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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All for OneLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Feels So GoodS. Allen, Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, S. Jordan, C. Miller | Brand Nubian | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Concerto in X MinorLorenzo Dechalus, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Ragtime | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | To the Right | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Dance to My MinistryLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:21 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Drop the BombLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Step to the RearMaxwell Dixon, John Gamble, Dante Ross | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Slow DownBrandon Aly, Edie Brickell, John Bush, Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, John Houser, Derek Murphy, Kenny Withrow | Brand Nubian | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Try to Do MeLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Who Can Get Busy Like This Man...Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Grand Puba, Positive and L.G.Steve Arrington, Maxwell Dixon | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Brand NubianLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Wake up (Reprise in the Sunshine)Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | DedicationLorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon, Derek Murphy | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Wake Up (Stimulated Dummies Mix) | Brand Nubian | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 69 mins | 159 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Allen | Composer |
| 2 | Brandon Aly | Composer |
| 3 | Skeff Anselm | Producer |
| 4 | Steve Arrington | Composer |
| 5 | Carol Bobolts | Design |
| 6 | Brand Nubian | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 7 | Edie Brickell | Composer |
| 8 | John Bush | Composer |
| 9 | Geeby Dajani | Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Lorenzo Dechalus | Composer |
| 11 | Maxwell Dixon | Composer |
| 12 | John Gamble | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 13 | Grand Puba | Producer |
| 14 | Dave Hall | Mixing, Producer |
| 15 | John Houser | Composer |
| 16 | S. Jordan | Composer |
| 17 | C. Miller | Composer |
| 18 | Derek Murphy | Composer |
| 19 | Dante Ross | Composer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Mark Seliger | Photography |
| 21 | Kenny Withrow | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |