• ' Released: 1989 • 'Feel So Good' Released: 1990 • 'Wake Up' Released: November 7, 1990 • ' Released: March 27, 1991 • 'All for One' Released: September 5, 1992 One for All is the debut by American group, released on December 4, 1990. The album was highly acclaimed for its politically charged and socially conscious content. Sales never matched the wide acclaim — the album has only sold 350,000 copies as of May 2013 [ ] — but it has remained in print since its 1990 release.

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Brand Nubian albums. One For All Hip-Hop/Rap 1990 Collections: 20. Dat's That Shit. Rare Studio Masters (1993-1997). They originally served as the Imperium's XVIII Space Marine Legion during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. Their homeworld is the volcanic Death World of Nocturne.

The album is mainly produced by Brand Nubian, but it also features production by Skeff Anselm, Stimulated Dummies, and. The album's production contains many motifs of including -sampled and loops. The album is broken down track-by-track by in Brian Coleman's book. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Reception [ ] Commercial performance [ ] One for All charted at number 130 on the U.S., spending 28 weeks on the chart.

It also reached number 34 on the Billboard chart, on which it spent 40 weeks. Alex Henderson of writes of the album's commercial performance, 'In black neighborhoods of New York and Philadelphia, [ One for All] was actually a bigger seller than many of the releases outselling it on a national level.' Critical response [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 5/5 A− One for All was a critical success upon its release. Writer Steve Hochman called it 'an impressive debut' and commended 'the power of the lessons delivered with style and creativity', stating 'There's a playful ease to this record recalling the colorful experiments of, and there's as much sexual boasting as teaching.'

Of described the album as 'a peculiar merger of sexual boasting, self-promotion and occasional political perspective.' J the Sultan of gave it the publication's maximum five-mike rating and wrote that it 'overflows with creativity, originality, and straight-up talent. [.] the type of record that captures a whole world of music, rhymes and vibes with a completely new style.'

In his consumer guide for, critic gave On for All an A- rating, indicating 'the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks.'

He commented that 'most rap sags under the burden of its belief system just like any other ideological music,' but quipped, 'This daisy-age is warm, good-humored, intricately interactive—popping rhymes every sixth or eighth syllable, softening the male and devil-made-me-do-it with soulful grooves and jokes fit for a.' It has since received retrospective acclaim from publications such as,, and. AllMusic editor Alex Henderson complimented the group's 'abstract rapping style' and stated, 'On the whole, Nubian's rhetoric isn't as overbearing as some of the recordings that other Five Percenters were delivering at the time.' In (2004), music journalist Peter Relic stated, 'they had a sobering lyrical style equally effective whether promoting African-American consciousness ('Concerto in X Minor') or telling to chill (the -sampling 'Slow Down')'. Writer praised the group's 'marriage of party groove and grit' and cited the album as 'a high point of '. Accolades [ ] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source 's 100 Best Rap Albums and its lead single 'Slow Down' was featured on the publication's 100 Best Hip-Hop Singles of All Time list. One year later, placed it on a list of the Essential Recordings of the 90's.

It was additionally ranked #2 on 's 1999 list of 'Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year (1980–98)'. Track listing [ ] # Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer(s) Sample(s) 1 'All for One' M. Dechalus,, • 'All for One' by • 'Can Mind' by James Brown • ' by James Brown • 'Tramp' by • 'Goodbye Love' by 2 'Feels So Good' (CD Bonus Track) M. Dechalus Brand Nubian, Dante Ross Sadat X, Grand Puba, Lord Jamar • 'Just the Way You Are' by • 'Sing a Happy Song' by 3 'Concerto in X Minor' M. Dechalus Brand Nubian Sadat X • 'Walk Tall' by • 'Niggers Are Scared of Revolution' by • 'Run, Nigger' by The Last Poets • 'When the Revolution Comes' by The Last Poets • 'New York, New York' by The Last Poets 4 'Ragtime' M. Anselm Skeff Anselm Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar • 'Tommy's Groove' by 5 'To the Right' M.

Dechalus Brand Nubian Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar • 'Funky President' by James Brown 6 'Dance to My Ministry' M. Dechalus Brand Nubian Lord Jamar • 'Bad Tune' by 7 'Drop the Bomb' M. Dechalus Brand Nubian Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, Sadat X • 'Jungle Jazz' by • 'Anti-Nigger Machine' by 8 'Wake Up (Stimulated Dummies Mix)' M. Dajani Stimulated Dummies Grand Puba • 'Tanga Boo Gonk' by • ' by 9 'Step to the Rear' M.

Brighton handbag serial number lookup. Dajani Stimulated Dummies Grand Puba • 'Just A Friend' by Biz Markie • 'Oh Babe' by Cannonball Adderley • 'Tramp' by Lowell Fulson • 'Plantation Inn' by • 'Smooth Operator' by 10 ' M. Aly Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar, Grand Puba • ' by • 'Let's Take It to the Stage' by • 'Kool It (Here Come the Fuzz)' by Kool & the Gang • 'N.T.' By Kool & the Gang 11 'Try to Do Me' M. Hall Grand Puba • 'Different Strokes' by 12 'Who Can Get Busy Like This Man.' Dechalus Brand Nubian Sadat X, Grand Puba • 'Popcorn with Feeling' by James Brown 13 'Grand Puba, Positive and L.G.'

Arrington, C. Carter Brand Nubian Grand Puba, • 'Nobody Can Be You' by 14 ' (CD Bonus Track) M. Dechalus Brand Nubian, Dante Ross Lord Jamar, Sadat X, Grand Puba • 'Rigor Mortis' by • 'Rosita' by • ' by • 'Slide' by 15 'Wake Up (Reprise in the Sunshine)' M. Dechalus Brand Nubian Grand Puba • 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' by • 'Another Day' by • ' by 16 'Dedication' M. Dechalus Brand Nubian Grand Puba • ' by James Brown Personnel [ ] Credits for One for All adapted from. • Skeff Anselm – producer • Carol Bobolts – design • Brand Nubian – producer • Geeby Dajani – mixing, producer • John Gamble – mixing, producer • Grand Puba – producer • D.

Hall – mixing, producer • Dante Ross – executive producer, mixing, producer • – photography Charts [ ] Chart (1991) Peak position US 130 US () 34 Singles [ ] Song Chart (1991) Peak position 'Slow Down' U.S. 3 'Wake Up' U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 92 U.S. Hot Rap Singles 5 Song Chart (1992) Peak position 'All for One' U.S. Hot Rap Singles 17 Notes [ ]. • Coleman, Brian.: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.

Retrieved 2011-09-05. • ^ Henderson, Alex.. Retrieved September 5, 2011. (5th concise ed.)..

• ^ Hochman, Steve (May 5, 1991).. Retrieved September 5, 2011. • ^ J the Sultan (December 1990).

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• ^ (February 26, 1991).. Retrieved September 5, 2011. • Herrmann, Brenda (February 22, 1993).. Retrieved September 5, 2011. • (December 16, 1990).. Retrieved September 5, 2011.

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Retrieved 2008-08-30. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-05. Retrieved August 30, 2008. See also [ ] • References [ ] • Relic, Peter (2004). 'Brand Nubian'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian..

External links [ ] • at • — Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide • — Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs • —.

During the golden age of Hip-Hop, Brand Nubian was the rare breed of deft lyrical emcees who could offer 5-percenter knowledge to the masses, awe audiences with witty wordplay and use samples and melodies that had women on the dance floor. Enjoy the lyrics. Let us know about corrections in the comments! So what happened to them? They are the subject of Sunday night’s Unsung episode on TV One, where New Rochelle natives DJ Alamo, Sadat X, Grand Puba and Lord Jamar talk about what brought the group out of the spotlight in the ‘90s through breakups and reunions. Puba, with a great musical ear, was the consummate leader of the group, born into the Black Nationalist movement where in the projects he, his family and friends studied their history every day in classes in the rec room. Sadat X grew up influenced by his basketball playing father, Bill “Pickles” Murphy, to play basketball at Shaw University.