Myth (J Legend album)

Myth is the debut album by American rapper J Legend, released September 4th, 1991 on Legendd Records, J Legend's own label. It was released on cassette and CD, and the CD was released in very limited quantities compared to the cassette. The cassettes were very low budget, being self-recorded from J Legend's 4-track recorder onto each cassette. The cassettes used were a mixture of Sony blank cassettes, and cassettes of other people's releases. The Sony blank cassette releases are the highest quality out of all of the cassette releases, and some are even better quality than the CD releases, but they are quite rare, and very sought after. The album featured guest appearances from several rappers, and was recorded on J Legend's 4-track recorder in his garage. He used a Hyper 464A 4-track recorder across 4 different cassettes to record the album, so he could record at twice the tape speed and achieve a better quality recording. The album spawned two singles, "Broke" and "It's Alright", neither of which charted, but both were played on college radio stations locally. The album was different than most releases of its time, deviating from the aggressive gangster rap style popular at the time, and featuring a more mellow sound. The album's instrumentation was done on an Olympia Sound Canvas 383 keyboard and a no-name drum machine, with all instruments performed by J Legend. The album's success caused J Legend to create a second album in 1992, titled Legend.