Hold On (Brand Nubian song)
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| Single by Brand Nubian | ||||
| from the album Everything Is Everything | ||||
| B-side | "Step Into Da Cipher" | |||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Genre | Conscious hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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"Hold On" is a song by American hip hop group Brand Nubian and the second single from their third studio album Everything Is Everything (1994). It features American singer Starr. The song contains samples of "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red and "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and the L.A. Express.
The song uses the instrumentation and hook from "Holding Back the Years". Lyrically, it revolves around black on black crime and calls for improvement within the Black community. In Sadat X's verse, he depicts a person trying to instigate a fight with him.[1]