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Queensbridge, Queens, New York (1996 – present)

Cory McKay (born 1970 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) , better known as Cormega or “MC Cor”, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life. Cormega came up as part of the early-’90s Queensbridge, Queens, New York scene that also fostered such name acts as Nas and Mobb Deep, among many others (not to mention the preceding generation of artists affiliated with Marley Marl and the Juice Crew). He made his debut in grand fashion, rapping alongside fellow Queensbridge MCs Foxy Brown and AZ on “Affirmative Action,” one of the highlights of Nas’ 1996 album It Was Written. This alliance, which billed itself as The Firm, was short-lived for Cormega. He parted ways with the group before it recorded its one album, the largely unsuccessful Album. It was no big loss for Cormega, though, as he signed to Def Jam and recorded his debut album, The Testament. That album sat in limbo for years, unfortunately, as did Cormega himself. With the exception of some guest appearances here and there, such as on the How to Be a Player soundtrack (1997), Mobb Deep’s Murda Muzik (1999), and Nas’ QB Finest compilation, Cormega’s recording career was on hold while Def Jam twiddled its thumbs. It wasn’t until 2001 that Cormega made his album debut, releasing The Realness on his own Legal Hustle label. It didn’t benefit from the promotional push that Def Jam could have given it, but The Realness made quite an impact among the hip-hop underground, where it was revered.

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