- In God We Trust (Brand Nubian album)
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In God We Trust Studio album by Brand Nubian Released February 2, 1993 Recorded 1991-1992 Genre Hip Hop Length 55:32 Label Elektra
61381Producer artist
Rafael
Sting International
Diamond DProfessional reviews Brand Nubian chronology One for All
(1990)In God We Trust
(1993)Everything is Everything
(1994)In God We Trust is the second album from hip hop group Brand Nubian. Lead MC Grand Puba left the group to pursue a solo career in 1991, following the release of their revered debut One for All. DJ Alamo also left to work with Puba, leaving MC's Sadat X and Lord Jamar, who enlisted DJ Sincere to join the group. The album was less successful than the group's debut but still received strong reviews. The single "Punks Jump up to Get Beat Down" became a Billboard Hot 100 hit, but was met with controversy over allegedly homophobic content, referencing the Sadat X line "Though I can freak, fly, flow, fuck up a faggot/I don't understand their ways, I ain't down with gays." The single "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" was also a Hot-100 hit. Lyrically, the album contains extremely militant content that reflects the group's identity as Five Percenters, adhering to the philosophy of the Nation of Gods and Earths.
Contents
Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Performer (s) 1 "Allah U Akbar" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 2 "Ain't No Mystery" Brand Nubian Lord Jamar, Sadat X 3 "Meaning of the 5%" Brand Nubian *Interlude* 4 "Pass the Gat" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 5 "Black Star Line" Brand Nubian,
Rafael,
Sting InternationalSadat X, Lord Jamar, Red Fox 6 "Allah & Justice" Brand Nubian Lord Jamar, DJ Sincere, Sadat X 7 "The Godz..." Brand Nubian Lord Jamar, Sadat X 8 "The Travel Jam" Brand Nubian Lord Jamar, Sadat X 9 "Brand Nubian Rock the Set" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 10 "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 11 "Steal Ya Ho" Brand Nubian Lord Jamar, Sadat X 12 "Steady Bootleggin’'" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 13 "Black & Blue" Brand Nubian Sadat X, Lord Jamar 14 "Punks Jump up to Get Beat Down" Diamond D Sadat X, Lord Jamar Samples
- "Ain't No Mystery"
- "Something You Got" by Wilson Pickett
- "Allah and Justice"
- "Look at Granny Run" by Howard Tate
- "Love Me or Leave Me Alone"
- "San Francisco Lights" by Bobbi Humphrey
- "Steady Bootleggin"
- "People Sure Act Funny" by Lonnie Smith
- "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down"
- "The Travel Jam"
- "All for One" by Brand Nubian
- "To the Right" by Brand Nubian
- "Brand Nubian Rock the Set"
- I Don't Know This World Is Coming To" by Wattstax
- Theme from Rocky by Bill Conti (horn solo heard in the song)
Album chart positions
Year Album Chart positions Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1993 In God We Trust 12 4 Singles chart positions
Year Song Chart positions Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1993 "Punks Jump up to Get Beat Down" 38 21 2 9 "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone" 92 68 13 - Categories:- 1993 albums
- Brand Nubian albums
- Elektra Records albums
- Albums produced by Diamond D
- 1990s hip hop album stubs
- "Ain't No Mystery"
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