan "

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" 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) *

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– 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

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1999 albums A+ (rapper) albums Albums produced by Ty Fyffe Albums produced by Clark Kent (producer) Albums produced by Bink (record producer)