Hempin' Ain't Easy

Hempin' Aint Easy
Hempin' Aint Easy
Studio album by B-Legit
Released	July 25, 2000
Studio	The Studio Spot; Uppa Level Studios; Live Oak Studios (Berkeley, CA); The Orange Room (Danville, CA); Sin's Crib (Houston, TX); Boskos Chicken And Beats Studio (Los Angeles, CA); Dollars And Spence Studios;
Genre	West Coast hip hop; hyphy; gangsta rap; hardcore hip hop;
Length	1:13:25
Label	Koch; Sick Wid It;
Producer	Ant Banks; Big Time Swisher Productions; Bosko; Clint "Payback" Sands; Daz Dillinger; Keith Clizark; Meech Wells; Sam Bostic; Sin; Studio Ton; Tone Capone;
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	2.5/5^[2]

Hempin' Aint Easy is the third solo studio album by American rapper B-Legit. It was released on July 25, 2000 via Koch Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Keith Clizark, Meech Wells, Clint "Payback" Sands, Sam Bostic, Ant Banks, Big Time Swisher Productions, Bosko, Daz Dillinger, Sin and Tone Capone. It features guest appearances from E-40, Archie Lee, Big Remy, D-Shot, Harm, Kurupt, Levitti, Lil' Keke, Little Bruce, Mac Shawn, Mack 10, Mr. Clean, Otis & Shug, Richie Rich, Ronnie Spencer, Shortyega, Snoop Dogg and The Mossie.

The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200, No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 21 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Brandt Jones Queen Jenny Shane Cherry Geoff Brown Clinton Sands	Mr. Payback	0:51
2.	"Blaze It"	B. Jones Marvin Whitemon	Studio Ton	4:27
3.	"Rap Star" (featuring Little Bruce & Levitti)	B. Jones Bruce Thurman Sands	Mr. Payback	4:46
4.	"What They Talkin' About"	Charlie Wilson Lonnie Simmons Ronnie Wilson Rudy Taylor	Sam Bostic	3:56
5.	"Destiny" (featuring Levitti)	B. Jones Lewis King Whitemon	Meech Wells Keith Clizark	4:37
6.	"The Game Is Cold" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)	B. Jones Calvin Broadus Cecil Demetrius Womack Jr. Keith Clark	Meech Wells Keith Clizark	4:09
7.	"Hood Ratz & Knuckle Heads" (featuring D-Shot, E-40, Otis & Shug)	B. Jones Glenn Grainger	Ant Banks	3:17
8.	"I'm Dyin' with Mine" (featuring Lil' Keke & Archie Lee)	B. Jones Sinclair Ridley	Sin	4:08
9.	"It's in the Game"	B. Jones Bosko Kante	Bosko	3:42
10.	"Hard Head Nigga"	B. Jones Sam Bostic	Sam Bostic	5:00
11.	"Keep It P.I." (featuring Mac Shawn)	B. Jones DeShawn Dawson Whitemon	Studio Ton	4:45
12.	"Where the Gangstas At" (featuring Kurupt & Mack 10)	B. Jones Ricardo Brown W. Calhoun Womack Jr. Clark	Meech Wells Keith Clizark	3:04
13.	"Grape Wine"	B. Jones Whitemon	Studio Ton	3:56
14.	"Touch You There" (featuring Harm)	B. Jones Rodney Waller Anthony Gilmour	Tone Capone	3:58
15.	"Gold Ones" (featuring Richie Rich)	B. Jones Richard Serrell Whitemon	Studio Ton	4:41
16.	"Scared Man" (featuring E-40 & The Mossie)	B. Jones Earl Stevens M. Taplin Dulon Stevens Kevin Davis Whitemon	Studio Ton	4:29
17.	"The World Is a Mutha"		Daz Dillinger	4:47
18.	"To All My Playaz" (featuring Big Remy, Shortyega, Ronnie Simpson & Mr. Clean)	Franne Golde Dennis Lambert Duane Hitchings	Big Time Swisher Productions	4:52
Total length:				1:13:25

Sample credits

Track 4 contains elements from "Humpin'" written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson and Rudy Taylor and performed by The Gap Band
Track 7 contains elements from "Shine Your Light" written by Glenn Grainger
Track 18 contains replayed elements from "Don't Look Any Further" written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	64
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	21

References

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ "B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy". HipHopDX. March 19, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ "B-Legit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "B-Legit Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "B-Legit Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

External links

B-Legit – Hempin' Ain't Easy at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[2] "B-Legit - Hempin' Ain't Easy". HipHopDX. March 19, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_B-Legit-3] "B-Legit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_B-Legit-4] "B-Legit Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_B-Legit-5] "B-Legit Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

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