Black on Both Sides (US 2x12")

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

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Fear Not of Man
producer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
bass guitar, congas and percussion:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
keyboard:
Weldon Irvine
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Fear Not of Man
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
Mos Def3.354:30
A2Hip Hop
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
additional producer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
producer:
Diamond D (US hip-hop producer and MC)
bass guitar and keyboard:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
turntable [cuts]:
DJ Etch A Sketch
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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) and Time’s Up (explicit) by O.C. (East-Coast US rapper Omar Credle)
recording of:
Hip Hop
writer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer), Michael T. Axelrod, Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Diamond D (US hip-hop producer and MC) and Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper)
quotes lyrics from:
Time’s Up
Mos Def43:16
A3Love
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
88‐Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
Mos Def3.44:23
A4Ms. Fat Booty
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
Mos Def43:44
B1Speed Law
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
88‐Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 Her 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
Mos Def4.54:16
B2Do 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Acklins Dillon
Mos Def feat. Busta Rhymes3.953:50
B3Got
producer:
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Got
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Mos Def3.353:28
B4Umi Says
producer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
Hammond organ:
Weldon Irvine
Rhodes piano:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Umi Says
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
Mos Def3.75:11
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1New World Water
producer:
Psycho Les
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
New World Water
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Lester Fernandez
Mos Def3.253:12
C2Rock n Roll
additional producer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
producer:
Psycho Les
bass guitar and drums (drum set):
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
guitar:
Johnny Why
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Rock n Roll
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Lester Fernandez
Mos Def3.155:03
C3Know That
producer:
Ayatollah (hip-hop producer Lamont Dorrell)
guest vocals:
Talib Kweli
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli
Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli4.44:04
C4Climb
additional producer:
Weldon Irvine and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
producer:
DJ Etch A Sketch
guest vocals:
Vinia Mojica
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
strings arranger:
Weldon Irvine and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Climb
writer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Taylor Dunn (songwriter on Mos Def's Black on Both Sides) and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def feat. Vinia Mojica3.654:02
D1Brooklyn
producer:
GE‐OLOGY (US hip‐hop producer, DJ & visual artist), David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), GE‐OLOGY (US hip‐hop producer, DJ & visual artist) and David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
Mos Def3.55:10
D2Habitat
recording engineer and mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
DJ Etch A Sketch
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Taylor Dunn (songwriter on Mos Def's Black on Both Sides) and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def3.854:39
D3Mr. Nigga
additional producer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
producer:
D Prosper
congas and percussion:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
guest vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rawkus Records (in 1999)
recording of:
Mr. Nigga
writer:
D Prosper, Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
Mos Def feat. Q‐Tip3.755:13
D4Mathematics
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (explicit) by Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad) featuring Nas (US rapper), Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Medina Sound Music (also printed on releases as "Medina Sound Music") and Works of Mart
Mos Def4.054:06
D5May‐December
producer:
88‐Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa) and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
bass guitar and vibraphone:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
piano:
Weldon Irvine
vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka 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 (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Weldon Irvine
Mos Def3.653:29