Self Made Vol. 1
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MMG Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1 has received generally favorable reviews from music critics
. At Metacritic
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
score of 66, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".
Music criticism
See also Music journalism for reporting on classical and popular music in the media.The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as 'the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres'. In this...
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Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 66, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable".
Track listing
Sample credits- "Tupac Back" contains:
- excerpts and samples of "The God of Thor", written by Gozeay Mills and Billy Bonds, published by Bonds Music, administrated by EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
-April Music, Inc. (BMI). - an excerpt of "1994 Hot 97 Interview: Tupac", spoken by Tupac ShakurTupac ShakurTupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
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- excerpts and samples of "The God of Thor", written by Gozeay Mills and Billy Bonds, published by Bonds Music, administrated by EMI
- "That Way" contains:
- excerpts and samples of "Give Me Your Love", written and as performed by Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
. - interpolations and samples of "I'm the Only Woman", written by LaTonya Blige-DaCosta, Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
, Sean CombsDiddyDiddy may refer to:*Sean Combs, an American rap mogul also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puff, Puffy and Sean John*Diddy-Dirty Money, an American hip hop group featuring Diddy...
, Chucky ThompsonChucky ThompsonCarl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...
, Andre HarrellAndre HarrellAndre Harrell is founder of the now defunct record label, Uptown Records. Harrell also served as president/CEO of Motown Records. He was also the first half of the hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde.-Biography:...
and Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
, as performed by Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
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- excerpts and samples of "Give Me Your Love", written and as performed by Curtis Mayfield
Personnel
Credits for MMG Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1 adapted from Allmusic:- Olubowale AkintimehinWale (rapper)Wale Victor Folarin , better known by his stage name Wale , is an American rapper from Washington, D.C. Wale was born to Nigerian parents. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug " became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the...
- Composer - Beat Billionaire - Producer
- Jahlil Beats - Producer
- Jermaine Cole - Composer
- Shamann Cooke - Composer
- Eardrummers - Producer
- Leigh Elliott - Composer
- Jeremiah Felton - Composer
- Danny Flam - Horn
- Shante Franklin - Composer
- Ricardo Gutierrez - Mastering
- Antoine "Lil Lody" Kearney - Composer
- Brent Kolatalo - Keyboards
- Ken Lewis - Bass, Guitar
- Lil Lody - Producer
- Lexus LewisLex Luger (producer)Lexus Arnel Lewis better known by his stage name Lex Luger, is an American record producer from Suffolk, Virginia who is signed to 1017 Brick Squad.-Career:...
- Composer - Lee Major - Producer
- Dallas Martin - A&R
- Carl McCormickCardiakCarl McCormick, better known as Cardiak, is a music producer from Willingboro, New Jersey. He embarked on the music industry in 2008, and is best known for working with urban music artists such as Ace Hood, Joe Budden, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Freeway , DJ Khaled, Rick Ross , Trina, Red Cafe, Lil...
- Composer - Carl McCormick - Producer
- Marquel Middlebrooks - Composer
- Richard Morales - Composer
- Teedra MosesTeedra MosesTeedra Moses is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a gospel singing mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to California with her mother and three siblings after her parents' separation...
- Composer - Jahlil Orlando - Composer
- Keith Parry - Assistant Engineer
- Ernest Price - Composer
- Ernest Prince - Composer
- John Rivers - Mixing
- Tyrone RiversPill (rapper)Tyrone Rivers, better known by his stage name Pill, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.-Career:In early 2009 Pill's first mixtape 4180: The Prescription and his first single "Trap Goin' Ham" was released. Pill was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section. The mixtape received praise...
- Composer - William Roberts IIIRick Ross (rapper)William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
- Composer - Robert Williams - Executive Producer
- TaVon Sampson - Art Direction, Design
- Ray Seay - Mixing
- Smallz - Photography
- Jason Smith - Composer
- Justin SmithJust BlazeJustin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer from Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment. He is most well known for producing Jay-Z songs on the albums The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and The Black Album. He is also known for...
- Mastering - Justin Smith - Composer
- Justin Smith - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- Carlos Suarez - A&R
- Adrian P. Taylor - Bass
- Tone P - Producer
- Shun Walker - Composer
- David-Andrew Wallach - Composer
- Mike Will - Producer
- Michael L. Williams II - Composer
- Robert Williams - Composer
- Dylan Wissing - Drums
- Andrew Wright - Engineer, Mixing
- Young Guru - Mixing
- Young Shun - Producer
- Cydell Young - Composer
- Danny Zook - Sample Clearance