The discography of American rapper Cormega, consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, and 11 singles.
In 1996, Cormega was featured on the Nas song "Affirmative Action" alongside fellow rappers AZ and Foxy Brown. They together formed a rap group called The Firm. Because of his performance on the song, Cormega was signed to Def Jam Recordings and recorded his first studio album The Testament. However, he was replaced with Nature in The Firm and later released from Def Jam, indefinitely shelving The Testament.
He nevertheless released his debut studio album, The Realness through LandSpeed Records and his own imprint Legal Hustle Records. The album gained both critical and commercial success, peaking at number 111 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was supported by two singles: "You Don't Want It" and "Get Out My Way". The following year, he released his next studio album, The True Meaning, to further success and acclaim, it became his highest-charting entry on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at number 95 on the chart. It contained the singles "Built for This" and "The Come Up", the latter which featured Large Professor.
In 2002, Body Shop Records released an authorized/unauthorized compilation titled Hustler/Rapper: Unreleased classics, collabo's + Freestyles.
In 2004, he released his first compilation album, Legal Hustle. The Testament, originally recorded in the late 90s, was released as his third studio album in 2005. It was supported by one single, "One Love". In 2009, he released his fourth studio album Born and Raised via Aura Records. It included the single "Dirty Game". He released another compilation album, Raw Forever, in 2011.
In 2014, Cormega released his fifth studio album Mega Philosophy through Slimstyle Records. In 2018, he released his first extended play, Mega.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B USInd. The Realness Released: July 24, 2001 Label: Legal Hustle Records, Landspeed Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 111 24 4 The True Meaning Released: June 11, 2002 Label: Legal Hustle Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 95 25 5 The Testament Released: February 22, 2005 Label: Legal Hustle Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 76 46 Born and Raised Released: October 20, 2009 Label: Aura Records Formats: CD, digital download — 56 — Mega Philosophy Released: July 22, 2014 Label: Slimstyle Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 30 — The Realness II Released: October 7, 2022 Label: Viper Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B USInd. Legal Hustle Released: May 25, 2004 Label: Koch Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download 174 22 8 Raw Forever Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Aura Records Formats: CD, digital download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaboration albums + List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B USInd. My Brother's Keeper(with Lake) Released: August 22, 2006 Label: Fastlife Formats: CD, digital download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B USInd. Who Am I? Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Legal Hustle Entertainment Formats: CD, DVD — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B USInd. Mega Released: December 26, 2018Re-Released: April 10, 2020 Label: Aura, Cormega Music Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumU.S.Rap "You Don't Want It" 2000 41The Realness "Get Out My Way" 2001 — "Built for This" 2002 —The True Meaning "The Come Up" — "Let It Go" 2004 —Legal Hustle "Dangerous" — "One Love" 2005 — The Testament "The Saga (The Remix)" 2007 — rowspan="2" "Fresh" 2008 — "Dirty Game" 2009 — Born and Raised "Guns and Butter" 2016 —
Guest Appearances +TitleyearArtistAlbumSet it Off1992PHDWithout WarningAffirmative Action1996The FirmIt Was Written"U Got Me Goin' (Remix)"II D Extreme"What's Ya Poison"1999Mobb DeepMurda Muzik"Who Can I Trust?"Lil WayneViolator: The Album"On the Real"2000Screwball, HavocY2k: The Album"Three"ProdigyH.N.I.C."Cormega Interlude"Tony TouchThe Piece Maker"Da Bridge 2001"Da BridgeNas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest"They Force MY Hand"2001Tragedy KhadafiAgainst All Odds"Loyalty"ScrewballLoyalty"All I Need Is You"Hi-Tek, JonellHi-Teknology "We Gon Buck"Capone-n-Noreaga, LakeLake Ent. Prs.: 41st Side"The Jump Up"benzino, Superb, RaekwonThe Benzino Project"U Crazy"2002The BeatnutsThe Originators"Back Against the Wall"2007Statik Selektah, Royce da 5'9"Spell My Name Right: The Album"No Holding Back"Statik Selektah, AZ"Back At It (Remix)"2008Little BrotherAnd Justus for All"Radiant Jewels"2009RZA, Sean Price, RaekwonWu-Tang Chamber Music"Born Survivor"2010Inspectah DeckManifesto"Catch the Thrown"2012Public ENemyMost of My Heroes..."focused Up"Large Professor, Tragedy KhadafiProfessor @Large"Power"2013Ill Bill, O.C.The Grimey Awards"Ruff Town"Roc MarcianoThe Pimpire Strikes Backeth"War Scars"2014Marci Beaucoup"The Warrior, The Philosopher, & The Rebel"A-Villa, Lil' Fame, Killer MIkeCarry on Tradition "Fallen Soldiers"Havoc13 Relloaded"Industry Rmx 2"2015Large Professor, Roc Marciano, Inspectah DeckRe:Living"Hear Me Now"2016Havoc & The AlchemistThe Silent Partner"Capitol Hill"2017Kool G Rap, Sheek Louch, ManoloReturn of the Don"They Got Sonny"2020Conway the Machine & The AlchemistLULU"Full Circle"The FirmKing's Disease"Deceitful Intentions"2023Lloyd BanksCourse of the Inev. 3"it's Different"Statik Selektah, M.O.P.Round Trip"Weight of the World"2024Rome streetzHatton Garden Holdup
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