Reception Professional ratings Review scoresīlack on Both Sides received universal acclaim from critics. As a result, the second video features appearances from Michael Finley, Eddie Jones, Derek Jeter, Roy Jones Jr., Ray Allen and even Michael Jordan himself. One was more traditional, while the second one came when Nike and Jordan Brand chose "Umi Says" as its theme song for its Much Respect series of commercials for the Air Jordan XVI. Mos Def was involved with two videos for Umi Says. Mos Def sings his own interpretation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song " Under the Bridge". The "Who Shot Ya?" verse, with the same vocal take on the released version, is placed in the middle. On a later version, the first and third verses are set to the instrumentals of two other 1995 New York rap hits, "Incarcerated Scarfaces" by Raekwon as well as "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" by Mobb Deep, respectively. Originally, Mos rhymed three complete verses over Ge-ology's musical composition, now referred to as the first movement of the song. The first beat is an original composition produced by Ge-ology, while the second verse is a re-creation Smif-N-Wessun's "Home Sweet Home" and the last verse is set to the instrumental track of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1995 single " Who Shot Ya?". On the song "Brooklyn", a three-movement piece dedicated to Mos's neighborhood in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, Mos rhymes three verses over three different beats. Nigga") and co-produced three ("Umi Says", "Brooklyn" and "May–December"). His sole production credit comes at "Fear Not of Man", but he provided additional production to four tracks ("Hip Hop", "Rock N Roll", "Climb" and "Mr. Mos received production assistance on most of the album's tracks. Nigga") round out the other contributors. Khaliyl ("Do It Now"), DJ Etch-A-Sketch ("Climb" and "Habitat"), Ge-ology (The first swing of "Brooklyn") and D. David Kennedy (the second swing of "Brooklyn" and "Umi Says" produced with Mos Def), Mr. 88-Keys produced "Love" and "Speed Law" and co-produced the instrumental outro "May–December" with Mos Def himself. Jazz legend Weldon Irvine provided additional production to "Climb".Īyatollah produced " Ms. Psycho Les of The Beatnuts produced "New World Water" and "Rock N Roll". Ali Shaheed Muhammad, known mostly as a member of A Tribe Called Quest, produced the seventh song "Got". DJ Premier provides the instrumental track for "Mathematics". The album features a mix between established and rising producers. Vinia Mojica (who is known for singing on Native Tongues songs) also sings a duet with Mos Def on the song "Climb". The lyrics Q-Tip recites are similar to his previously released lyrics on A Tribe Called Quest's "Sucka Nigga". Kweli raps the second and final verse of "Know That", while Busta goes back and forth with Mos on "Do It Now". Talib Kweli (one-half of Black Star with Mos Def), Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes are the only main rappers to be featured on the album. ( July 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification.
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