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Non-Fiction (Black Sheep album)

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Non-Fiction
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 1994 (1994-12-06)
RecordedDecember 1993 – September 1994
Studio
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length1:14:42
LabelMercury
ProducerBlack Sheep
Black Sheep chronology
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(1991)
Non-Fiction
(1994)
8WM/Novakane
(2006)
Singles from Non-Fiction
  1. "Without a Doubt"
    Released: 1994
  2. "North South East West"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rap Pages7/10[2]
The Source[3]

Non-Fiction is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Black Sheep.[4][5][6][7] It was released on December 6, 1994, via Mercury Records. The recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios, D&D Studios, Chung King Studios, and The Hit Factory, in New York City. The album was produced by Black Sheep, with Salaam Remi serving as an additional producer on the remix version of "Without a Doubt". It features guest appearances from Emage, Chi-Ali, Michelle Valentine, Showbiz and A.G., Sweet Tee, and the Legion. The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

The album spawned two minor hip hop hits: "Without a Doubt" and "North, South, East, West". Its lead single, "Without a Doubt", topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs and reached number 3 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. The second single from the album, "North, South, East, West", made it to number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 14 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Non-Fiction Intro"
1:27
2."Autobiographical"
  • Titus
  • McLean
5:30
3."B.B.S." (featuring Emage)
4:04
4."City Lights"
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:08
5."Do Your Thing"
  • Titus
  • McLean
5:23
6."E.F.F.E.C.T." (featuring Showbiz and A.G.)4:48
7."Freak Y' All" (featuring Chi-Ali)
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:54
8."Gotta Get Up"4:49
9."Let's Get Cozy"
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:09
10."Me & My Brother"
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:29
11."North South East West"
  • Titus
  • McLean
3:44
12."Peace to the Niggas"
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:44
13."Summa Tha Time" (featuring Emage and Michelle Valentine)
  • Titus
  • McLean
4:37
14."We Boys" (featuring The Legion)
  • Titus
  • McLean
  • J. Adderley
  • N. Adderley
  • Lampert
5:54
15."Who's Next?" (featuring Sweet Tee)5:24
16."Without a Doubt"4:06
17."Non-Fiction Outro"
  • Titus
  • McLean
2:32
Total length:1:14:42
Sample credits

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 24

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Non-Fiction - Black Sheep | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Tompkins, Dave (December 1994). "Black Sheep/Non-Fiction (Mercury Records)". Rap Pages. p. 32.
  3. ^ Mohammed, Clarence M. (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source. pp. 90–91.
  4. ^ Abdurraqib, Hanif (February 1, 2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477318447 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Tarte, Bob; Heimlich, Adam (September 30, 1999). "Rotations". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 6, 2006). "Black Sheep's Flock Down To One For First Album In 10 Years". MTV. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Pedroche, Ben (December 4, 2019). "Revisiting Black Sheep's 'Non-Fiction' (1994) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Black Sheep Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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