- hip hop, conscious, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop
- 72 min
- 17 tracks
- Rawkus Records
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mos Def, released on October 12, 1999, by Rawkus and Priority Records. Released after his successful collaboration Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, Black on Both Sides emphasizes 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.
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Character-led, spare, classical in form and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- A1Fear Not of Man4:30
- A2Hip Hop3:16
- A3Love4:23
- A4Ms. Fat Booty3:44
- B1Speed Law4:16
- B2Do It Now3:50
- B3Got3:28
- B4Umi Says5:11
- C1New World Water3:12
- C2Rock n Roll5:03
- C3Know That4:04
- C4Climb4:02
- D1Brooklyn5:10
- D2Habitat4:39
- D3Mr. Nigga5:13
- D4Mathematics4:06
- D5May‐December3:29
17 tracks, 72 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mos Def
- Label
- Rawkus Records
- Released
- 1999-10
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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