The Magnificent (album)

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The Magnificent

Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Released	August 13, 2002
Recorded	N/A
Genre	Hip hop
Length	79:31
Label	Rapster/BBE
Producer(s)	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kev Brown, Kenwood, P. Smoovah, Oddisee, Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales, Little Louie Vega
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DJ Jazzy Jeff chronology
Code Red (1993) (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)	The Magnificent (2002)

The Magnificent is an album by DJ Jazzy Jeff (formerly of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince), released in 2002. Much like Pete Rock's Soul Survivor series, The Magnificent features various artists on different tracks, all contributing their own individual styles to form a cohesive whole. The guests on here range from the established, to the upcoming, and include Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman, soul singer Jill Scott, acclaimed rapper J-Live, and underground hip hop legend The Last Emperor.

Although Jeff is the chief producer of the album, he nonetheless recruits an assortment of talent, which includes ?uestlove (of The Roots), Masters At Work, and Kev Brown (who contributes 7 of the 18 tracks).

The Magnificent was preceded by The Magnificent EP which included 3 tracks that failed to make it to the LP; the Slum Village assisted "Are You Ready?" (produced by J Dilla), and "Da Rebirth", and "Branded" (both produced by Kev Brown).