The Understanding Memphis Bleek , released by Get Low Records , Roc-A-Fella Records , and Def Jam Recordings on December 5, 2000. As of October 2002, the album has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipment of over 500,000 units.
The Understanding Released December 5, 2000 Recorded 1999–2000 Genre Hip hop Length 50 :53 Label Producer Duane DaRock Ramos, A Kid Called Roots, T.T., Robert "Shim" Kirkland, DJ Twinz, Jose "Lace" Batiz, Eddie Scoresazy, Lofey, Timbaland , EZ Elpee
Credits adapted from TIDAL .
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro – U Know Bleek" Just Blaze 1:51 2. "Do My... " (featuring Jay-Z ) Cox Patrick Lawrence Carter A Kid Called Roots 3:39 3. "I Get High" T.T. 3:39 4. "We Get Low" Just Blaze 3:09 5. "Change Up" (featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel ) Cox Robert Kirkland Carter D. Grant Robert "Shim" Kirkland 2:05 6. "My Mind Right (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z, H Money Bags and Beanie Sigel) DJ Twinz 4:05 7. "Hustlers" (featuring Beanie Sigel) Jose "Lace" Batiz 4:11 8. "All Types of Shit" Cox Eddie Scoresazy John Townsend Carter Eddie Scoresazy 3:48 9. "PYT" (featuring Jay-Z and Amil ) Cox Kirkland Carter Whitehead Robert "Shim" Kirkland 3:58 10. "Bounce Bitch" Lofey 3:33 11. "They'll Never Play Me" Just Blaze 3:39 12. "Everyday" (featuring Carl Thomas ) EZ Elpee 4:12 13. "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) " (featuring Jay-Z, Twista and Missy Elliott ) Timbaland 4:54 14. "In My Life" Duane "Da Roc" Ramos 4:10
Sample credits
"Intro – U Know Bleek" contains samples of:
"I Get High "contains a sample of "Reina de la Roche", written by Ricardo Montaner and Pablo Manavello , and performed by Ricardo Montaner.
"My Mind Right (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "The Monk", written by Lalo Schifrin .
"All Types of Shit" contains a sample from "Lady Luck", written by John Townsend.
"Everyday" contains a sample of "If That's the Way You Feel (Then Let's Fall in Love)", written by Robert Relf and Thomas Anderson, and performed by White Heat.
"In My Life" contains samples from "I Want to Know What Love Is ", written by Mick Jones , and performed by Foreigner .
Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)Bee High – co-executive producer
Just Blaze – mixing (11)Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producerShawn Carter – executive producerDamon Dash – executive producerJimmy Douglass – engineer and mixing (13)Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1-6, 11, 12, 14), mixing (8), Pro Tools editing (13)Ken Lewis – guitar and mixing (11)Chauncey Mahan – engineer (7), Pro Tools editing (13)
Midnite – engineer (3)
Leonard "Lenny S." Santiago – co-executive producer
Brian Stanley – engineer (7, 8, 10), mixing (1, 3, 14)
Pat Viala – engineer (6, 9), mixing (5, 6)
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