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Black On Both Sides
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11 October 1999
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo album of American rapper Mos Def, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Black on Both Sides features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially-conscious lyrics. On February 2, 2000, the album was certified Gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following sales in excess of 500,000 copies. Talib Kweli (one-half of Black Star with Mos Def) and Busta Rhymes are the only main rappers to be featured on the album. Kweli raps the second and final verse of "Know That", while Busta goes back and f… read more
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo album of American rapper Mos Def, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Black on Both Sides features an… read more
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo album of American rapper Mos Def, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Black on Both Sides features an emphasis on live instrumentation and… read more

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1 Play track Fear Not of Man
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 4:29 212,069 listeners
2 Play track Hip Hop
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 3:16 364,488 listeners
3 Play track Love
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4 Play track Ms. Fat Booty
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5 Play track Speed Law
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6 Play track Do It Now
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7 Play track Got
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 3:28 219,060 listeners
8 Play track UMI Says
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9 Play track New World Water
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10 Play track Rock 'N' Roll
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11 Play track Know That
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12 Play track Climb
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13 Play track Brooklyn
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14 Play track Habitat
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15 Play track Mr. Nigga
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 5:12 128,702 listeners
16 Play track Mathematics
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 1:39 442,527 listeners
17 Play track May - December
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 3:29 5,807 listeners

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Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and actor. He now works under the nom de plum Yasiin Bey, and has performed under the aliases Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, Black Dante and Pretty Flaco. He began rapping in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics in 1994, and then formed the duo Black Star with Talib Kweli in 1998. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Mag… read more
Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and actor. H… read more
Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and actor. He now works under the nom de plum Yasiin Bey, … read more

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