The Confessional is a 2008

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Bishop Lamont Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually le ...

. It was distributed by Aftermath Entertainment. An unofficial version was leaked before it was due to be released by DJ Strong.Burgess, Omar (2008)
Bishop Lamont Explains "The Confessional" Leak
, HipHopDX, June 23, 2008, retrieved 2010-05-31

Production

''The Confessional'' features

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Stat Quo Stanley Bernard Benton (born July 24, 1978), better known as Stat Quo, is an American rapper and record producer.Shaheem Reid (January 12, 2004).Mixtape Mondays: Stat Quo" ''MTV''. Accessed February 5, 2008. Benton worked his way to college and ...

, Tha Bizness,

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and many others. Production was mainly by producers such as

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, Focus...,

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and DJ Khalil also play a big role in production. Other producers such as

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heavyweights like

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and Bink! also contributed to the mixtape as well. It was hosted by

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and presented by Diosece.

Critical reception

The mixtape was positively received, with '' XXL'' calling it "G-status, from beginning to end", commenting on Bishop Lamont's "Tight rhymes, sick flows and his ability to adjust his style to different beats".

Track listing

References

2008 debut albums Albums produced by Bink (record producer) Albums produced by Dr. Dre Albums produced by Focus... Albums produced by Mark Batson Albums produced by Scott Storch Albums produced by Tha Bizness Albums produced by Jake One 2008 mixtape albums Aftermath Entertainment compilation albums Aftermath Entertainment albums {{2008-hiphop-album-stub