Foundation (M.O.P. album)

2009 studio album by M.O.P.

Foundation

Studio album by

M.O.P.

Released| September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
Genre|

* East Coast hip hop
* hardcore hip hop

Label| Koch
Producer|

* Laze E Laze (exec.)
* DJ Green Lantern
* DJ Premier
* DR Period
* Fizzy Womack
* Kil
* M-Phazes
* Nottz
* Ron G
* Statik Selektah
* Taylor Made

M.O.P. chronology
| Ghetto Warfare
(2006)  | Foundation
(2009)  | Sparta
(2011)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
HipHopDX| 4/5[1]
RapReviews| 8/10[2]
Robert Christgau| [3]
The Phoenix| [4]
XXL| 4/5[5]

Foundation is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop duo M.O.P., from Brooklyn, New York. It was released on September 15, 2009 via E1 Music. Production was handled by DR Period, Statik Selektah, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Premier, Kil, M-Phazes, Nottz, Ron G, Taylor Made, and member Lil' Fame under his Fizzy Womack alias, with Laze-E-Laze serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from DeMarco, Redman, Rell, Styles P, Termanology and The Revelations.

After being put in limbo with Roc-A-Fella Records without releasing any new material, the duo signed to G-Unit Records where they once again ended up without any releases beside mixtapes and street albums. Signing a deal with E1/Koch Records, Lil' Fame (Fizzy Womack) and Billy Danze finally release their long-awaited full-length LP on September 15. Production on "Rude Bastards" is produced by little known producer Kil, whose contribution is credited to Fizzy Womack in the liner notes and in initial press releases.[6]

The album was released to positive reviews from the press although it seems to have been a little rushed, as the aforementioned "Rude Bastards" got wrongly credited to Fizzy Womack, the final version of "What I Wanna B" features scratches and cuts by DJ Premier that didn't make the final cut and DJ Premier has also been quoted to say that he produced two more tracks for the album but didn't make the deadline due to M.O.P. touring to promote the album.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "I'm a Brownsvillian" (featuring The Revelations)|

* Jamal Grinnage
* Eric Murray
* Dominick Lamb

| Nottz| 3:47
2.| "Blow the Horns"|

* Grinnage
* Murray

| Fizzy Womack| 3:00
3.| "What I Wanna B" (featuring Rell)|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Chris Martin
* T. Williams

| DJ Premier| 3:18
4.| "Foundation"|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Curtis Small

| M-Phazes| 3:35
5.| "Stop Pushin'"|

* Grinnage
* Murray

| Fizzy Womack| 3:04
6.| "Crazy" (featuring Termanology)|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Daniel Carrillo
* Patrick Baril

| Statik Selektah| 4:44
7.| "Street Life" (featuring DeMarco)|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Collin Edwards

| Fizzy Womack| 3:44
8.| "Forever and Always"|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Baril

| Statik Selektah| 4:01
9.| "Rude Bastard"|

* Grinnage
* Murray

| Kil| 3:44
10.| "Brooklyn"|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Ronald Bowser

* Ron G
* M.O.P. (co.)

| 5:06
11.| "Bang Time" (featuring Styles P)|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* David Styles

| DJ Green Lantern| 4:13
12.| "Sharks in the Water"|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Darryl Pittman

| DR Period| 3:51
13.| "Riding Through" (featuring Redman)|

* Grinnage
* Murray

| Taylor Made| 5:15
14.| "Salute a G"|

* Grinnage
* Murray
* Pittman

| DR Period| 3:29

## Personnel

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* Jamal "Lil' Fame"/"Fizzy Womack" Grinnage – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 5, 7)
* Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – vocals
* Gerrell "Rell" Gaddis – vocals (track 3)
* Daniel "Termanology" Carrillo – vocals (track 6)
* Collin "Demarco" Edwards – vocals (track 7)
* David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (track 11)
* Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (track 13)
* Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer (track 1)
* Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – producer (track 3)
* Mark "M-Phazes" Landon – producer (track 4)
* Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
* Kil – producer (track 9)
* Ronald "Ron G" Bowser – producer (track 10)
* James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 11)
* Darryl "DR Period" Pittman – producer (tracks: 12, 14)
* Taylor Massey – producer (track 13)
* Lawrence "Laze E Laze" Elliott – executive producer

## Charts

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Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 38

## References

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1. ^ Paine, Jake (September 11, 2009). "M.O.P. - Foundation". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 22, 2009). "M.O.P. :: Foundation – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: m.o.p". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
4. ^ Faraone, Chris (September 2, 2009). "M.O.P. | The Foundation". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
5. ^ Cantor, Paul (July 8, 2009). "M.O.P.: Foundation - XXL". XXL. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
6. ^ "The Other face of The Foundation; Lil Fame Reacts". www.djpremierblog.com. September 11, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
7. ^ "M.O.P. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
8. ^ "M.O.P. Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

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* Discography

Studio albums|

* To the Death
* Firing Squad
* First Family 4 Life
* Warriorz
* Foundation
* Sparta

Singles|

* "Ante Up"

Other albums|

* 10 Years and Gunnin'
* Mash Out Posse
* St. Marxmen
* Ghetto Warfare

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