Conspiracy (Junior MAFIA album)

Conspiracy
Studio album by Junior MAFIA
Publication (s)	August 29, 1995
Label (s)	Big Beat Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , gangsta rap
Title (number)	15th
running time	50:37
production	The Notorious BIG ( Executive Producer ) Lance Rivera (Executive Producer) Craig Kallman (Executive Producer) Daddy-O Clark Kent Ez Elpee Akshun Special Ed Understanding
chronology - Conspiracy Riot Music (2005)
Single releases May 30, 1995 Player's Anthem August 9, 1995 I need you tonight May 7, 1996 Get money

Conspiracy (Engl. For: Conspiracy ) is the debut album of the US rap group Junior MAFIA around the rapper The Notorious BIG It was released on August 29, 1995 on the Big Beat Records label.

production

The Notorious BIG worked with Lance Rivera and Craig Kallman as executive producer on the album. He also produced the song Realms of Junior MAFIA with Clark Kent, the latter also producing the instrumentals for Player's Anthem , I Need You Tonight and Crazaay . The beats for the songs Lyrical Wizardry and Murder Onze were created by Akshun and Daddy-O produced the track Backstabbers and, in collaboration with Understanding, the piece White Chalk . One production each comes from Ez Elpee ( Get Money ) and Special Ed ( Oh My Lord ). The skits Excuse Me , I've Been… and Shot! as well as the intro and outro were produced by Lance Rivera.

Cover design

The album cover shows the nine members of Junior MAFIA at the time, elegantly dressed in front of a house with pillars. At the top and bottom of the picture, on a black background, is Junior MAFIA in white and Conspiracy in red.

Guest Posts

In addition to the artists of Junior MAFIA, the American R&B singer Jimmy Cozier is represented on the song Backstabbers . Jacob York can also be heard in the outro .

Track list

#	title	time	Guest Posts	Producers	Samples
1	Intro	2:42		Lance Rivera
2	White chalk	4:40		Daddy-O and Understanding
3	Excuse me	0:50		Lance Rivera
4th	Realms of Junior MAFIA	4:25		The Notorious BIG and Clark Kent	UFO from ESG
5	Player's Anthem	5:22		Clark Kent	You Are What I'm All About by New Birth Yellowman & Fathead by Yellowman and Fathead Zungguzungguguzungguzeng by Yellowman
6th	I need you tonight	4:28		Clark Kent	Remind Me by Patrice Rushen I Wonder If I Take You Home by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Full Force
7th	Get money	4:34		Ez Elpee	You Can't Turn Me Away by Sylvia Striplin
8th	I've been ...	0:35		Lance Rivera
9	Crazaay	3:58		Clark Kent	Can't We Smile by Johnny Hammond Smith
10	Backstabbers	5:34	Jimmy Cozier	Daddy-O	Back Stabbers from The O'Jays Your Smile by René & Angela
11	Shot!	0:55		Lance Rivera
12	Lyrical Wizardry	3:52		Akshun
13	Oh my lord	3:39		Special Ed	The World Is Yours by Nas
14th	Murder Onze	4:22		Akshun
15th	Outro	0:41	Jacob York	Lance Rivera

Chart success and award

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Conspiracy   US 8th 09/16/1995 (31 weeks)

Singles

Player's Anthem   US 13 07/22/1995 (20 weeks) I need you tonight   UK 66 02/03/1996 (2 weeks) Get money   UK 63 October 19, 1996 (2 weeks)   US 17th 02/10/1995 (20 weeks)

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
allmusic

Conspiracy reached number 8 in the US album charts and stayed in the top 200 for 31 weeks. In addition, the album was awarded a gold record at the end of 1995 for over 500,000 copies sold .

Singles

The released singles were also commercially successful. Player's Anthem ranked 13th in the US and received a gold record for more than 500,000 sales. The single version of I Need You Tonight , ranked 66th in the UK, featured R&B singer Aaliyah . The most successful was the third single Get Money , which reached number 17 in the USA and was awarded a platinum record there for more than one million units sold .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources: UK US
3. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
4. ↑ Conspiracy US: # 8, 31 wks.
5. ↑ Gold / Platinum Awards from Junior MAFIA