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The official debut album of talented Brooklyn emcee Saigon has been pushed back time and time again since it was first announced around 2005. A few promising singles like 'Come On Baby' with Jay-Z got released years ago, and at times producer Just Blaze and Sai hyped it up to be the second coming of 'Illmatic' while we has also been left to believe that the album isn't going to be released at all. Now it seems that Saigon finally got his distribution together and will be releasing 'The Greatest Story Never Told' on February 15th and while Just Blaze is still the main producer we will also see Buckwild and KanYe West amongst others creating soundscapes for the album. 01 Station Identification (Intro) f. Fatman Scoop (prod. Just Blaze) 02 The Invita Saigon f. Q-Tip & Fatman Scoop (prod.

Just Blaze) 03 C’mon Baby f. Swizz Beatz & Jay-Z (prod. Just Blaze) 04 War (prod.

Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and actor. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest Story Never Told was released on Suburban Noize Records. He is also known for.

1. All in all, The Greatest Story Never Told is one of the finest pieces of lyricism and production I’ve had the pleasure of hearing in a long time. The fact that this album has essentially been shelved for the last five years is outstanding; all of the music on this album has withstood the test of time, and it is still completely relevant.
2. The Greatest Story Never Told is the debut studio album by American rapper Saigon, released February 15, 2011 on Suburban Noize Records. The album was initially scheduled to be released in 2007, but experienced numerous delays due to issues with Saigon's previous label Atlantic Records.

Scram Jones) 05 Enemies (prod. Allen) 06 Friends (prod. Just Blaze) 07 The Greatest Story Never Told (prod. Just Blaze) 08 Clap f.

Faith Evans (prod. Just Blaze) 09 Preacher (prod. Just Blaze) 10 It’s Alright f. Marsha Ambrosious (prod. Kanye West) 11 Believe It (prod. Just Blaze) 12 Give It To Me f. Raheem DeVaughn (prod.

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SC) 13 What The Lovers Do f. Devin The Dude (prod. Red Spyda) 14 Better Way f. Layzie Bone (prod.

Just Blaze) 15 Oh Yeah (Our Babies) (prod. Buckwild) 16 Bring Me Down (prod.

If you consider yourself a true hip-hop head, chances are you’re deeply concerned with the path the industry has taken within the past decade. You may even consider only bumping the classics and not listen to any new releases, but as a true hip-hop head myself, I’m here to tell you that would be a foolish move. A very solid album was released February 15 that strongly validates my previous statement, and it certainly should not be overlooked. The survival of hip-hop music depends on talented artists to put out such releases, and the lyrically skilled Saigon has done just that with his highly anticipated debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told. His (unfortunate) recent past is evidence that major record labels are detrimental to the art form, while simultaneously proving there are talented emcees out there that are still hungry and committed to the game.

Despite the issues with Atlantic Records pushing his album back 5 years, The Greatest Story Never Told has finally been released, and it just might be the greatest hip-hop album of 2011. Let’s just say this long-awaited record is most definitely living up to its hype. Now, I’m not one to look at record sales for an indication of the quality of a record, but when I saw an underground rapper’s first studio album release was competing with multiplatinum artists at the top of the charts, I had to get my hands on a copy immediately. To make the talented and hardworking Brooklyn native even more respectable, he’s a humble rapper, which is quite the oxymoron. Saigon explained, “I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever see my record up there on the Billboard charts right alongside all the major players in the game.” The Greatest Story Never Told rapidly climbed to the top of the charts alongside Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West, not to mention it ended up dominating the iTunes hip-hop sales charts for a week. Having dropped 6 mixtapes and 4 street albums within the past 10 years, fans are well aware of Saigon’s awe-inspiring lyricism. His successful past created high anticipation and expectations for the new album, and it’s safe to say those expectations were met.

The diversity of the album is accompanied by his ability to swimmingly transition from topic to topic while always keeping the listener on the edge of their seat. In addition to Saigon’s ear-capturing lyrical prowess, the veteran producer Just Blaze handled most of the album’s production, with some contributions from producers Kanye West, Buckwild, D. Allen, Scram Jones, and DJ Corbett. As if the album wasn’t decorated enough, it features artists Black Thought, Q-Tip, Devin The Dude, Layzie Bone, Bun B, Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Fatman Scoop, and Faith Evans. This is just one of those rare albums that you can enjoyably run through from start to finish. The first song of the album, “The Invitation,” opens up the record quite loudly. The song’s hard-hitting drums and unprecedented sample chopping by Just Blaze is complimented awesomely by Saigon, Q-Tip, and Fatman Scoop, which ultimately combines into a thumping, classic hip-hop sounding track.

Travel from that to the dark and reminiscing narrative “Enemies,” to the upbeat, gospel-like “Clap,” and then move along to “Preacher,” which points out the hypocrisy of corrupt pastors profiting immensely from church donations. Keep in mind those are just 4 examples from the 18-track album.

Diversity is definitely not lacking from Saigon’s work. This album truly is an auditory rollercoaster, taking listeners on an emotional and electrifying journey through the artistic mind of Saigon. Aside from being a mentally stimulating listen, it‘s an uplifting album that appeases the concerns us hip-hop fans have been suffering from for the past 10 years. Sure, great albums have come out within that time period, but not many of them made it to the top of the charts, and reaching that status is a good indication of where the industry is heading. When purchasing an album, you are casting a vote, and artists will follow the formula of supply and demand. If the demand is for artistic, conscious hip-hop albums like The Greatest Story Never Told, than conscious hip-hop artists will supply just that. Cast your vote.

Get this album! “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting Saigon and helping score a victory for conscious hip-hop music.” – Saigon. The Greatest Story Never Told Tracklisting: 01. Station Identification (Intro) feat.

Fatman Scoop (Produced By: Just Blaze) 02. The Invitation feat. Q-Tip (of Tribe Called Quest) (Produced By: Just Blaze) 03. Come On Baby feat.

Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz (Produced By: Just Blaze) 04. War (Skit) (Produced By: Just Blaze; Lamar Edwards) 05. Bring Me Down Pt. 2 (Produced By: Just Blaze; DJ Corbett) 06. Enemies (Produced By: D. Allen; Just Blaze) 07.

Friends (Produced By: Just Blaze) 08. The Greatest Story Never Told (Produced By: Just Blaze) 09. Faith Evans (Produced By: Just Blaze) 10. Preacher feat.

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Lee Fields & The Expressions (Produced By: Just Blaze) 11. It’s Alright feat.

Marsha Ambrosius (of Floetry) (Produced By: Kanye West) 12. Believe It (Produced By: Just Blaze) 13. Give It To Me feat. Raheem DeVaughn (Produced By: SC; Just Blaze) 14. What The Lovers Do feat. Devin The Dude (Produced By: Red Spyda; Just Blaze) 15.

Better Way feat. Layzie Bone (of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) (Produced By: Just Blaze) 16.

Oh Yeah (Our Babies) (Produced By: Buckwild; Just Blaze) 17. And The Winner Is feat. Bun B (Produced By: Just Blaze) 18. Too Long feat.