Cormega

Cormega (* in Brooklyn, New York, as Corey McKay ) is an American rapper. Cormega first became known by his former friendship and the subsequent challenge with Nas as well as by his differences with Def Jam Records.

• 2.1 albums
• 2.2 Guest Posts (selection)

Biography

McKay grew up in the Queensbridge Projects, from which also Nas, Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi and Capone of Capone -N- Noreaga come on. His livelihood, he denied as in the area not uncommon with drug trafficking. Before he had in 1991 to serve a five -year prison sentence, he took two songs with the duo PHD (Poet & Hot Day) on: " Straight Up & Set it Off ".

1990

Nas, who was his best friend at this time, dedicated to him a line in, written as a letter, song "One Love": "What's up with Cormega, did you see 'em, are y'all together", on his first LP Illmatic, which was published in 1994.

In 1996 Nas ' second album " It Was Written ". On the eighth song on the album " Affirmative Action " appear Cormega, Nas, AZ & Foxy Brown, both from Brooklyn, as "The Firm", which should be produced among others by Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters for the first time. Nas ' manager Steve Stoute submitted Cormega an agreement that " The Firm " project on which he refused. Therefore, Cormega was replaced by the originating also from Queensbridge rapper Nature. His already-recorded contributions for The Firm album has been deleted. From the song " La Familia ", there are two versions. One with Cormega, which was never officially released, and one with Nature, which was published on the single of the Foxy Brown song " I'll Be ". Also, there is a remix of the song " Affirmative Action ", which was released on the B-side of Nas ' single " Street Dreams ".

Since then, Cormega was both with Nas as well as Nature in the dispute. He has published several Disstracks against the two, so among other things: "Fuck Nas & Nature, A Slick Response & Real Matic ". Nas took on Cormega among other things in the songs " Stillmatic Freestyle" and "Destroy and Rebuilt " reference.

With the success of " affirmative action " was attentive Def Jam on Cormega and signed him. The debut solo album The Testament should appear in 1998, but was moved from Def Jam over again. Unhappy with the situation, the label released him from his contract in 2000; The Testament, referred to by some as The Greatest LP Never Heard, was available for a long time only as a bootleg, some songs were circulating on the Internet. On the album there is also the song " One Love ", which is a response to Nas ' "One Love" and is also written as a letter. There Cormega describes the events depicted in Nas "One Love" from his perspective.

2000

Appeared in 2001, on the Legal Hustle label he founded Records, the album "The Realness ". In 2002, he released his second LP The True Meaning. In the song " Love in Love out" he tells his version of the dispute with Nas Both albums have sold an estimated 100,000 each time. 2004 finally appear a label compilation from Legal Hustle, on the addition of new label -MC Kira and established hip-hop greats such as Ghostface, MOP, Kurupt or AZ can be heard.

Discography

Albums

• 2001: The Realness
• 2002: The True Meaning
• 2005: The Testament
• 2006: My Brother's Keeper ( with Lake )
• 2007: Who am I? (Soundtrack)
• 2009: Born and Raised

Guest Posts (selection)

Filmography

• 2007: Who am I? (Documentation)