Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try again. A must have album for his fans. Guests are on 4 songs rapping and do the hook on one more. [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. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Murray's style of production is defiantly East Coast with its spare rhythms and emphasis on lyrical rhymes. With this album, he turned up the intensity of his lyrics and got some darker production form producers like Erick Sermon. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Production is very nice as well, no surprise as Erick Sermon does 8 songs, Sugarless does 2, and Rod Kirkpatrick and The Ummah each do 1. Enigma is an excellent album for Keith Murray's catalog. Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019, This is a great album. It's a little more dark sounding than his debut, but he still has the lyrical skills to let anyone know he was bringing the heat back in '96. Enigma is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Keith Murray, released November 26, 1996 on Jive Records. Debuting on Jive Records in 1994, Murray's debut single, The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World, was released the same year and spawned an album by the same name released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Of the 6 solo's of his I have this may be the best (close with "Rap-Murr-Phobia" - both 4.5 stars), he has 3 4 star albums, ("The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World", "Puff Puff Pass" and a low 4 star album in "It's a Beautiful Thing"), and one 3.5 star album in "He's Keith Murray", not to mention Def Squad albums. Keith Murray is a hip hop legend and a member of the hip hop trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon. No doubt he is a lyrical genius, if you heard his debut. Label: 90's Tapes - 90STAPES9.1 • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Album, Limited Edition Red • Country: Europe • Genre: Hip Hop • Style: Boom Bap As usual he shows why he is one of the top lyricists to grace the mic, in my opinion as his lyrics are always on point. Unable to add item to List. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Keith Murray returns after 2 years, to bring a solid 4.5 star sophomore solo album. Enigma is an excellent album for Keith Murray's catalog. Label: Jive - 01241-41595-1 • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Album • Country: US • Genre: Hip Hop • Style: Boom Bap To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Fans of Def Squad should already have this in their hands. Enigma is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Keith Murray, released November 26, 1996 on Jive Records.. Sold by RapidPrimePros and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. I've wanted this on CD for some time and am pleased I managed to find a copy. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2020 Red Vinyl release of Enigma on Discogs. Artist "Jamal" is credited as "Jamal of Illegal" on track Y3 (Yeah). Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2009. The album peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200 chart. The album peaked at thirty-nine on the U.S. It's a little more dark sounding than his debut, but he still has the lyrical skills to let anyone know he was bringing the heat back in '96. Definitely an underrated classic, Possibly Better Than His First LP (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0 stars), Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2008, If you check Keith Murray's lyric sheet, you will know that he lays down some of the most complex lyrics to ever come out of one's mouth. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers.