''Vendetta'' is the second album by rapper

Mic Geronimo Michael Craig McDermon (born September 14, 1973, in Queens, New York), better known by his stage name Mic Geronimo, is an American rapper who was acquainted with Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. Gotti and his brother met Mic Geronimo at a Queens high ...

, released on November 4, 1997 through

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. The album featured production from a wide range of hip hop producers including legends like

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and

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. It was an improvement on the ''Billboard'' charts over his previous album, peaking at number 112 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 20 on the

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chart. The album also featured his only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit, " Nothin' Move But the Money", which managed to find minor-success and peaked at number 70 on the chart. The album is now out of print. There is a version of "Usual Suspects" which features

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in place of Tragedy Khadafi and The Lox. It is uncertain which version of the song is the original.

Critical reception

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's Leo Stanley was critical of the Puff Daddy-produced "Nothin' Move But the Money" but gave praise to the "R&B-flavored productions" throughout the album and Geronimo's rhyming abilities that make ''Vendetta'' worth listening for people.

Track listing

Samples

Nothin' Move but the Money *"Transformation" by

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Life N Lessons *"Stop on By" by Rufus & Chaka Khan For Tha Family *"Pastures" by

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Street Life *"Second to None" by

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*"Risin' to the Top" by

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Unstoppable *"Poor Abbey Walsh" by

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*"The Champ" by

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*"Dizzy" by

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Single Life *"Single Life" by Cameo Things Ain't What They Used to Be *"Touching You" by

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*"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by

Usual Suspects *"Mango Meat" by

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*"UFO" by ESG

Charts

References

1997 albums Mic Geronimo albums TVT Records albums Albums produced by K-Def Albums produced by The Legendary Traxster Albums produced by Irv Gotti Albums produced by Pete Rock {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub