Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)

Conspiracy is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Including The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Cease, Trife and Larceny of The Snakes, Lil' Kim, Nino Brown, Chico Del Vec, Kleptomaniac, Capone, Bugsy). It was released on August 29, 1995 by Undeas Recordings and Big Beat Records. The album debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 69,000 copies in its first week.^[1] The album is now out of print.

Upon its release, the album garnered much attention, gaining hype with the release of singles such as "Get Money" and "Players Anthem". The album features rapper The Notorious B.I.G., who contributes to the album's production in addition to appearing on four of the album's tracks, as well as being its lead songwriter. The album's third single "Get Money", contains a sample from "You Can't Turn Me Away" performed by Sylvia Striplin. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Conspiracy was a commercial success and received mixed critical reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote "Considering Ready to Die was one of the seminal hip-hop releases of the early '90s, Conspiracy could have been an inspired, enjoyable sequel; instead, it's a fitfully successful replication of the earlier record's strengths."^[4]

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1	"Intro"		Lance "UN" Rivera	2:42
2	"White Chalk"	Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. (sample from his song "Things Done Changed") Verse: The Snakes Ontro: Trife of The Snakes	Daddy-O & Understanding	4:40
3	"Excuse Me (Interlude)"		Lance "UN" Rivera	0:50
4	"Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A." (featuring Jamal)	Intro: Lil' Kim First hook/ Verse: Lil' Cease Second hook/ Verse: Chico Del Vec Third hook/ Verse: Jamal Final hook/ Verse: The Notorious B.I.G.	Clark Kent, Christopher "B.I.G." Wallace	4:25
5	"Player's Anthem"	Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. First verse: Lil' Cease Second verse: The Notorious B.I.G. Final verse: Lil' Kim	Clark Kent	5:22
6	"I Need You Tonight" (featuring Faith Evans)	Chorus: Faith Evans First verse: Trife of The Snakes Second verse: Lil' Kim Final verse: Kleptomaniac	Clark Kent	4:28
7	"Get Money"	First verse: The Notorious B.I.G. Final verse: Lil' Kim	EZ Elpee	4:34
8	"I've Been... (Interlude)"		Lance "UN" Rivera	0:35
9	"Crazaay"	Hook/ Verses: The Snakes	Clark Kent	3:58
10	"Back Stabbers" (featuring Jimmy Cozier)	Chorus: Jimmy Cozier Verses: Lil' Kim	Daddy-O	5:34
11	"Shot! (Interlude)"		Lance "UN" Rivera	0:55
12	"Lyrical Wizardry"	Verses: Kleptomaniac	Akshun	3:52
13	"Oh My Lord"	Verses: Kleptomaniac & The Notorious B.I.G.	Special Ed	3:39
14	"Murder Onze"	Intro: Chico Del Vec First verse: Chico Del Vec & Kleptomaniac Hook: Larceny of The Snakes Second verse: The Snakes Third verse: Kleptomaniac, Chico Del Vec & Trife of The Snakes	Akshun	4:22
15	"Outro"		Lance "UN" Rivera	0:41

Samples

White Chalk

"The What" by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man
"Things Done Changed" by The Notorious B.I.G.

Back Stabbers

"Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays
"Your Smile" by René & Angela

Crazaay

"Can't We Smile" by Johnny Hammond

Get Money

"You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia Striplin

I Need You Tonight

"Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
"I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam and Full Force

Oh My Lord

"The World Is Yours" by Nas

Player's Anthem

"You Are What I'm All About" by New Birth
"Yellowman & Fathead" by Yellowman and Fathead
"Zungguzungguguzungguzeng" by Yellowman

Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A

"UFO" by ESG

Murder Onze

"Laughter in the Rain" by Earl Klugh

Charts and certifications

Charts (1995)	Position
US Billboard Hot 200^[5]	8
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[6]	2
Canadian Albums Chart^[7]	64

Certifications

Country	Certification
United States	Gold

References

↑ Mayfield, Geoff (2000-07-15). Between The Bullets - Hit Hop. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
↑ RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
↑ Allmusic review
↑ allmusic ((( Conspiracy Overview )))
↑ "Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
↑ "Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives and Canada: Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Discography Awards and nominations Death

Studio albums	Ready to Die Life After Death

Posthumous albums	Born Again Duets: The Final Chapter

Compilations	Greatest Hits Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Singles	"Party and Bullshit" "Juicy" "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?" "One More Chance" "Hypnotize" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Sky's the Limit" "Notorious B.I.G." "Dead Wrong" "Nasty Girl" "Spit Your Game"

Featured singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" "Can't You See" "The Points" "Runnin' from tha Police" "This Time Around" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Victory" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"

Other songs	"Going Back to Cali" "Old Thing Back (Matoma Remix)"

Related articles	Sean Combs Faith Evans Junior M.A.F.I.A. Conspiracy "Player's Anthem" "I Need You Tonight" "Get Money" Lil' Cease Lil' Kim East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry "I'll Be Missing You" Biggie & Tupac Notorious

Lil' Kim

Studio albums and singles

Hard Core	"No Time" "Crush on You" "Not Tonight"

The Notorious K.I.M.	"No Matter What They Say" "How Many Licks?"

La Bella Mafia	"The Jump Off" "Magic Stick"

The Naked Truth	"Lighters Up" "Whoa"

Mixtapes

Soundtrack and promotional

Featured singles

Film work

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