The Mind Of Mannie Fresh (EXPLICIT) (CD)

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• Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Label: Motown Records
• UPC: 602498627532
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106439791
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #75839 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #2581 in Rap & Hip Hop (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop Bestsellers)
• #1439 in Rap & Hip Hop/General (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop/General Bestsellers)

Personnel: Mannie Fresh (rap vocals, various instruments); David Banner (rap vocals, various instruments); Lil Mo, Tateeze, Baby "AKA The Birdman", Reel, Six Shot, Charlie Pettaway.

Recording information: Cash Money Studios, New Orleans, LA; Circle House, Miami, Florida.

Familiar to most of the rap world as half of Big Tymers, Mannie Fresh was active in hip-hop for years before dropping his solo debut, THE MIND OF MANNIE FRESH, in 2004. While Fresh didn't shy away from the mic as a member of the aforementioned Southern duo, his role was primarily as a DJ and an expert beat creator (a prolific one, at that--he's the driving force behind almost the entire Cash Money catalogue). While fellow Big Tymer (and Cash Money founder) Bryan "Baby" Williams enlisted a number of major artists for his first record (as Baby AKA the #1 Stunna), Mannie Fresh boldly lets his voice stand on its own, with David Banner being the only high-profile guest star here.

On THE MIND OF MANNIE FRESH, Fresh avails himself admirably as a rapper, layering sweet and often provocative rhymes over a variety of backing tracks of his own conception. On the breakbeat-boasting and Whodini-esque "Nothing Compares to Love" and the Al B. Sure!-interpolating "How We Ride," Fresh reminds the listener he was around in the early days of hip-hop, conjuring up the feel of times past. Mostly, however, Fresh's eyes are squarely focused on the future, with cutting-edge beats, particularly on "Chubby Boy" and the pulsating opening single, "Real Big."

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