''The B. Coming'' is the third

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by American rapper

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Background and release

It was supposed to be released between 2002 and 2004 under

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and distributed by

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. However, due to

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's takeover of Roc-A-Fella and presidency of Def Jam, Sigel left the label to join co-founder

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's newly-founded Dame Dash Music Group, where the album was released on March 29, 2005. ''The B. Coming'' contains 15 songs, with special guests including

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, Redman,

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, and others. The album was completed before Beanie served a federal prison sentence in mid-2004.

Reception

Critical

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an

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score of 73 out of 100 based on 14 reviews. On

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, reviewer David Jeffries stated "One thing to know is that it's not a linear journal. Instead, it consists of fragments from here and there that deal very little with situations and more with mindsets. ..Those looking for a direct story of how Beanie earned three years in the clink will be somewhat disappointed, but these chunks of insight into the man's turmoil -- and the couple party tunes that go with them -- add up to one hell of an album." Whilst,

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stated that the albums "finds

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at his most vulnerable — and his best." NME deemed the album as "defiant as ever".

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commented "Only two things matter here: the production, which is masterful, and Beanie himself, a virtuoso of lonely, bitter desperation."

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gave the album a B+ rating with an additional comment: "One of the strongest albums of 2005, Beanie Sigel stands among the greatest of the Roc-A-Fella catalogue with technical ability and an emotional severity worth experiencing."

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says in a review, "At times, he overreaches." While

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scored the album at a 60 out of 100, they reviewed "''The B. Coming'' starts strong... ndeventually flattens out into dark, brooding territory." The B. Coming ranked number 32 as Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2005 in the year end.

Commercial

''The B. Coming'' debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 130,000 copies. The album was two slots away from

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Track listing

Samples

Feel It In The Air * "Whole Lotta Something Goin On” by

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I Can’t Go On This Way * "Love Me, Love Me or Leave Me, Leave Me” by Gloria Scott Gotta Have It * "That’s What’s Wrong With Me” by

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Purple Rain * "In The Rain" by

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Oh Daddy * "Oh Daddy" by

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

Change * "My First Love" by Rene and Angela Bread & Butter * "Proud Of You" by

Johnny "Guitar" Watson John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career ...

Flatline * "Poor Abbey Walsh" by

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo ar ...

Look At Me Now * "Come On Down (To Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)" by

Greg Perry (singer) Greg Perry (January 21, 1948 – March 13, 2023) was a singer, songwriter and record producer. He worked with artists such as Freda Payne. He wrote and produced many hits for soul artists in the 1970s. He was also the brother of singer Jeff Perr ...

It’s On * "Questions" by

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Wanted (On The Run) * "Wanted Dead Or Alive" by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles chart positions

References

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