''Witness Tha Realest'' is the debut album by rapper

Tha Realest Jevon Jones (born October 11, 1973) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Tha Realest, and formerly Tenkamenin The Vigilante (or simply Tenkamenin). His debut album, '' Witness Tha Realest'', was released on July 14, 2009, followin ...

. The album was released on July 14, 2009 by RBC Records/Team Dime Entertainment and distributed by

E1 Music MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

(formerly Koch Records).Hip Hop Album Releases
HipHopDX.com. ''Witness tha Realest was delayed on several occasions due to the lack of a

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and the dissolution of

Tru 'Dat' Entertainment Tru 'Dat' Entertainment (also variated as Tru 'dat' Entertainment, Trudat Entertainment and TRU DAT Entertainment) or plainly Tru Dat was a Los Angeles, California-based firm founded in 2006 by Hysear Randell, a wealthy African-American entreprene ...

. It features production from 1500 or Nothin', Blaqthoven, Mark Sparks, The Underdogs,

Mel-Man Melvin Charles Bradford, professionally known as Mel-Man, is an American West Coast hip hop record producer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Signed with Aftermath Entertainment, he is best known for his work with Dr. Dre, producing ...

, Detail of

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, E. Poppi, DJ Domo of

Rap-a-Lot Records Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...

, Alif, Marvin "Marvelous" Paige and Eric Reese.

Background

The Realest planned to release his debut album as early as 2004 but due to the lack of a distributing company, the album's release was delayed. ''Witness Tha Realest'' would again be scheduled for release, this time in 2007, as Tha Realest had been signed on to Tru 'Dat' Entertainment in 2006. This date was further pushed back following the bankruptcy of the label after the owner, Hysear Randell, was found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars. In late 2007, Tha Realest was signed to Team Dime Entertainment, the label on which the album was released in partnership with RBC and KOCH Records.

Track listing

References

2009 debut albums Albums produced by Detail (record producer) Albums produced by the Underdogs (production team) Albums produced by 1500 or Nothin' {{2009-hiphop-album-stub