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{{Infobox album
{{ref improve|date=June 2014}}
| name = Confidential
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Nametype = Confidentialstudio
| Type artist = [[AlbumM-1 (rapper)|M-1]]
| Artistcover = [[DeadConfidential Prez|(M-1]] album) cover.jpg
| Coveralt = Confidential.jpg
| Releasedreleased = March 21,{{Start date|2006|3|21}}
| Recordedrecorded = 2005
| Genrestudio = Sotti Studios ([[HipNew hopYork musicCity|HipNew hopYork]], [[New York (state)|NY]])
| Lengthgenre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Labellength = Sotti/[[Koch Records]]{{Duration|m=55|s=12}}
| label = [[MNRK Music Group|Koch]]
| Producer = [[Fabrizio Sotti]]<br />Butter<br />Black Jeruz<br />Spoo Noodles<br />Agallah<br />[[L.T. Moe]]<br />Tahir<br />Eric "Ibo" Butler
| producer = {{hlist|[[Agallah]]|Black Jeruz|Butter|Eric "Ibo" Butler|[[Fabrizio Sotti]]|[[LT Moe]]|Spoo Noodles|Tahir}}
 
| prev_title = [[RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta]]
| Last album =
| prev_year = 2004
| This album = '''''Confidential''''' <br /> (2006)
| next_title = [[Information Age (album)|Information Age]]
| Next album =
| next_year = 2012
| chronology = [[dead prez]]
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllHipHop]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhett |first=Starrene |title=Confidential {{!}} Artist: M-1 |url=http://www.allhiphop.com/reviews/?ID=816 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=[[AllHipHop]] |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |archive-date=April 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060418142039/http://www.allhiphop.com/reviews/?ID=816 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev2score = 3/5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Todd |date=March 19, 2006 |title=M-1 - Confidential |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.615/title.m-1-confidential |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huff |first=Quentin B |date=April 5, 2006 |title=Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/dead_prez_presents_m_1_confidential-2495676311.html |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=[[PopMatters]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev4 = RapReviews
| rev4score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacoby |first=Sam |date=April 11, 2006 |title=M-1 :: Confidential – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2006/04/m-1-confidential/ |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''
| rev5score = 3/5 (L)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aku |first=Timmhotep |date=March 3, 2006 |title=M-1 Confidential - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/m-1-confidential/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324065908/http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=265 |archive-date=March 24, 2006 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}
'''''Confidential''''' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper [[M-1 (rapper)|M-1]]. It was released on March 21, 2006 through Sotti/[[MNRK Music Group|Koch Records]] as a [[DualDisc]] with a [[DVD]] side featuring a twenty-minute documentary on the making of the entire album in stereo sound. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Fabrizio Sotti]], [[Agallah]], Black Jeruz, Butter, Eric "Ibo" Butler, [[LT Moe]], Spoo Noodles and Tahir. It features [[guest appearance]]s from Raye, Bang Double, Bazaar Royale, [[Cassandra Wilson]], [[Ghostface Killah]], [[K'naan]], [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], Scrap Daddy, [[stic.man]], Stori James, [[Styles P]] and Young Dre the Truth.
{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/M1Confidential.htm link]
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|rev4=RapReviews.com|rev4Score= {{Rating|7.5|10}} [http://rapreviews.com/archive/2006_04_confidential.html link]
|rev5=HipHopDX.com|rev5Score= {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.615/title.m-1-confidential link]
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==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{| class="wikitable"
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = One Side (The Anthem)
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[Fabrizio Sotti]]
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = Early
| note2 = featuring [[stic.man]]
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Land, Bread & Housing
| note3 = featuring My Momma' and Raye
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Butter
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = For You
| note4 = featuring Scrap Daddy
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Black Jeruz
| length4 = 4:38
| title5 = Confidential
| note5 = featuring Raye
| writer5 =
| extra5 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Love You Can't Borrow
| note6 = featuring [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] and [[Cassandra Wilson]]
| writer6 =
| extra6 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = 5 Elements
| writer7 =
| extra7 = Spoo Noodles
| length7 = 3:02
| title8 = Gunslinger
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length8 = 2:07
| title9 = Comrade's Call
| note9 = featuring [[Styles P]] and Bazaar Royale
| writer9 =
| extra9 = [[Agallah]]
| length9 = 4:39
| title10 = Don't Put Down Your Flag
| note10 = featuring Young Dre the Truth
| writer10 =
| extra10 = [[LT Moe]]
| length10 = 4:43
| title11 = The Beat
| note11 = featuring Bang Double
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Tahir
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = Been Through
| note12 = featuring [[Ghostface Killah]] and Raye
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length12 = 3:47
| title13 = 'Til We Get There
| note13 = featuring [[K'naan]] and Stori James
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Fabrizio Sotti
| length13 = 4:24
| title14 = Too Smart
| writer14 =
| extra14 = Eric "Ibo" Butler
| length14 = 6:54
| total_length = 55:12
}}
 
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
!align="center"|#
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
!align="center"|Title
!align="center"|Featured guest(s)
!align="center"|Producer(s)
!align="center"|Length
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|52|artist=dead prez|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2023}}
|1
|"One Side (The Anthem)"
|
|[[Fabrizio Sotti]]
|2:55
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|23|artist=dead prez|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2023}}
|2
|"Early"
|[[Stic.man]]
|Fabrizio Sotti
|3:25
|-
|3
|Land, Bread & Housing"
|Raye
|Butter
|3:16
|-
|4
|"For You"
|Scrap Daddy
|Black Jeruz
|4:38
|-
|5
|"Confidential"
|Raye
|Fabrizio Sotti
|4:10
|-
|6
|"Love You Can't Borrow"
|[[Q-Tip]] & [[Cassandra Wilson]]
|Fabrizio Sotti
|3:52
|-
|7
|"5 Elements"
|
|Spoo Noodles
|3:02
|-
|8
|"Gunslinger"
|
|Fabrizio Sotti
|2:07
|-
|9
|"Comrade's Call"
|[[Styles P]] & Bazaar Royale
|Agallah
|4:39
|-
|10
|"Don't Put Down Your Flag"
|[[Young Dre The Truth]]
|L.T. Moe
|4:43
|-
|11
|"The Beat"
|Bang Double
|Tahir
|3:20
|-
|12
|"Been Through"
|[[Ghostface Killah]] & Raye
|Fabrizio Sotti
|3:46
|-
|13
|"'Til We Get There"
|[[K'naan]] & Stori James
|Fabrizio Sotti
|4:24
|-
|14
|"Too Smart"
|
|Eric "Ibo" Butler
|6:54
|}
 
==SinglesReferences==
{{Reflist}}
*Singles: "Early"/"Comrade's Call", "'Til We Get There"/"The Beat"
 
==ChartsExternal links==
*{{Discogs master|49923|Dead Prez Presents M-1 – Confidential}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2006)
!Peak<br>position
|-
| US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
| align=center|52
|-
| US Top Independent Albums
| align=center|23
|}
 
== Usage in media ==
*The track "'Til We Get There" was featured on [[NBA Live 07]]
 
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[[Category:2006 debut albums]]
[[Category:MNRK Music Group albums]]
 
[[Category:Albums produced by Agallah]]
 
[[Category:Albums produced by LT Moe]]
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