Enigma (Keith Murray album)

Enigma
Studio album by Keith Murray
Released	November 26, 1996
Recorded	November 1995-September 1996, Mirror Image Studios Long Island NY
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length	49:42
Label	Jive
Producer	Erick Sermon (exec.), The Ummah, Sugarless
Keith Murray chronology
The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World (1994) Enigma (1996) It's a Beautiful Thing (1999) Singles from Enigma "The Rhyme" Released: October 21, 1996

Enigma is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Keith Murray, released November 26, 1996 on Jive Records.

The album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album peaked at thirty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the sixth spot on the R&B Albums chart.^[2]

Leo Stanley of Allmusic noted Murray's improving rhythmic skills, stating that Murray's defiantly East Coast style of production "can make the record a little monotonous, but his kinetic verbal energy keeps Enigma exciting and fresh."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Intro"	Sermon	1:36
2.	"Call My Name"	Murray, Sermon	3:42
3.	"Manifique (Original Rules)"	Crouch, Jones, Murray, Patterson, Sermon	3:52
4.	"Whut's Happinin'"	Benson, Gaye, Murray, Sermon	3:54
5.	"The Rhyme"	Beverly, Murray, Sermon	3:37
6.	"Dangerous Ground" (feat. 50 Grand)	Berlin, Murray, Yancey	3:40
7.	"Rhymin' Wit Kel" (feat. Kel-Vicious)	Brister, Fyffe, Karson, Murray, Sermon	2:36
8.	"What a Feeling"	Fyffe, Murray, Sermon	3:48
9.	"Hot to Def"	Fyffe, Sermon, Murray, Middlebrooks, Noland, Webster, Bonner	3:35
10.	"Yeah" (feat. Erick Sermon, Busta Rhymes, Jamal and Redman)	Fyffe, Murray, Noble, Phillips, Smith	4:52
11.	"Love L.O.D." (feat. 50 Grand and Kel-Vicious)	Berlin, Brister, Kirkpatrick, Murray, Sermon	3:11
12.	"To My Mans" (feat. Dave Hollister)	Hollister, Murray, Sermon	3:37
13.	"World Be Free"	Murray, Sermon	3:41
14.	"The Rhyme [Remix]"	Beverly, Murray, Sermon	4:01

Chart history

Album

Chart (1997)[2]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	39
U.S. R&B Albums	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3]
		U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Hot Rap Singles
1996	"The Rhyme"	3	59	12

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[4]

• art direction – Jackie Murphy
• assistant engineering – Tim Donovan, Mike Rew
• cover image – Russell Ward
• design – Jackie Murphy
• engineering – Troy Hightower, Mike Hogan, Rick St. Hillaire
• executive production – Erick Sermon
• mastering – Tony Dawsey
• mixing – Troy Hightower, Rick St. Hillaire
• performing – 50 Grand, Busta Rhymes, Dave Hollister, Jamal, Redman, Erick Sermon
• photography – Daniel Hastings
• production – Rodrick Kirkpatrick, Erick Sermon, The Ummah
• rapping – Keith Murray
• remixing – Rick St. Hillaire, The Ummah
• scratching – DJ E
• stylist – Tanisha Jones
• vocals (background) – Erick Sermon

Notes

1. Stanley, Leo. "allmusic ((( Enigma > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
2. "allmusic ((( Enigma > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
3. "allmusic ((( Enigma > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
4. "allmusic ((( Enigma > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-01.

External links

• Enigma at AllMusic
• Enigma at Discogs