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Format: CD
Sep 1998
Record Label: Arista Records (USA)
Recording Type: Studio
UPC: 078221902427 |
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* ML=ships from multiple locations, AE/AP/AA=ships from U.S. Military location.
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* ML=ships from multiple locations, AE/AP/AA=ships from U.S. Military location.
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Track Listing
1. Here We Go (Intro)
2. Return, The
3. Shinin' Star
4. Beat Change, The
5. Migraine (Interlude)
6. Don't Let It Go to Your Head
7. Brand Nubian
8. Maybe One Day - (featuring Common)
9. Let's Dance - (featuring Busta Rhymes)
10. Back up Off the Wall - (featuring Loon)
11. Black on Black Crime (Interlude)
12. I'm Black and I'm Proud
13. Sincerely
14. Probable Cause
15. Ghetto, The (Interlude)
16. Love vs. Hate
17. Too Late
18. Straight Outta Now Rule
19. Foundation
20. U For Me
Album Notes
Brand Nubian: Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, Sadat X (rap vocals, programming); Alamo (programming).
Additional personnel: Common, Busta Rhymes, Loon (rap vocals); Shelene, Petawane (vocals); O. Gee (piano, programming); Buck Wild, Diamond D., Lord Finesse, Chris "CL" Liggio (programming); Brooklyn Starr (background vocals).
Producers include: Grand Puba, Alamo, DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Buck Wild.
Engineers include: Jim Albert, Brian Garten, Dave Hyman.
Brand Nubian: Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, Sadat X, Alamo (rap vocals, programming).
Additional personnel: Common, Busta Rhymes, Loon (rap vocals); Shelene, Petawane, Rebbie Jackson, Adeka "Dee" Stupart (vocals); O. Gee (piano, programming); Thomas Bart (keyboards); Buck Wild, Diamond D., Lord Finesse, Chris "CL" Liggio (programming); Brooklyn Starr, Keon Bryce (background vocals).
Producers include: Grand Puba, DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Buck Wild, Chris "CL" Liggio.
Engineers include: Jim Albert, Brian Garten, Dave Hyman.
Once one of rap music's favorite groups, Brand Nubian was responsible for what became a classic hip-hop album (ONE FOR ALL). Creative differences, though, led to a break-up, and Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, and Sadat X went their separate ways. After growing bored with the materialistic rhymes and gangster-driven lyrics of the group's successors, fans demanded a reunion from the socially-conscious rap trio, and Brand Nubian once again delivered with FOUNDATION, their fourth album (only the second featuring Puba). The album returns the group to the type of sound that once dominated the streets, featuring tracks such as "Don't Let It Go To Your Head," a song that checks individuals who let their fame get the best of them.
Once one of rap music's favorite groups, Brand Nubian was responsible for what became a classic hip-hop album (ONE FOR ALL). Creative differences, though, led to a break-up, and Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, and Sadat X went their separate ways. After growing bored with the materialistic rhymes and gangster-driven lyrics of the group's successors, fans demanded a reunion from the socially-conscious rap trio, and Brand Nubian once again delivered with FOUNDATION, their fourth album (only the second featuring Puba). The album returns the group to the type of sound that once dominated the streets, featuring tracks such as "Don't Let It Go To Your Head," a song that checks individuals who let their fame get the best of them.
Industry Reviews
3.5 Mics (out of 5) - ...Brand Nubian's long-time mix of urban grit and God/Earth dogma holds a permanent place in rap consciousness...
The Source (11/01/1998)
...a clear-cut, first round-knockout winner--a remarkable testament to the powers of older gods....[T]he BN brethren haven't lost a step...
Vibe (10/01/1998)
...FOUNDATION is easily Brand Nubian's best record...
The Wire (12/01/1998)
3.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...wiser and more reflective, speaking from the heart and not just spouting rhetoric....far from being preachy, the Brand Nubian brothers temper their message with straight-up rhyme skills, style, charisma and fat production...
Rolling Stone (10/29/1998)
4 stars out of 5 - ...pretty good....the finest moments here are reminiscent of the freewheeling political-religious-humorous swing of the past....there's a whole heap of pleasure...
Muzik (12/01/1998)
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