''The True Meaning'' is the second
studio album
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by
Queensbridge rapper
Cormega
Cory McKay (born December 3, 1970), better known by his stage name Cormega, is an American rapper who attained notice when he was shouted out by Nas on his song "One Love", from the critically acclaimed 1994 album ''Illmatic''. The album was re ...
. It was critically acclaimed and won the prestigious "Independent Album of the Year" at the Source Awards 2003. He also received "Impact Artist of the Year" honors at the Underground Music Awards. It was praised for its "back to basics" formula, tight beats and fierce rhymes. Standout tracks include "Live Ya Life", "Love In Love Out" which documents Cormega's beef with fellow Queensbridge rapper
Nas
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, and "Verbal Graffiti".
Track listing
Samples
*"Live Ya Life"
**"Thank You (For This Blessing)" by
Billy Paul
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*"The True Meaning"
**"Sleepin'" by
Diana Ross
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*"A Thin Line"
**"Excursion with Complications" by
Bo Hansson
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Early life and musical career
Hansson spent his early life in a remote vil ...
*"Endangered Species"
**"Ain't No Sunshine" by
Tom Jones
*"Built for This"
**"All in Love Is Fair" by
Nancy Wilson
*"Soul Food"
**"The Windmills of Your Mind" by
Petula Clark
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Clark's professional career began during the ...
*"Verbal Graffiti"
**"Hitsuku" by
Osamu Kitajima
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History
After studying the classical guitar and the piano as a child, in the 1960s Kitajima wa ...
*"Introspective"
**"Put Out My Fire" by
Lamont Dozier
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Career
Doz ...
*"Therapy"
**"Stronger Than Before"
Chaka Khan
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**"As the Rhyme Goes On"
Eric B. & Rakim
*"Love in Love Out"
**"Ike's Rap III/Your Love Is So Doggone Good"
Isaac Hayes
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*"The Legacy"
**"I Fell in Love"
Damon Harris
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*"The Come Up"
**"You Can't Do That to Me" by
Walter Murphy
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**"If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" by
Esther Phillips
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*"Take These Jewels"
**"Just an Illusion" by
Imagination
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Charts
References
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Cormega albums
2002 albums
Albums produced by Emile Haynie
Albums produced by Buckwild
Albums produced by Hi-Tek
Albums produced by Large Professor
Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)