Enigma
by Keith Murray
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 November 1996
- Label: Jive
- Country: United States
- Length: 46:02
- Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Fully produced by Def Squad mastermind Erick Sermon, the New York rapper's sophomore album is a dark, heavily atmospheric boom-bap showcase. The release relies on dense, nocturnal funk samples to support Murray's notably complex, aggressive, and highly rhythmic lyrical flow.
Genres
Descriptors: sampling, atmospheric, death, rhythmic, repetitive, rap, old-school, underground, witty, hard
Tracklist
- Intro (1:37)
- Call My Name (3:42)
- Manifique (Original Rules) (3:52)
- The Rhyme (3:37)
- Dangerous Ground (feat. 50 Grand) (3:41)
- Rhymin' Wit Kel (feat. Kel-Vicious) (2:36)
- What A Feelin' (3:49)
- Hot To Def (3:35)
- Yeah (feat. Busta Rhymes, Redman, Erick Sermon & Jamal) (4:52)
- Love L.O.D. (feat. 50 Grand & Kel-Vicious) (3:12)
- To My Mans (feat. Dave Hollister) (3:38)
- World Be Free (3:42)
- The Rhyme - Slum Village Remix - Street Version (4:01)
Credits
- Keith Murray - primary artist, written-by
- Russell Ward - cover [keith front cover image]
- DJ EV - scratches [scratches by]
- Brandy - performer [samples of "baby" performed by]
- Doug E. Fresh - performer [samples of "la di da di" performed by]
- Slick Rick - performer [samples of "la di da di" performed by]
- Redman - performer [samples of "rockafella" performed by], featuring, performer [sample of "rockafella" performed by]
- Keith Crouch - written-by, written-by [samples of "baby" written by]