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Black On Both Sides
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17 tracks
Release Date
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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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Fear Not of Man
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 4:29 183,773 listeners
2 Play track Hip Hop
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 279,696 listeners
3 Play track Love
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 4:23 179,552 listeners
4 Play track Ms. Fat Booty
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 3:43 528,098 listeners
5 Play track Speed Law
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 4:16 195,625 listeners
6 Play track Do It Now
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 3:50 159,537 listeners
7 Play track Got
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 3:28 177,520 listeners
8 Play track UMI Says
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9 Play track New World Water
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 3:12 175,317 listeners
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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16 Play track Mathematics
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 343,813 listeners
17 Play track May - December
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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 Magi… 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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