Everything Is Everything (Brand Nubian album)
1994 studio album by Brand Nubian
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Everything Is Everything is the third studio album by American hip-hop group Brand Nubian. It was released on November 1, 1994 via Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios, Chung King Studios, Soundtrack Studios, DuPlex Sound Studios and East Hill Studios in New York and House Of Hits in Chestnut Ridge. Production was handled by Lord Jamar and Buckwild, with co-producer Sadat X. It features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Laura Alfored, Maestro Manny, Serge, Snagglepuss and Starr.
- D&D Studios (New York, NY)
- Chung King Studios (New York, NY)
- Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
- Duplex Sound (New York, NY)
- House Of Hits (Chestnut Ridge, NY)
- East Hill Studios (New York, NY)
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| Released | November 1, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
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| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 1:02:06 | |||
| Label | Elektra (61682) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |  [2] |
| IGN | 7.9/10[3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| Rap Pages | 7/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 5.5/10[6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| The Source | [8] |
| Tom Hull | B[9] |
The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. Its lead single, "Word Is Bond", made it to number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 11 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 1 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. The second single off of the album, "Hold On", reached number 39 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 27 on the Dance Singles Sales charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Word Is Bond" |
| 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Straight off da Head" |
| Lord Jamar | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Weed Vs. Weaves" (Interlude) | Rudolph Toombs |
| 0:52 |
| 4. | "Nubian Jam" (featuring Laura Alfored) |
| Lord Jamar | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Alladat" (featuring Busta Rhymes) |
| Buckwild | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Step into da Cipher" (featuring Serge, Maestro Manny and Snagglepuss) |
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| 5:14 |
| 7. | "Sweatin Bullets" |
| Lord Jamar | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Lookin' at God" (Interlude) | Lord Jamar | 0:56 | |
| 9. | "Lick Dem Muthaphuckas" (Remix) |
| Lord Jamar | 5:39 |
| 10. | "Another Day in the Beast" (Thoughts from a Criminal) | Lord Jamar | 0:52 | |
| 11. | "Claimin' I'm a Criminal" |
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| 5:29 |
| 12. | "Gang Bang" |
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| 3:32 |
| 13. | "Down for the Real" |
| Lord Jamar | 4:29 |
| 14. | "Return of the Dread" | DeChalus | Lord Jamar | 4:52 |
| 15. | "What the Fuck..." |
| Lord Jamar | 3:50 |
| 16. | "Hold On" (featuring Starr) |
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| 4:15 |
| Total length: | 1:02:06 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 1 contains a sample of "I'm The One" performed by Average White Band.
- Track 3 contains a sample of "Wig Blues" performed by Lou Donaldson.
- Track 7 contains a sample of "Abdullah & Abraham" performed by Chico Hamilton.
- Track 11 contains a sample of "I'm Trying to Sing a Message to You" written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton and performed by Luther Ingram.
- Track 12 contains a sample of "Freddie's Dead" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield.
- Track 15 contains a sample of "I Love You for All Seasons" performed by The Fuzz.
- Track 16 contains a sample of "Holding Back the Years" written by Michael Hucknall and Neil Moss and performed by Simply Red.
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] | 38 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 54 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 13 |