Born and Raised (album)

Born and Raised
Studio album by Cormega
Released	October 20, 2009
Recorded	2006-2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:11
Label	Aura Records
Producer	Large Professor, L.E.S., Easy Mo Bee, DJ Premier, Lil' Fame, Pete Rock, Nottz, Ayatollah, Havoc, Buckwild, DR Period, Khrysis
Cormega chronology
The Testament (2005) Born and Raised (2009) Raw Forever (2011)

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Born and Raised is the fifth studio album by Queensbridge rapper Cormega. It was released on October 20, 2009, after being pushed back several times; the album was originally to be titled Urban Legend but was changed to Born and Raised after rapper T.I. used the original title for his 2004 release (Cormega mentions this on his Who Am I DVD of video of him circa 2003). The album has been met with mostly positive reviews from both fans and critics so far.

The song "Fresh", featuring Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Grand Puba, PMD and DJ Red Alert was leaked onto the internet in the middle of 2008. This caused Cormega to replace the original version, produced by Emile, with a remix by Buckwild re-titled as "Mega Fresh X" for the retail album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude" (Feat. Marley Marl) / "Intro (The 3rd Coming)"	Khrysis * Bear One	2:34
2.	"Girl"	L.E.S. *	2:56
3.	"Love Your Family" (Feat. Havoc)	Havoc	3:54
4.	"Get It In" (Feat. Lil' Fame)	Easy Mo Bee	3:12
5.	"The Other Side"	Lil' Fame *	3:01
6.	"Live And Learn"	Pete Rock	2:58
7.	"Make It Clear"	DJ Premier	3:03
8.	"Journey"	Large Professor	3:12
9.	"Define Yourself" (Feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Havoc)	DR Period	2:51
10.	"What Did I Do"	Nottz	2:52
11.	"Dirty Game"	DJ Premier	4:01
12.	"One Purpose"		0:40
13.	"Rapture"	Ayatollah	2:54
14.	"Mega Fresh X" (Feat. DJ Red Alert, Parrish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS-One & Big Daddy Kane)	Buckwild	4:54

* Track 1, 2 and 5 co-produced by Cormega.

Samples

• "Dirty Game"
  • "Once Upon A Time (You Were A Friend Of Mine)" by Barry White
• "Rapture"
  • "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch
  • "Size 'Em Up" by Big L
• "Define Yourself"
  • "Go On and Cry" by Les McCann
• "Love Your Family"
  • "The Best of My Love" by T-Connection
• "What Did I Do"
  • "You're Making A Big Mistake" by The Hitchhikers
• "Girl"
  • "Gina's and Elvira's Theme" by Giorgio Moroder (performed by Helen St. John)

External links

• Legal Hustle.net