The Realness

Cormega rose to fame in the mid-90s as an original member of The Firm hip hop group, along with Nas, AZ and Foxy Brown, appearing on the song "Affirmative Action" from the Nas album It Was Written.^[2] After being booted from the group, Cormega signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings, and recorded his first album The Testament. The album was eventually shelved, and Cormega was dropped from label, joining LandSpeed Records for his first official release.

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
RapReviews	7/10[5]
The Source	[6]

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The Realness received mostly positive reviews. J-23 of HipHopDX praised the album's production, calling it a "pleasant surprise".^[4] Matt Conaway of AllMusic stated that the album paints Cormega as "one of the most promising thug poets to emerge in quite sometime".^[3]

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Sample credits^{[citation needed]}

• American Beauty
  • "I've Been Watching You" by Southside Movement
• R U My Nigga?
  • "Night Moves" by Frank McDonald
• Unforgiven'
  • "4th Movement: Passacaglia" by Yusef Lateef
• Rap's a Hustle
  • "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch
• Fallen Soldiers
  • "Beggar's Song" by Wet Willie
• They Forced My Hand
  • "Signal Your Intention" by Hodges, James and Smith
• Glory Days
  • "Each Day I Cry a Little" by Eddie Kendricks
• You Don't Want It
  • "Alone in the Ring" by Bill Conti
• Fallen Soldiers (Remix)
  • "Time" by Morning, Noon & Night