Destined to Be [Vinyl] [Explicit Lyrics]

McGruff | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (June 16, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000007QGC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,264,274 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gruff Express

2. Harlem Kidz Get Biz

3. This Is How We Do

4. Many Know

5. Exquisite/The Spot (Interlude)

6. What Part of the Game

7. Who Holds His Own

8. What'cha Doin' to Me

9. Destined to Be

10. Freestyle

11. Danger Zone

12. What You Want

13. Before We Start

14. Reppin' Uptown/The Signing (Interlude)

15. Stop It

16. Before We Start [Remix][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars McGruff's album, April 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Destined to Be (Audio CD)

I finally picked up this album a few days ago..and it's everything i expected it to be. Mediocre. There are however, a few jams on here(the track with Big L and Mase 'Danger Zone' being the best one). So, i guess if you're a really big fan of Big L this is worth getting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE MOST SLEPT ON MC'S IN THE GAME, March 21, 1999

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This review is from: Destined to Be (Audio CD)

McGruff is one of the best mc's in the game today. although because of label conflicts(uptown), he wasn't publicized as much as his other HARLEM WORLD COUNTERPARTS. NONETHELESS DON'T SLEEP ON HIM.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish more Mcgruff was out., November 8, 2010

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Richard Unger (Hazleton, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Destined to Be (Audio CD)

Destined to Be is the first and only album released by rapper McGruff. Released on June 16, 1998 through Uptown Records, Destined to be featured production from Uptown Records president Heavy D, along with prominent hip hop producers Ty Fyffe and Warryn Campbell. The album failed to sell many copies and peaked at only 169 on the Billboard 200, though it did find better success on the R&B and Heatseekers charts. Destined to Be spawned one charting single, "Before We Start" which was a minor hit on the R&B and rap singles charts.

Herbert Brown, better known as McGruff, is an American rapper from Harlem. McGruff originally started his career as a member of the rap group, Children of the Corn, alongside Big L, Cam'ron and Mase, all of whom would go on to have successful careers in the music industry. After the group disbanded without releasing any material, McGruff made his first appearance on Big L's debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous on the tracks "8 Iz Enuff" and "Dangerzone". Eventuall, McGruff signed a deal with popular hip hop label, Uptown Records and began recording his debut album, Destined to Be. In early 1998, the album's lead single "Before We Start" became a minor hit, charting on several Billboard charts. In the Summer of 1998, Destined to Be was released but failed to sell many copies, only peaking at 169 on the Billboard 200, and McGruff was released from his contract. McGruff would make appearances with Heavy D on his album, Waterbed Hev and the Woo soundtrack, his latest appearance was on Mase's 2009 mixtape "I Do the Impossible"