Foundation (Brand Nubian album)

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Foundation
Studio album by
Brand Nubian
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1998
Recorded1997-1998
GenreConscious hip hop[1]
Length67:43[1]
Label
Producer
Brand Nubian chronology
Everything is Everything
(1994) 		Foundation
(1998) 		Fire in the Hole
(2004)
Singles from Foundation
  1. "The Return"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Don't Let it Go to Your Head"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Let's Dance"
    Released: 1999

Foundation is the fourth album by hip hop group Brand Nubian.[2] It was released on September 29, 1998, via Arista.[3] The album marked the reunion of the four original members, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar and DJ Alamo, who hadn't released an album together since their 1990 debut One for All.

Foundation saw the group regain their past success, critically and commercially. The single "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" became their biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit, in 1998, and was remixed by The Neptunes as the 12" single "Take It To Your Head" in the same year.

Unlike previous releases, Foundation mostly features outside production, resulting in an updated sound. DJ Premier, O.Gee, C.L. Liggio and the D.I.T.C. members Lord Finesse, Diamond D and Buckwild all supplied beats for the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Los Angeles Times[3]
RapReviews9/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted from Discogs.[1]

Foundation track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Here We Go" (interlude)
  • Grand Puba
0:21
2."The Return"
4:00
3."Shinin' Star"
  • Grand Puba
3:40
4."The Beat Change"
2:26
5."Migraine" (interlude) 0:24
6."Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
  • Chris "CL" Liggio
4:04
7."Brand Nubian"
4:01
8."Maybe One Day" (performed by Grand Puba and Common)
  • Buckwild
4:40
9."Let's Dance" (with Busta Rhymes)
  • Chris "CL" Liggio
  • Swayde Puma[a]
4:06
10."Back Up Off the Wall" (with Loon)
  • DJ Alamo
4:10
11."Black on Black Crime" (interlude) 0:48
12."I'm Black & I'm Proud"
  • Grand Puba
  • DJ Alamo
3:15
13."Sincerely"
  • O.Gee
3:50
14."Probable Cause" (with DJ Alamo)
  • DJ Alamo
5:13
15."The Ghetto" (interlude) 0:41
16."Love vs. Hate"
4:31
17."Too Late" (also performed by Sherene)
  • Chris "CL" Liggio
  • DJ Alamo[a]
4:45
18."Straight Outta Now Rule"
4:39
19."Foundation"
3:52
20."U For Me" (with Petawane)
4:17
Total length:67:43

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • "Maybe One Day" features backing vocals from Keon Bryce
  • "Let's Dance" features backing vocals from Adeka and Rebbie Jackson
  • "Sincerely" features backing vocals from Brooklyn Starr
  • "Too Late" features backing vocals from Shelene
  • "U For Me" features backing vocals from Petawane

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 12

Singles[edit]

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1998 "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" 54 24 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Brand Nubian - Foundation (1998, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brand Nubian". TrouserPress.com.
  3. ^ a b "Pop". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1998. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Foundation - Brand Nubian | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Brand Nubian :: Foundation :: Arista". rapreviews.com.
  6. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard. Internet Archive. p. 322. Retrieved June 17, 2015. wu tang.
  7. ^ "Brand Nubian Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Brand Nubian Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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