Cormega – The True Meaning (Uncut) [HD]

From 2002 Album: “The True Meaning”….. Cory McKay, better known as Cormega was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, he grew up in the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Long Island City, Queens, forming childhood friendships with future rappers such as Nas, Mobb Deep, Nature and Capone-N-Noreaga. When he was 4, he witnessed his mother’s murder. After that, he moved in with his father and stepmother. Cory’s stepmother insisted that he read one book a week, which he credited with getting him interested in writing. He was featured on Hot Day’s “Going Straight Up” from his album “It’s My Turn”. He was also featured on Blaq Poet & DJ Hot Day’s track “Set It Off” from their album “Without Warning” in 1991. In the early 1990s, despite still being incarcerated, Cormega gained notoriety following a shout-out from Nas on his song “One Love”, from his critically acclaimed Illmatic album. (Later on he would record a reply to Nas’ song under the same name on “The Testament” re-release.) Following his release from prison in 1995, Cormega became determined to pursue rapping. Nas let him guest on a song entitled “Affirmative Action” for his second album It Was Written. The song also featured AZ and Foxy Brown, and became The Firm’s first appearance. Based on his performance, he was signed to Def Jam and recorded an album called The Testament. Based on the buzz from “Affirmative Action,” Nas, his manager Steve Stoute and producers Dr. Dre and Trackmasters joined to produce The Firm. Cormega was …