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Brand Nubian never sold as many albums as the many West Coast rappers burning up the charts in the early '90s, but the New York group commanded great respect in East Coast rap circles. In black neighborhoods of New York and Philadelphia, Nubian's debut album, One for All, was actually a bigger seller than many of the platinum gangsta rap releases outselling it on a national level. Influenced by De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers, Nubian favored an abstract rapping style, and Eastern rap fans were drawn to the complexity of jams like "Dance to My Ministry," "Ragtime," and "All for One." Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, and Sadat X had a lot of technique, which was what hip-hoppers favored in the East. On the whole, Nubian's Nation of Islam rhetoric isn't as overbearing as some of the recordings that other Five Percenters were delivering at the time. The CD is a bit uneven, but on the whole is likable and exhilarating.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - S. Anselm, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - J. Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - D. ROSS, ComposerLyricist - G. Dajani, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian Music, MusicPublisher - Clyde Pearl Music, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - J. Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - D. ROSS, ComposerLyricist - G. Dajani, ComposerLyricist - Clyde Pearl Music, MusicPublisher - Brand Nubian Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - J. Bush, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - A. Aly, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - E. Brickell, ComposerLyricist - Enlightened Kitty Music, MusicPublisher - Strange Mind Productions, MusicPublisher - Withrow Publishing, MusicPublisher - J. Houser, ComposerLyricist - Universal Geffen Music, MusicPublisher - K. Winthrow, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Brickell Songs, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - D. Hall, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher - R. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - Stone Jam Publishing Inc., MusicPublisher - NNC Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation OBO Rushtown Music, MusicPublisher - Universal Music Corporation Ricordi SRL, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - C. Carter, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher - Deeply Sliced Publishing, MusicPublisher - A. Arrington, ComposerLyricist - Amazon Love Publishing, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher - Universal Music - MGB Songs, MusicPublisher - STILL DIGGING MUSIC, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
M. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - L. Dechalus, ComposerLyricist - D. Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Brand Nubian, MainArtist - Joe LaPorta, MasteringEngineer - Universal Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 1990 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
Album review
Brand Nubian never sold as many albums as the many West Coast rappers burning up the charts in the early '90s, but the New York group commanded great respect in East Coast rap circles. In black neighborhoods of New York and Philadelphia, Nubian's debut album, One for All, was actually a bigger seller than many of the platinum gangsta rap releases outselling it on a national level. Influenced by De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers, Nubian favored an abstract rapping style, and Eastern rap fans were drawn to the complexity of jams like "Dance to My Ministry," "Ragtime," and "All for One." Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, and Sadat X had a lot of technique, which was what hip-hoppers favored in the East. On the whole, Nubian's Nation of Islam rhetoric isn't as overbearing as some of the recordings that other Five Percenters were delivering at the time. The CD is a bit uneven, but on the whole is likable and exhilarating.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:17
- Main artists: Brand Nubian
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Tommy Boy Music, LLC
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2020 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
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