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Brand Nubian

Real Name:
Maxwell Dixon, Lorenzo DeChalus, Derrick Murphy
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Hailing from New Rochelle, New York, the original members, Maxwell Dixon AKA Grand Puba, Sadat X AKA Derrick Murphy, Lorenzo DeChalus AKA Lord Jamar, and Alamo formed Brand Nubian in 1989, after Puba stepped away from his former group, Masters Of Ceremony (2). They signed to Elektra and released the breakthrough album "One for All", most remembered for the sampling of Edie Brickell's 'What I Am' in 'Slow Down.'
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Discography

Releases:
Brand Nubian / Feels So Good (3 versions)   Elektra 1989
All For One (CD, Single, Promo)   Elektra 1990
All For One / Concerto In X Minor (2 versions)   Elektra 1990
One For All (Album) (9 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Slow Down (Single) (5 versions)   Elektra 1990
Wake Up (Single) (3 versions)   Elektra 1990
In God We Trust (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down (Single) (4 versions)   Elektra 1992
Allah U Akbar (CD, Single, Promo)   Elektra 1993
Allah U Akbar / Steal Ya 'Ho (3 versions)   Elektra 1993
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Single) (4 versions)   Elektra 1993
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Remix) (CD, Single, Promo)   Elektra 1993
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone / The Travel Jam (Cass, Maxi)   Elektra 1993
Everything Is Everything (4 versions)   Elektra 1994
Hold On (3 versions)   Elektra ... 1994
Word Is Bond (2 versions)   Elektra 1994
A Child Is Born (12")   Loud Records 1997
Everyday / Keep It Bubblin' (12", Promo)   Arista 1997
Back Up Off The Wall (12")   Arista 1998
Brand Nubian (12")   Not On Label 1998
Come On & Get Down, Lets Dance (12", Promo)   Arista 1998
Don't Let It Go To Your Head (Single) (3 versions)   Arista 1998
Foundation (Album) (4 versions)   Arista 1998
Take It To The Head (Don't Let It Go To Your Head Remix) (2 versions)   Arista 1998
The Return / Brand Nubian (12", Promo)   Arista 1998
Let's Dance (12")   Arista 1999
Play It Cool (12", Promo)   Echo International 1999
Rockin' It / Spend It (12")   Kurrup Money 2000
The Very Best Of Brand Nubian (CD, Comp, RM)   Rhino Entertainment Company, Elektra 2001
Walking On A Cloud / Shine (12")   Spun Records (2) 2003
Fire In The Hole (Album) (3 versions)   Babygrande ... 2004
The Brand Nu Mixtape (CD, Mixed)   Babygrande 2004
What Ever Happened / Momma (12", Pro)   Babygrande 2004
What Ever Happened...? (12")   Babygrande 2004
Who Wanna Be A Star? (It's Brand Nu Baby!) / Just Don't Learn (12")   Babygrande 2004
Young Son / Still Livin' In The Ghetto (12")   Babygrande 2004
Time's Runnin' Out (CD, Album)   Sound Of Dissent Records 2007
The Now Rule Files EP (12", EP, Ltd)   One Leg Up Records 2009
Blizna Flizna / Po's P Funk (12", Promo)   Digital Underground Productions  
Brand Nubian / Feels So Good (RP) (12")   Elektra  
The Next Spot (12")   Not On Label  
Remixes:
Ease Your Mind (12")   Smack Entertainment  
Production:
As A Matter Of Fox (CD) Hey! Mr. Rude Bwoy Elektra 1993
Menace II Society (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (6 versions) Lick Dem Muthaphuckas Jive 1993
Rap Flavas (Comp) (2 versions) Slow Down (Radio Edit) Columbia ... 1996
Slam - The Soundtrack (CD, Album) Time Is Running Out Immortal Records (3), Sony Music Soundtrax, Epic 1998
Go With The Flow! (2xLP) All For One Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) All For One Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Don't Sleep (12", Promo) Step To The Rear Not On Label  
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Mr. Hood (Album) (12 versions) Nitty Gritty Elektra ... 1991
Nitty Gritty (Single) (3 versions) Nitty Gritty (Radio Mix) Elektra 1991
Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop (Album) (3 versions) A Day In The Life Chemistry Records (2) ... 1992
As A Matter Of Fox (Album) (2 versions) Hey! Mr. Rude Bwoy Elektra 1993
Black Draft (Single) (2 versions) Verbal Intercourse Luke Records 1993
That Mister Cee Freestyle Shit (12", Promo) Freestyle Not On Label 1994
Tell Me (The Remixes) (Maxi) (5 versions) Tell Me (6 Karat Hip H... Epic 1995
Roey Marquis II Presents The Marquis Club (2xLP) Tell Me (6 Karat Hip H... Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1997
Slam - The Soundtrack (CD, Album) Time Is Running Out Immortal Records (3), Sony Music Soundtrax, Epic 1998
Soundtrack To The Streets (Album) (4 versions) Hot This Year Columbia 1998
Soundtrack To The Streets Sampler (12", Promo) Hot This Year Columbia 1998
From Decks To Switches (Cass, Mixed)   Wrecked Bits 2001
Uncommon Classics Vol. 1 + 2 (CD, Mix) A Better Tomorrow 800LB Gorillas 2001
Da Stand Out EP (CD, Maxi, Enh) SOS Batiboy Source Records (FR) 2002
Give Praise / S.O.S Batiboy (12") S.O.S Batiboy Source Records (FR) 2002
Reanimation (CD, Album, Enh, Dig) H! Vltg3 Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 2002
Wanna Buy A Monkey? - A Mixtape Session (CD, Mixed, Comp) Rockin' It Sequence Records, Universal, Universal Records 2002
X Raisons: Da Stand Out Version (3 versions) SOS Batiboy Source Records (FR) 2002
Drops From Above (CD, Album) Ain't Nothing Changed Sonny B Recordings 2004
The Best Of KMD (2 versions) Nitty Gritty Nature Sounds 2004
The Best Of MF Doom? (CD) Nitty Gritty Undergroundhiphop.com 2006
Two Choices (12") Two Choices Dirty, Two... Not On Label (J-Love Self-released)  
Tracks Appear On:
Club Culture Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Wake Up WEA International Inc. 1991
Rap Declares War (CD, Comp) Feels So Good Avenue Records 1992
Street Beat Do The Rap (CD, Comp) Slow Down Warner Music (Germany) 1992
The Rebirth Of Cool Too (Comp) (2 versions) All For One 4th & Broadway 1992
Menace II Society (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (6 versions) Lick Dem Muthaphuckas Jive 1993
Rapshots Vol. 1 - 18 Slammin' Drive By Hits (CD, Smplr) Love Me Or Leave Me Alone Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1993
Streetball Rap (CD) Brand Nubian Rock The Set EastWest Records GmbH 1993
60 Minutes Of Funk - The Mix Tape Volume I (Comp) (5 versions) All For One Loud Records ... 1995
Freestyle Frenzy Vol 2 (12", Promo) Freestyle (Oct 94) Liberty Grooves, Dolo Records 1995
Liberty Extracts No.1 (7", Promo) Freestyle (Oct 94) Liberty Grooves, Dolo Records, Liberty Grooves 1995
Da Undaground Sound: East Side Volume 1 (CD) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Priority Records 1996
Da Undaground Sound: East Side Volume 1 (2xVinyl, Comp, Ltd) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Priority Records 1996
Hip Hop Classics-Volume Two (CD, Comp) All For One Priority Records 1996
Hip Hop Classics-Volume Two (2xLP, Comp) All For One Priority Records 1996
Rap Flavas (Comp) (2 versions) Slow Down (Radio Edit) Columbia ... 1996
The Lost Hip Hop Instrumentals Vol. 1 (12") All For One (Instrumen... Not On Label 1996
This Is Hip Hop 2 (3 versions) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Ultrasound Records 1996
Mixtape Party Jam (Cass) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Double H Production 1997
Money Talks - The Album (Comp, Album, EP) (3 versions) Keep It Bubblin' Arista ... 1997
Money Talks Soundtrack (12", Comp) Keep It Bubblin' Arista 1997
Soul In The Hole (Comp) (2 versions) A Child Is Born Loud Records 1997
Hip Hop Don't Stop Vol. 3 (Comp) (2 versions) Slow Down Solid State Records 1998
Logilo Mix Tape Vol.4 (2xCD, Mixed) A Child Is Born Logilo Productions 1998
Slam - The Soundtrack (Album, Comp) (5 versions) Time Is Running Out Immortal Records (3) ... 1998
Slam - The Soundtrack (Promo Sampler) (12") Time Is Running Out Immortal Records (3) 1998
The Hiphop Invasion (CD, Promo) The Return, Maybe One Day Arista 1998
Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Greatest) (2xCD) Slow Down Virgin 1999
Mixtape Number 1 (Cass, Comp, Mix) Brand Nubian S.A.F. Productions 1999
Urban Rhymes (2xCD, Comp) Move Slow Eagle Records, Eagle Records 1999
DJ Premier Presents - Best of Old School (CD, Comp) The Return Not On Label 2000
Independent's Finest Vol. 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Rockin' It Ill Boogie Records 2001
Original (CD, Comp, Mixed) Slow It Down Not On Label 2001
Pure Hip Hop (2xCD) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
The Cornerstone Player 024 (CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Promo, Mixed, Enh) Rocking It Cornerstone Promotion 2001
Dope On Plastic V. 2 & 3 (CD, Mixed) Travel Jam Not On Label 2002
Ghetto Pros Presents... (2xVinyl, Album) Where Did The Love Go ? Not On Label 2002
Wanna Buy A Monkey? - A Mixtape Session (2xLP) Rockin' It Wordplay Records, Sequence Records 2002
Wanna Buy A Monkey? - A Mixtape Session (Comp) (4 versions) Rockin' It Sequence Records ... 2002
Go With The Flow! (2xLP) All For One Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Pure Hip Hop 2003: More Explicit Beats Mixed By DJ Swerve (2xCD) All For One Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Splash! 2003 Compilation + DVD (CD, Comp + DVD) Word Is Bond Phlatline Records 2003
Under The Influence (Album) (3 versions) Meaning Of The 5% DMC Publishing 2003
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set (8xCD, Comp) Brand Nubian Interscope Records, Rockstar Games 2004
Tabledance (Cass, Mixed) The Return Fingerprint Tapes 2004
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) All For One Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Undercover Cuts 16 (CD, Enh, Promo, Comp) Who Wanna Be A Star? Undercover Mag 2004
Aubergine Summer 2005 (CD, Mixed) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Sleeping Giant Music 2005
Katalyst Presents: Dusted (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Slow Down Invada Records, Universal Music (Australia) 2005
The Kings Of Hip Hop (2xCD) Punks Jump Up To Get B... Rapster Records 2005
The Kings Of Hip Hop Part A (2xLP) Punks Jump Up Rapster Records 2005
Tight 11 (CD, Mixed) Love Me Or Leave Me Al... Kemuri Productions Ltd., Clockwise Recordings (Japan) 2005
Reevalyouation (CD, Comp, Rem) Walking On A Cloud Not On Label 2006
Respect The Architect - Buckwild (2xLP) Word Is Bond (Buckwild... Golden Years 2006
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Eight (CD, Comp) Slow Down Tommy Boy Entertainment 2006
Anatomy Of A Rap Crime (CD, Mixed) All For One DaBee's Product 2007
Back To The Grill Again (CDr, Smplr) Word Is Bond (Buckwild... Not On Label 2007
Breaks 'Em Down² - DJ Premier (CD, Promo, Mixed) The Return www.hiphopvinyl.de 2007
DJ Mix 06/07 (CD, Mixed, Comp) The Return Jazzy Sport 2007
Diggin' In The Crates (Rare Studio Masters 1993-1997) (2xCD, Comp) Word Is Born (Remix), ... Ground Floor Recordings 2007
The Foundation Of Hip Hop (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) All For One, Punks Jum... Year Round Incorporated 2007
The New Port Authority (File, MP3) Brand Nubian (Interlude) Not On Label 2007
Don't Sleep (12", Promo) Step To The Rear Not On Label  
Mixed Dosage (CDr, Album, Mixed) Punks Jump Up Not On Label  
The Lost Hip Hop Instrumentals Vol. 1 (12") All For One (Instrumen... Not On Label  
Vinyl Reanimators Remixes (12", W/Lbl) Keep It Bubblin' (Remi... Not On Label  
Word Of Mouth "Make It Hot" Mixtape Volume 3 (Cass, Mixed, Promo) Let's Dance Word Of Mouth (2)  
Unofficial Releases:
Everyone Deserves A Second Chance (12") All For One Not On Label 1994
Everything Is Everything Sampler (12", Smplr, Unofficial)   Elektra (2) 1994
Word Is Bond (12", Promo)   Elektra 1994
Dance Control 7 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Hold On Deep Dance 1995
Rockin' It / So What's Up (12") Rockin' It (Main Mix) Not On Label 1997
Get Ready / Let's Dance (12") Let's Dance (Main Mix)... Crib Underground 1999
Neck Exersize Vol. 2 (CD, Mixed) Hot This Year Sleeping Giant Music 1999
4 Pete Sake-The Pete Rock Years Remixes Vol 1 (2xVinyl) Slow Down Golden Years 2003
Rare & Unreleased Joints Volume 5 (2xVinyl) The Return DJ Premier (White) 2008
The Greatest Works Vol.1 (12") Slow Down (Pete Rock's... Not On Label 2008
DJ Premier EP (12") The Return Not On Label  
Nappy Dugout Re/Mixes (12") A Child Is Born ( L.P.... Nappy Dugout  
Old Skool Vol. 1 (15 Years Of Hip Hop) (LP, Comp) Brand Nubian Music In The Box  
Old-School Party Jams: Vol. 3 (12") All For One Old School Party Jams  
Rap Mastercuts (12", Unofficial) Wake Up, Slow Down Rap Mastercuts  
Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop (2xLP, Unofficial) A Day In The Life Chemistry Records (4)  
Unreleased Hip Hop Volume 2 - South Bronx Versus The Rest (12") Feels So Good Not On Label  
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Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down