Scars & Memories is the fourth full-length album by Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York

New York

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 rapper

Rapping

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 MF Grimm, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music

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) via his own Day by Day Entertainment label

Record label

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. While most of the tracks were written during the early 1990s, the original song reels were stolen, forcing Grimm to re-record many, if not all of the tracks. This album blends past hip hop

Hip hop music

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 styles with new techniques, and features exclusive interviews with Grimm that show not only how his evolution as an artist, but also the changes in his perspective of life.

Track listing

1. "Grandmaster Interview" – 0:53
2. "Take Em To War" (Original Version) – 3:31
3. "Manhattan Interview" – 0:46
4. "King of New York" – 3:42
5. "Get Down" – 3:23
   • Featuring DJ Ekim
6. "Hiphop Interview" – 0:28
7. "So Whatcha Want?" – 4:32
8. "Getting Shot Interview" – 1:52
9. "Bloody Love Letter" – 4:18
10. "Comrade Interview" – 0:38
11. "Scars & Memories" – 6:17
12. "Percy Carey Interview" – 0:33
13. "Crumb Snatchers" – 5:42
14. "In the End" – 4:23
    • Featuring Yves St. Larock
15. "AIDS" – 3:24
    • Featuring Kool G Rap
      Kool G Rap
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      , Akinyele, CJ Moore, & Big Chuck
16. "MF Grimm Interview" – 1:12
17. "The Original" – 3:58
18. "Wack Emcees" – 3:40
    • Featuring Yves St. Larock & Wayne-O
19. "Do It For The Kids" – 4:26
20. "Emotions" – 4:24
    • Featuring B-One
21. "Dedicated – 4:04
    • Featuring Squeeze

Miscellanea

• The title track, Scars & Memories, was written by MF Grimm immediately after he came out of his coma.
• Since many of these tracks were recorded in the early 1990s, some songs on the album feature artists who were dead by the time of release excluding Kool G Rap & B-One.
• The original reels for this album were stolen.
• The album art pictures MF Grimm standing up, despite the fact that has been using a wheelchair since 1994.