Mos Def | Black on Both Sides | Vinyl

Black on Both Sides is Mos Def's 1999 solo debut, a genre-spanning record blending hip-hop, jazz, soul, and reggae influences, released the year after his celebrated collaboration with Talib Kweli as Black Star. “Ms. Fat Booty” and “Umi Says” showcase his range as both a technically sharp lyricist and a genuinely soulful vocalist, a combination that set him apart from most of his contemporaries. It's widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of the late 1990s, a landmark in conscious, artistically ambitious rap.

Track List

Side A

1. Fear Not of Man
2. Hip Hop
3. Love
4. Ms. Fat Booty
5. Speed Law

Side B

1. Rock N Roll
2. New World Water
3. Ms. Fat Booty (Reprise)
4. Got
5. Ex-Factor (Umi Says)

Side C

1. Mathematics
2. Know That
3. Ms. Fat Booty III
4. Ms. Fat Booty III (Reprise)

Side D

1. Ms. Fat Booty III
2. May-December
3. Habitat
4. Ms. Fat Booty III (Outro)

Release Details

• UPC: 0602547140289
• Label: Interscope/Geffen/A&M
• Format: LP Vinyl
• Genre: Rock
• Release Date: 3/17/15