Brand Nubian

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Brand Nubian
General information
founding 1989
Founding members
Producer, MC
 Grand Puba (Maxwell Dixon)
Sadat X (Derek Murphy)
DJ
 Alamo
Lord Jamar (Lorenzo DeChalus)

Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle , New York .

Band history

The group was founded in 1989 by Grand Puba , Sadat X , DJ Alamo and Lord Jamar and signed by Elektra Records . The first album, One For All , was released a year later .

Since Brand Nubian followed the Five Percent Nation in many statements , the first album was often criticized as racist.

Shortly after the album was released, Grand Puba and DJ Alamo left the group due to disputes. The remaining members continue to work with DJ Sincere and in 1993 the second album, In God We Trust , was released with this line-up . This record also received mixed reviews, as some of the lyrics were perceived as anti-gay and also pro-Islamic.

The third album, Everything Is Everything , released in 1994 , was recorded in the original line-up, but the group split up again and the members pursued solo projects. In 1998 there was another association and the album Foundation was released.

Subsequently, Brand Nubian separated again until 2004, the album Fire In The Hole appeared. In 2007, the album Time's Runnin 'Out came out, but largely contained older, previously unreleased material.

Trivia

The title Brand Nubian was used in the PlayStation 2 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and All For One in the PlayStation 3 game Grand Theft Auto IV

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
One for all
  US 130 02/23/1991 (28 weeks)
In God We Trust
  US 12 02/20/1993 (10 weeks)
Everything is everything
  US 54 11/19/1994 (3 weeks)
Foundation
  US 59 10/17/1998 (5 weeks)
Singles
Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down
  US 77 01/02/1993 (10 weeks)
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
  US 92 04/03/1993 (3 weeks)
Word Is Bond
  US 94 October 29, 1994 (2 weeks)
Don't Let It Go To Your Head
  US 54 October 24, 1998 (6 weeks)

Albums

  • 1990: One For All
  • 1993: In God We Trust
  • 1994: Everything Is Everything
  • 1998: Foundation
  • 2004: Fire In The Hole
  • 2007: Time's Runnin 'Out

Singles

  • 1990: Wake Up
  • 1991: One for All
  • 1991: slowdown
  • 1992: Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
  • 1993: Love Me or Leave Me Alone
  • 1993: Allah U Akbar
  • 1994: Word is Bond
  • 1994: Hold On
  • 1996: Brand Nubian
  • 1997: A Child is Born
  • 1998: Don't Let it Go to Your Head
  • 2000: Rockin 'It
  • 2003: Walking on a Cloud
  • 2004: Who Wanna Be a Star?
  • 2004: Young Son / Still Livin in the ...

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Brand Nubian at laut.de
  2. ↑ Biography at Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: US