Enigma (Keith Murray album)

Enigma
Studio album by Keith Murray
Released November 26, 1996
Recorded December 1995-October 1996, Mirror Image Studios Long Island NY
Genre Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length 49:42
Label Jive
Producer Erick Sermon (exec.), The Ummah
Keith Murray chronology
The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
(1994)		 Enigma
(1996)		 It's a Beautiful Thing
(1999)
Singles from Enigma
  1. "The Rhyme"
    Released: October 21, 1996

Enigma is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Keith Murray, released November 26, 1996 on Jive Records.

The album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200 chart.

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album peaked at thirty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the sixth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2]

Leo Stanley of Allmusic noted Murray's improving rhythmic skills, stating that Murray's defiantly East Coast style of production "can make the record a little monotonous, but his kinetic verbal energy keeps Enigma exciting and fresh."[1]

Track listing

No. Title Music Sample(s)[3] Length
1. "Intro"   Sermon   1:36
2. "Call My Name"   Murray, Sermon   3:42
3. "Manifique (Original Rules)"   Corouch, Jones, Murray, Patterson, Sermon   3:52
4. "Whut's Happinin'"   Benson, Gaye, Murray, Sermon 3:54
5. "The Rhyme"   Beverly, Murray, Sermon 3:37
6. "Dangerous Ground" (feat. 50 Grand) Berlin, Murray, Yancey   3:40
7. "Rhymin' Wit Kel" (feat. Kel-Vicious) Brister, Fyffe, Karson, Murray, Sermon   2:36
8. "What a Feeling"   Fyffe, Murray, Sermon   3:48
9. "Hot to Def"   Bonner, Fyffe, Jones, Middlebro, Murray, Noland, Sermon, Webster 3:35
10. "Yeah" (feat. Busta Rhymes, Jamal, Redman, and Erick Sermon) Fyffe, Murray, Noble, Phillips, Smith   4:52
11. "Love L.O.D." (feat. 50 Grand and Kel-Vicious) Berlin, Brister, Kirkpatrick, Murray, Sermon   3:11
12. "To My Mans" (feat. Dave Hollister) Hollister, Murray, Sermon 3:37
13. "World Be Free"   Murray, Sermon   3:41
14. "The Rhyme [Remix]"   Beverly, Murray, Sermon   4:01

Chart history

Album

Chart (1996)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 39
U.S. R&B Albums 6

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[4]
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Hot Rap Singles
1996 "The Rhyme" 3 59 12

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Stanley, Leo. "allmusic ((( Enigma > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r244007/review. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  2. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Enigma > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r244007/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  3. ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Keith Murray". The-Breaks.com. http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Keith+Murray&type=6. Retrieved 12-01-2010. 
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Enigma > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r244007/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Enigma > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r244007/credits. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 

External links

Keith Murray
Studio albums
Other albums
Singles
"The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" · "Get Lifted" · "It's That Hit" · "The Rhyme" · "Full Cooperation" · "Incredible" · "Fatty Girl" · "Yeah Yeah U Know It" · "Candi Bar" · "Nobody Do It Better"
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