Magnum Opus (Top Quality album)

Magnum Opus is the only studio album by American rapper Top Quality. It was released on May 24, 1994, though RCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Black Zone Studio in Long Island, Fingers Studio and Platinum Island Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Charlie Marotta, Jesse West, Black Zone, Hell Raisin, John Hall, Keivan Mack, Kevin A. Pyatt, Solid Scheme and Tray Bag, with PMD serving as executive producer.

Though it had input from PMD, the album found nowhere near the amount of success that EPMD and members of their Hit Squad had attained. Magnum Opus only made it to number 95 on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and its two singles, "Magnum Opus" and "I Can't Hear You", as well as a promotional single "What", failed to appear on any Billboard charts. After the album's failure, Top Quality was dropped from the label.

Personnel

 * T. "Top Quality" Robinson – lyrics, vocals
 * Hell Raisin – producer (track 1)
 * Kevin A. Pyatt – producer (track 2)
 * John "Drama" Hall – producer (track 3)
 * Keivan Mack – producer (track 4)
 * Black Zone – producer (track 5)
 * Jesse "3rd Eye" Williams III – producer (tracks: 6, 11)
 * Charlie Marotta – producer (tracks: 7, 10), co-producer (track 2)
 * Tray Bag – producer (track 8)
 * Chris Charity – producer (track 9)
 * Derek Lynch – producer (track 9)
 * Parrish "PMD" Smith – executive producer
 * Jacqueline "Jackie" Murphy – art direction
 * Sean Mosher-Smith – design
 * Michael Lavine – photography