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2011 studio album by Saigon

The Greatest Story Never Told
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Studio anthology by

Saigon
Released February 15, 2011
Recorded 2005–2010
Genre Hip hop
Length 79:00
Label Suburban Noize
Producer Merely Bonfire (besides exec.), Adam Blackstone, Buckwild, D. Allen, DJ Corbett, Lamar Edwards, James Poyser, Red Spyda, SC, Spanky, Kanye Due west
Saigon chronology
The Greatest Story Never Told
(2011) 		The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter ii: Bread and Circuses
(2012)
Singles from The Greatest Story Never Told
  1. "Come up on Baby"
    Released: July 14, 2007
  2. "Gotta Believe It"
    Released: September 8, 2009
  3. "Bring Me Down"
    Released: Nov 9, 2010
  4. "The Greatest Story Never Told"
    Released: January 11, 2011

The Greatest Story Never Told is the debut studio album past American rapper Saigon, released February 15, 2011 on Suburban Noize Records. The album was initially scheduled to be released in 2007, but experienced numerous delays due to issues with Saigon'southward previous label Atlantic Records. Although primarily produced by Just Bonfire, The Greatest Story Never Told features boosted production from several renowned producers, such as Buckwild, Scram Jones and Kanye West, with guest appearances from Blackness Thought, Bun B, Faith Evans, Jay-Z and Q-Tip, among others.[one]

In its opening calendar week, The Greatest Story Never Told entered on the Billboard 200 at number 61, selling 11,000 copies. In its second week, the album sold an boosted 4,800 copies, bringing its total sales to effectually 16,000.[2] As of March 6, 2011, the album has sold 19,000 copies in the United States. Upon its release, The Greatest Story Never Told received rave reviews from music critics and hip hop publications, who complimented the album's intellectual lyrics, soulful product, and overall cohesiveness.[ commendation needed ]

Background [edit]

In the late 1990s, Brian "Saigon" Carenard was sentenced to jail time at Napanoch'due south Eastern Correctional Facility, serving a sentence for first-caste assault after shooting at someone in a bar.[three] One 24-hour interval, while in the recreation g, Brian met a fellow inmate named Hakim, who rapped and had a reputation for incorporating positive messages, and heavy use of prestigious vocabulary, in his rhymes.[3] Carenard would later state that boxing rapping with Hakim would help instigate his personal rehabilitation, as he set a course for redemption through hip hop music.[iii] While serving time, Brian named himself "Saigon" afterward reading Wallace Terry's book about the Vietnam War.[iii] This volume helped realign the content and diction in Saigon's raps, every bit did the communication of a prison lifer: "There's no correct way to do wrong."[3] Saigon was somewhen released from prison in the year 2000, and immediately recorded mixtapes, with the goal of obtaining a record contract as a means to release a debut anthology, which he wanted to be titled "The Greatest Story Never Told."[three]

With the help of the underground buzz that he had garnered over the years, Saigon signed a record deal with Atlantic Records in 2004.[3] Despite the co-sign from producer Only Blaze and collaborations with several acclaimed rap artists such as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Kool Yard Rap, Saigon's record characterization repeatedly balked at setting a release date for his debut album.[3] Saigon revealed that he realized as early as two months into his deal with Atlantic Records that there were problems.[three] He later recalled how his early on excitement at signing to the same characterization that "had and so much history with black music, like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles" was quickly dampened when they suggested he record a radio-friendly song with the Miami-based R&B quartet, Pretty Ricky.[3] He also recalled a coming together with an Atlantic executive who told him "We need our 3 singles, so you tin bust your artistic nut on the residue of the anthology."[3] Saigon, however, wasn't willing to comply with this request, and only ane year after signing with Atlantic, he hired a lawyer to work out a release from his label.[3] He explained, "They signed me knowing the kind of music I was making, but so they endeavour and change the direction."

This, however, didn't prompt a interruption from his record company, as they offered a few stipends, leading him and his fans to believe they'd still eventually put the record out.[iii] Saigon later suspected that Atlantic wanted to make sure he didn't accept the material elsewhere and benefit from the fizz he'd created.[three] While caught in this issue with Atlantic, Saigon continued to perform freestyles on hip hop radio shows, release mixtapes, and also continued to write and tape The Greatest Story Never Told.[3] Despite not having an official anthology out, Saigon gradually became somewhat of a high-profile hip hop artist, every bit he appeared on the covers of several magazines and had a recurring office playing himself on the hit HBO prove Entourage.[3]

Controversies [edit]

MySpace blog [edit]

On June ane, 2007, Saigon posted a blog entry on his MySpace stating that he felt Atlantic Records didn't accept the desire to release his album because he is a real artist, not a "jingle writer," and they but care about the money, not the music. He stated that the album will be released independently if Atlantic volition not release information technology.[four] Saigon later on took down that blog considering he thought it offended Just Blaze.

On June 14, 2007, Only Blaze responded to Saigon's comments on his own weblog. He stated that he was not offended past the weblog only just didn't sympathise why Saigon would post it now when the only thing holding up the album release is a sample clearance for the unmarried "C'mon Babe," which Craig Kallman — president of Atlantic — was personally treatment.[1] Saigon then posted an apology to Just Blaze.[five] Merely Blaze later on posted that all samples had been cleared.[6] The issue has since been resolved.

Retirement rumors [edit]

On November xix, 2007, Saigon posted a web log entry on his MySpace entitled "I QUIT," announcing his retirement from the music manufacture.[7] In a argument he gave to HipHopGame.com tardily in the day, he said, "This is it. The Greatest Story Never Told...I guess you could say information technology was prophecy," implying that the anthology would not be released.[8] On Nov 26, 2007, Just Blaze posted a web log stating that he was putting the final touches on The Greatest Story Never Told. He continued to hint that the album may in fact be released.[ix] On Dec nineteen, 2007, exactly one calendar month from the first blog, Saigon posted another blog stating that he had reconsidered retiring. He also said that the anthology would indeed be released, proverb, "My album WILL be released VERY shortly."[10] The album'due south executive producer stated that The Greatest Story Never Told had undergone its concluding mastering on January eight.[11]

In an interview with hiphopgame.com, Only Bonfire explained diverse reasons backside the numerous delays of The Greatest Story Never Told, the about prominent being that he wished to plant a relationship with Saigon earlier creating an anthology. In said interview he expressed that "...people wouldn't take constitute out nigh the bargain until mayhap a year and a half ago as opposed to three years ago."[11] Saigon had stated that he planned to release the anthology by September xxx, 2008,[12] but was unable to achieve this.

Release from label [edit]

In May 2008, Just Blaze appear Saigon's release from Atlantic, while acquiring full buying of the album.[3] Shortly later on this announcement, Saigon stated there was a new situation in the works, and that they were getting a new deal and the album would be released in 2011.[13] Saigon claims that he'southward never been given a definitive reason why Atlantic refused to release the album, but on the song "Believe It," he raps, "They rather me pretend to be something that I'thousand not/I'm the new Public Enemy, I'grand different than Young Joc."[three]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 89/100[14]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [xv]
The A.V. Order A[xvi]
IGN (8/10)[17]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide) A−[18]
Okayplayer 91/100[19]
The Phoenix [20]
PopMatters 7/ten[21]
RapReviews 9/10[22]
The Source [23]
The Village Voice (favorable)[iii]

The Greatest Story Never Told received rave reviews from contemporary music critics.[14] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 89, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim."[fourteen] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Social club stated, "Told sometimes feels like likewise much of a expert matter; at 18 furious tracks, information technology's overwhelming in the best sense. Saigon's background as an ex-con lends specificity and management to his social criticism: He's a battle-tested survivor singling out the injustices and hypocrisy of a world filled with prisons and traps, real and metaphorical. Told is worth the await."[16] In his review for The Village Voice, Phillip Mlynar complimented Saigon for his "sincerity" and ability to offer advice to his listeners.[3] Chad Grischow from IGN praised the anthology's themes and bulletin, and wrote that "it is the remainder of uplifting, positive energy and gritty realism that makes this debut work then well."[17] Nigh.com'south Henry Adaso gave the album four out of five stars and called information technology "tight, visceral, consequent."[24]

Although stating "there are references to events like Katrina, that, while certainly not irrelevant, are not quite as much in the musical parlance as they were a couple of years prior" and being unfavorable toward several of the songs' long lengths, Marisa Brown from Allmusic extolled producer Only Blaze's contributions, commenting, "Blaze has always been a very involved, musically attuned producer, and his attending to detail is evident here, from the alert clock motif to the mode he transitions between tracks."[fifteen] Brown also applauded Saigon's "intelligent" lyrics and complimented him for his maturity throughout the years while recording the album.[15] Chris Faraone from The Phoenix too complimented Saigon's maturity, explaining "To his credit, the Saigon who emerges here is aeons more than mature than the clever criminal who kicked the New York mixtape game in the dick five years ago, or even the MC who played himself on Entourage. The somewhat reformed loose cannon is now a thoughtful class warrior with switchblade skills, whom cats can actually relate to."[20] In his consumer guide for MSN Music, critic Robert Christgau gave information technology an A− rating and stated "this is the Saigon and Only Blaze album I've been waiting for since a student tipped me to them 5 years ago — heroic post-gangstaism, with the conscious ex-con forthright as rhymer and rapper and the Jay-Z sideman bigging him up with soul singers and cinematic beats (and also with Jay-Z)."[xviii]

Commercial performance [edit]

In its debut week on the Billboard 200, The Greatest Story Never Told entered at number 61,[25] selling 11,000 copies.[26] In its second calendar week, the album sold an additional 4,800 copies, bringing its total sales to about xvi,000 copies.[ii] Every bit of March 6, 2011, the album has sold 19,000 copies in the United States.[27]

Track listing [edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
ane. "Station Identification (Intro)" (featuring Fatman Scoop) Brian Carenard, Isaac Freeman Three, Justin Smith Just Bonfire 2:43
ii. "The Invitation" (featuring Q-Tip and Fatman Scoop) Carenard, Smith, Kamaal Fareed Just Blaze 4:36
iii. "Come on Baby (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz) Carenard, Shawn Carter, Kaseem Dean, Smith Just Blaze 4:05
4. "War" (skit) Simply Blaze, Lamar Edwards 1:59
five. "Bring Me Down (Part 2)" Carenard, Smith Just Blaze, DJ Corbett (add together.) 4:46
6. "Enemies" Carenard, Smith D. Allen, Just Blaze (add.) three:41
7. "Friends" Carenard, Smith Merely Blaze ane:fifty
eight. "The Greatest Story Never Told" Carenard, Smith Just Bonfire four:00
9. "Clap" (featuring Religion Evans) Carenard, Faith Evans, Smith But Blaze six:30
10. "Preacher" (featuring Lee Fields and The Expressions) Carenard, Smith Just Bonfire 4:22
11. "It'southward Alright" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) Marsha Ambrosius, Carenard, Kanye W Kanye West 5:59
12. "Believe It" Carenard, Smith Just Bonfire 6:01
xiii. "Give It to Me" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) Carenard, Raheem DeVaughn, Smith SC, Just Blaze (add.) 5:17
14. "What the Lovers Do" (featuring Devin the Dude) Carenard, Devin Copeland, Smith, Andy Thelusma Cherry Spyda, Just Blaze (add.) 4:15
fifteen. "Better Way" (featuring Layzie Bone) Carenard, Steven Howse, Smith Only Bonfire 4:xxx
16. "Oh Yes (Our Babies)" Anthony Best, Carenard, Smith Buckwild, Only Blaze (add.) 4:14
17. "And the Winner Is..." (featuring Bun B) Bernard Freeman, Carenard, Smith Just Bonfire, James Poyser (add.), Spanky (add.), Adam Blackstone (add together.) half dozen:xviii
18. "Too Long" (featuring Black Thought) (hidden runway) Carenard, Tariq Trotter DJ Corbett 4:eleven
Deluxe bonus tracks[28]
No. Title Length
1. "Information technology's Cold" 3:54
2. "Down The Road" 3:23
3. "I Want Information technology All" iii:twoscore
4. "On My Manner" 4:19
5. "Bring Me Downwards (Role 1)" 3:fifteen

 • (add together.) Additional production

  • Track 4 was incorrectly credited to Scram Jones; actually produced by Just Blaze and Lamar Edwards.[29]
Sample credits
  • "Come on Babe" contains a sample of "Southside Shuffle" performed by J. Geils Band
  • "State of war" contains a sample of "The Golden Apple" performed past Bob James
  • "Bring Me Downwards Pt 2" contains a sample of "Sunshine (Adagio In D Pocket-size)" by John Murphy
  • "Friends" contains a sample of "Comment" by Charles Wright
  • "Oh Yeah" contains a sample of Ghetto Life 101
  • "The Greatest Story Never Told" contains a sample of "B.Chiliad.F. Cute" by Leon Haywood
  • "Handclapping" contains a sample of "Let Me Make Love to Yous" past Lamont Dozier
  • "Preacher" contains elements of "Woe Is Me" past The Dynamics
  • "Information technology's Alright" contains a sample of "Superstar/Until You lot Come up Back To Me" performed by Luther Vandross

Personnel [edit]

Credits for The Greatest Story Never Told adjusted from Allmusic.[xxx]

Charts [edit]

Chart (2011) Tiptop
position
US Billboard 200 61
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums xv
US Billboard Rap Albums 7
Usa Billboard Independent Albums 9

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Just Bonfire (June 14, 2007) Strictly Business concern The Megatron Don. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ a b ALLEN JACOBS (March 2, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/ii/2011". Hip Hop DX. Circuitous Media Network. Retrieved March two, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Mlyner, Phillip (Feb 23, 2011). The Seven-Year State of war of Saigon - Folio 1 - Music - New York. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2011-02-23.
  4. ^ Verbal Walker (June iv, 2007) Saigon Vs Atlantic Records!?!? HipHopDX. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  5. ^ Shake (June 16, 2007) Saigon Apologizes and Signs With Violator Management HipHopDX. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  6. ^ Simply Bonfire (June xx, 2007) Discussion! The Megatron Don. Accessed Nov 21, 2007.
  7. ^ Saigon Announces He's Quitting Rap XXL (November nineteen, 2007). Accessed Nov 19, 2007.
  8. ^ Saigon releases sectional statement on HipHopGame HipHopGame.com (November 19, 2007). Accessed Nov xix, 2007.
  9. ^ Merely Bonfire (Nov 26, 2007) Feelin Information technology. The Megatron Don. Accessed November 27, 2007
  10. ^ Watch Out Hip-Hop Saigon is Back HipHopGame.com (December 19, 2007). Accessed December 19, 2007.
  11. ^ a b Exclusive Hip Hop News, Sound, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wearable, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes
  12. ^ Saigon Endmost In On New Record Deal, Jay-Z's Roc Nation Mentioned
  13. ^ Sugariness Freedom | themegatrondon2.com
  14. ^ a b c The Greatest Story Never Told Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-13-.
  15. ^ a b c Brown, Marisa. Review: The Greatest Story Never Told. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.
  16. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan. Review: The Greatest Story Never Told. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.
  17. ^ a b Grischow, Chad [1]. IGN. Retrieved on 2011-02-twenty.
  18. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April viii, 2011). Saigon/Ski Beatz Archived 2011-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2011-04-xi.
  19. ^ Fisher, Paul. Review: The Greatest Story Never Told. Okayplayer. Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
  20. ^ a b Faraone, Chris Saigon The Greatest Story Never Told. The Phoenix. Retrieved on 2011-03-08.
  21. ^ Amidon, David. Review: The Greatest Story Never Told. PopMatters. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  22. ^ Juon, Steve Review: RapReview of the Week. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2011-02-13.
  23. ^ The Source
  24. ^ Adaso, Henry [ii]. About.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-21.
  25. ^ Billboard chart position
  26. ^ ALLEN JACOBS (February 23, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending ii/20/2011". Hip Hop DX. Complex Media Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
  27. ^ "Sales". Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-03-x .
  28. ^ The Greatest Story Never Told (Deluxe Edition). Subnoizestore. Retrieved on 2011-02-26.
  29. ^ http://world wide web.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=NZE271CD
  30. ^ Credits: The Greatest Story Never Told. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-02-21.

External links [edit]

  • The Greatest Story Never Told at Discogs
  • The Greatest Story Never Told at Metacritic

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