Vendetta (Mic Geronimo album)

Vendetta is the second album by rapper Mic Geronimo, released on November 4, 1997 through TVT Records.

Vendetta
Studio album by Mic Geronimo
Released	November 4, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:34
Label	TVT
Producer	Brian Leach (exec.), Irv Gotti (exec.), Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Puff Daddy, Legendary Traxter, Havoc, Lil Rob, K-Def, Chris Large, Chris "Ju Ju" Whitney, Ghetto Melody, Pete Rock, Prince Kaysaan, Royal Flush, Buckwild
Mic Geronimo chronology
The Natural (1995) Vendetta (1997)
Singles from Vendetta
"Nothin' Move But the Money" Released: January 24, 1998 "Vendetta" Released: April 11, 1998

The album featured production from a wide range of hip hop producers including legends like Marley Marl and Pete Rock. 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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 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 Hussein Fatal in place of Tragedy Khadafi and The LOX. It is uncertain which version of the song is the original.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Source	[2]

AllMusic'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.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nothin' Move But the Money" (featuring Puff Daddy and Kelly Price)	4:44
2.	"Vendetta"	4:09
3.	"Survival"	3:41
4.	"Life N Lessons"	4:38
5.	"For Tha Family"	3:39
6.	"Street Life" (featuring Monifah)	4:39
7.	"Be Like Mic"	4:34
8.	"Unstoppable"	4:04
9.	"Single Life" (featuring Carl Thomas and Jay-Z)	4:16
10.	"Things Ain't What They Used to Be"	3:54
11.	"How You Been?" (featuring Khadejia Bass)	4:36
12.	"Usual Suspects" (featuring DMX, Ja Rule, The LOX and Tragedy Khadafi)	4:40

Samples

Nothin' Move but the Money

• "Transformation" by Nona Hendryx

Life N Lessons

• "Stop on By" by Rufus & Chaka Khan

For Tha Family

• "Pastures" by Ahmad Jamal

Street Life

• "Second to None" by Atlantic Starr
• "Risin' to the Top" by Keni Burke

Unstoppable

• "Poor Abbey Walsh" by Marvin Gaye
• "The Champ" by The Mohawks
• "Dizzy" by Hugo Montenegro

Single Life

• "Single Life" by Cameo

Things Ain't What They Used to Be

• "Touching You" by Stanley Turrentine
• "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye

Usual Suspects

• "Mango Meat" by Mandrill
• "UFO" by ESG

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	112
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	20

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "Vendetta - Mic Geronimo". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
2. Wilson, Elliott (December 1997). "Record Report: Mic Geronimo – Vendetta". The Source. No. 99. New York. pp. 184, 186. Archived from the original on January 26, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
3. "Mic Geronimo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. "Mic Geronimo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. "Mic Geronimo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.