Black on Both Sides (explicit)

~ Release by Mos Def (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Fear Not of Man
producer:
Mos Def
bass guitar, congas and percussion:
Mos Def
keyboard:
Weldon Irvine
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Fear Not of Man
writer:
Dante Smith
Mos Def3.354:30
2Hip Hop
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
additional producer:
Mos Def
producer:
Diamond D (US hip-hop producer and MC)
bass guitar and keyboard:
Mos Def
turntable [cuts]:
DJ Etch A Sketch
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples:
The Warnings, Part II by David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
recording of:
Hip Hop
writer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer), Michael T. Axelrod, Dante Smith, Diamond D (US hip-hop producer and MC) and Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper)
Mos Def43:16
3Love
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
88-Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Love
writer:
88-Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa) and Dante Smith
Mos Def3.44:23
4Ms. Fat Booty
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
One Step Ahead by Aretha Franklin
recording of:
Ms. Fat Booty
writer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell), Dante Smith, Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
Mos Def43:44
5Speed Law
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
88-Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples:
And That’s Saying a Lot by Christine Perfect and Promise Here Anything but Give Her Arpeggio by Big Brother & the Holding Company
recording of:
Speed Law
writer:
88-Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa) and Dante Smith
Mos Def4.54:16
6Do It Now
recording engineer:
Johnny Why
producer:
Mr. Khaliyl (US underground hip hop producer Acklins Dillon)
mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
guest vocals:
Busta Rhymes
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Do It Now
writer:
Busta Rhymes, Dante Smith and Acklins Dillon
Mos Def feat. Busta Rhymes3.93:50
7Got
producer:
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Got
writer:
Dante Smith and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Mos Def3.353:28
8Umi Says
producer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and Mos Def
Hammond organ:
Weldon Irvine
Rhodes piano:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Umi Says
writer:
Dante Smith and David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
Mos Def3.75:11
9New World Water
producer:
Psycho Les
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
New World Water
writer:
Dante Smith and Lester Fernandez
Mos Def3.253:12
10Rock n Roll
additional producer:
Mos Def
producer:
Psycho Les
bass guitar and drums (drum set):
Mos Def
guitar:
Johnny Why
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Rock n Roll
writer:
Dante Smith and Lester Fernandez
Mos Def3.155:03
11Know That
producer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell)
guest vocals:
Talib Kweli
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
samples:
Anyone Who Had a Heart by Dionne Warwick
recording of:
Know That
writer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell), Dante Smith and Talib Kweli
Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli4.354:04
12Climb
additional producer:
Weldon Irvine and Mos Def
producer:
DJ Etch A Sketch
guest vocals:
Vinia Mojica
vocals:
Mos Def
strings arranger:
Weldon Irvine and Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Climb
writer:
Dante Smith, Taylor Dunn (songwriter on Mos Def's Black on Both Sides) and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def feat. Vinia Mojica3.654:02
13Brooklyn
producer:
GE‐OLOGY (US hip‐hop producer, DJ & visual artist), David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and Mos Def
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
samples:
We Live in Brooklyn Baby by Roy Ayers Ubiquity and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Milt Jackson
recording of:
Brooklyn
writer:
Dante Smith, GE‐OLOGY (US hip‐hop producer, DJ & visual artist) and David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
Mos Def3.55:10
14Habitat
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
DJ Etch A Sketch
vocals:
Mos Def
keyboard arranger:
Weldon Irvine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Habitat
writer:
Dante Smith, Taylor Dunn (songwriter on Mos Def's Black on Both Sides) and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def3.854:40
15Mr. Nigga
additional producer:
Mos Def
producer:
D Prosper
congas and percussion:
Mos Def
guest vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Mr. Nigga
writer:
D Prosper, Dante Smith and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
Mos Def feat. Q‐Tip3.755:12
16Mathematics
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
produced for:
Works of Mart Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), John Blaze by Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad) featuring Nas (US rapper), Big Punisher, Jadakiss (US rapper) & Raekwon (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan) and On & On by Erykah Badu
recording of:
Mathematics
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Dante Smith and David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
Mos Def4.054:06
17May-December
producer:
88-Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa) and Mos Def
bass guitar and vibraphone:
Mos Def
piano:
Weldon Irvine
vocals:
Mos Def
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
May‐December
writer:
Charles M. Njapa (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa), Dante Smith and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def3.653:31