Don't Let It Go to Your Head - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
Brand Nubian - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
Maybe One Day - Brand Nubian, Dixon, W.
Let's Dance - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, Lorenzo
Back up off the Wall - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, Lorenzo
Black on Black Crime (Interlude) - Brand Nubian,
I'm Black and I'm Proud - Brand Nubian, Brown, J.
Sincerely - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, Lorenzo
Probable Cause - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
The Ghetto (Interlude) - Brand Nubian,
Love vs. Hate - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, Lorenzo
Too Late - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
Straight Outta Now Rule - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
Foundation - Brand Nubian, Davis, Moses
U for Me - Brand Nubian, Dechalus, L.orenzo
Onetime hip-hop representatives for the black boho intelligentsia, Brand Nubian--made up of the core quartet of Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and DJ Alamo--disbanded in 1990 before reuniting in 1998 for this album. Whil... more »e all the artists have successfully survived apart, their chemistry together still works wonders. With its odd mix of black-power politics, feel-good party songs, and straight lyrical bravado, Foundation surprisingly emerges as one of 1998's better rap albums. Brand Nubian invigorate everything from dance tracks ("Back Up off the Wall") to underground gems ("The Return"). They even manage to update James Brown's anthem "I'm Black and I'm Proud" while sounding less dated than you'd expect. --Oliver Wang« less
Onetime hip-hop representatives for the black boho intelligentsia, Brand Nubian--made up of the core quartet of Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and DJ Alamo--disbanded in 1990 before reuniting in 1998 for this album. While all the artists have successfully survived apart, their chemistry together still works wonders. With its odd mix of black-power politics, feel-good party songs, and straight lyrical bravado, Foundation surprisingly emerges as one of 1998's better rap albums. Brand Nubian invigorate everything from dance tracks ("Back Up off the Wall") to underground gems ("The Return"). They even manage to update James Brown's anthem "I'm Black and I'm Proud" while sounding less dated than you'd expect. --Oliver Wang