''The Understanding'' is the second studio album by rapper

Memphis Bleek Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper who was a protégé of fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and #Warehouse Music Group, Warehouse M ...

, released by

Get Low Records Get Low Records is a hip hop record label founded by Memphis Bleek in 1998. History Beginnings Under the guidance of Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek founded his label, Get Low Records, in 1998. The label's first release was Memphis Bleek's gold debut, ' ...

Roc-A-Fella Records Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994. History 1994–2000: Formation ...

, and

Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

on December 5, 2000. As of October 2002, the album has been certified gold by the

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

for shipment of over 500,000 units.

Track listing

Samples

“Madhouse” by Silver Convention From the album World Is A Madhouse (1976) Sampled in “Intro - U Know Bleek” Produced by Just Blaze “4 Da Fam” by Amil feat.

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

Beanie Sigel Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first became known for his association with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, releasing his debut ...

From the album All Money Is Legal (2000) Sampled in “Intro-U Know Bleek” Produced by Just Blaze “Reina De La Noche” by

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

From the album Un toque de misterio (1990) Sampled in “I Get High” Produced by T.T. “Su Lin (The Monk)” by

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

From the album Enter The Dragon (1973) Sampled in “My Mind Right (remix)” Produced by DJ Twinz “Lady Luck” by

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

From the album Celebrate Me Home (1977) Sampled in “All Types Of Shit” Produced by Eddie Scoresazy “If That’s The Way You Feel (Then Let’s Fall In Love)” by

White Heat ''White Heat'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts (writer), Ben Roberts, ''White Heat'' is base ...

* From the album ? Sampled in “Everyday” Produced by EZ Elpee “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner From the album Agent Provocateur (1984) Sampled in “In My Life” Produced by Just Blaze

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Understanding, The 2000 albums Memphis Bleek albums Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced by Timbaland Roc-A-Fella Records albums Def Jam Recordings albums