The Hip-Hop Violinist

Infobox Album
Name = The Hip-Hop Violinist
Type = Album
Artist = Miri Ben-Ari


Released = July 16 2005 (U.S.)
September 20 2005 (U.K.)
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz
Length =
Label = Universal, Cash Money, Blackground
Producer = Kanye West
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:895tk6jxykrg link]
*Okayplayer Rating|3|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/the_hip_hop_violinist/ link]
*PopMatters (6/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/benarimiri-hiphop.shtml link]
*Rap Reviews (8.5/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2005_10_hhviolin.html link]
Last album = "Temple of Beautiful"
(2003)
This album = "The Hip-Hop Violinist"
(2005)
Next album = "The Hip-Hop Violinist 2"
(2008)

"The Hip-Hop Violinist" is the debut album by Miri Ben-Ari, released on September 20 2005 through Universal Records.

Track listing

#"Intro"
#"We Gonna Win" (featuring Styles P.)
#"Jump & Spread Out" (featuring Fatman Scoop and Vicious)
#"Fly Away" (featuring Musiq, Fabolous and Kanye West)
#"Hold Your Head Up High" (featuring Lil' Mo)
#"Sunshine to the Rain" (featuring Scarface and Anthony Hamilton)
#"Lord of the Strings" (featuring J. Ivy)
#"Chillin' in the Key of E"
#"Miss Melody" (featuring Akon)
#"New World Symphony" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
#*Violin samples Dvořák's "9th Symphony New World (4th Movement)"
#"4 Flat Tires" (featuring Baby, Lil' Wayne and 6 Shot)
#"She Was Just a Friend" (featuring Anthony Hamilton and Algebra Blessett)
#"I've Been Waiting on You" (featuring Consequence and John Legend)
#"Star Spangled Banner" (featuring Doug E. Fresh)
#"Jump & Spread Out" (DJ Precise, Monse, & Cheeky Star Version) [AKA Reggaeton Remix] (featuring Fatman Scoop, Zion, Lennox, & Pitbull)
#*It has been wildly misattributed the song to a remix to Zion & Lennox's song "Yo Voy" featuring Daddy Yankee, since they contribute to this song with some lyrics parts of their own song. The song has also been alternately titled "¿Dónde Están Las Mamis?" from their CD.

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