Label: Rawkus
Reissued 2022, Originally released 1999
Black on Both Sides was the debut album of Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. The album features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics and has features from Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes and Talib Kweli.
Track listing:
- Fear Not Of Man
- Hip Hop
- Love
- Ms. Fat Booty
- Speed Law
- Do It Now (featuring Busta Rhymes)
- Got
- UMI Says
- New World Water
- Rock N Roll
- Know That (featuring Talib Kweli (of Black Star + Reflection Eternal))
- Climb (featuring Vinia Mojica)
- Habitat
- Mr. Nigga (featuring Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest))
- Mathematics
- May-December