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4.17 / 5 (54 votes)

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Malcolm X & Keith LeBlanc - No Sell Out

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Malcolm X (2) - No Sell Out

Genre:
Funk / Soul, Hip Hop
Style:
Electro, Political, Funk, Conscious
Year:
1983

Tracklist

No Sell Out (Vocal) 5:44
No Sell Out (Instrumental) 7:09

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
No Sell Out (12") Tommy Boy Music TB 840 US 1983
No Sell Out (12") Disques Vogue 311050 France 1983
No Sell Out (12", Promo) Tommy Boy Music TB 840 US 1983
No Sell Out (7") Disques Vogue 101908 France 1983
No Sell Out (7", Promo) Tommy Boy Music TB 840-7 US 1983
No Sell Out (12") Island Records 12 IS 165 UK 1984
No Sell Out (12") Stranded Rekords 12 Rek 058 Sweden 1984
No Sell Out (7") Island Records IS 165 UK 1984
No Sell Out (CD, Maxi) Tommy Boy Music TBCD 840 US 1993
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by raveboy23 Sep 02, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing No Sell Out, 12", TB 840

This is maybe the most essential moment for electronic dance music and truly masterpiece in itself. It's considered to be the first tune ever to use the DMX drum programming, and the first ever sampling record. There's everything in it - musical quality, technical innovation, message breaking the borders, excellent record cover... Top.
Review by genet Jan 30, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing No Sell Out, 12", 12 IS 165

Not only is this a demonstration of the drum & percussion genius of Keith LeBlanc, it has more political, rhetorical power than most of Malcolm's recorded speeches. Sadly, the superb black & white cover photograph was not used when the 12" was released by Tommy Boy in the U.S.. LeBlanc *still* remains unacknowledged for his towering body of work and massive influence. And Malcolm X, were he not cut down in the prime of his life, would have gone on to exert political power and create social change that one can only imagine-and the possibilities are extraordinary.