Everything Is Everything (Brand Nubian album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Everything Is Everything

| type = studio

| artist = Brand Nubian

| cover = Everything is Everything.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1, 1994

| recorded = 1993–1994

| studio = {{hlist|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)}}

| genre = Hip-hop

| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=2|s=6}}

| label = Elektra {{small|(61682)}}

| producer = {{hlist|Buckwild|Lord Jamar}}

| prev_title = In God We Trust

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Foundation

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Everything Is Everything

| type = studio

| single1 = Word Is Bond

| single1date = August 18, 1994

| single2 = Hold On

| single2date = 1995

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=John |title=Everything Is Everything - Brand Nubian {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-is-everything-mw0000123523 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s

| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|Neither}}{{Cite book |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Brand+Nubian |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |date=October 2000 |isbn=0-312-24560-2 |access-date=December 27, 2024}}

| rev3 = IGN

| rev3score = 7.9/10{{Cite web |last=D. |first=Spence |date=January 27, 2003 |title=Brand Nubian - Everything Is Everything |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/27/brand-nubian-everything-is-everything |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604003057/http://music.ign.com/articles/383/383886p1.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite web |last=Siegmund |first=Heidi |date=January 15, 1995 |title=In Brief |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-ca-20099-story.html |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

| rev5 = Rap Pages

| rev5score = 7/10{{Cite magazine |last=McGregor |first=Tracii |date=February 1995 |title=Flippin' da Traxx |magazine=Rap Pages |page=22}}

| rev6 = RapReviews

| rev6score = 5.5/10{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Brand Nubian :: Everything Is Everything – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/09/brand-nubian-everything-is-everything/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=RapReviews |language=en-US}}

| rev7 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite book |last=R. |first=P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Brand+Nubian+Everything+Is+Everything+1994&pg=PA102 |title=(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |editor-last1=Brackett |editor-first1=Nathan |editor-link1=Nathan Brackett |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian David |editor-link2=Christian Hoard |page=102 |language=en}}

| rev8 = The Source

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Allan |first=Edgar |date=December 1994 |title=Record Report |magazine=The Source}}

| rev9 = Tom Hull

| rev9score = B{{Cite web |last=Hull |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Hull (critic) |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Brand Nubian |url=https://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Brand+Nubian |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=tomhull.com}}

}}

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.

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

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Word Is Bond

| writer1 = {{hlist|Lorenzo DeChalus|Derrick Murphy|Owen McIntyre|Roger Ball|Malcolm Duncan|James Hamish Stuart|Stephen Ferrone|Alan Gorrie}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Straight off da Head

| writer2 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra2 = Lord Jamar

| length2 = 4:31

| title3 = Weed Vs. Weaves

| note3 = Interlude

| writer3 = Rudolph Toombs

| extra3 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length3 = 0:52

| title4 = Nubian Jam

| note4 = featuring Laura Alfored

| writer4 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra4 = Lord Jamar

| length4 = 5:20

| title5 = Alladat

| note5 = featuring Busta Rhymes

| writer5 = {{hlist|Murphy|Anthony Best}}

| extra5 = Buckwild

| length5 = 4:16

| title6 = Step into da Cipher

| note6 = featuring Serge, Maestro Manny and Snagglepuss

| writer6 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length6 = 5:14

| title7 = Sweatin Bullets

| writer7 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy|Arnie Lawrence}}

| extra7 = Lord Jamar

| length7 = 3:59

| title8 = Lookin' at God

| note8 = Interlude

| writer8 =

| extra8 = Lord Jamar

| length8 = 0:56

| title9 = Lick Dem Muthaphuckas

| note9 = Remix

| writer9 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra9 = Lord Jamar

| length9 = 5:39

| title10 = Another Day in the Beast

| note10 = Thoughts from a Criminal

| writer10 =

| extra10 = Lord Jamar

| length10 = 0:52

| title11 = Claimin' I'm a Criminal

| writer11 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length11 = 5:29

| title12 = Gang Bang

| writer12 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length12 = 3:32

| title13 = Down for the Real

| writer13 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy|James Preston|James Nicholas|Jerome Dickins|Ralph Rolle}}

| extra13 = Lord Jamar

| length13 = 4:29

| title14 = Return of the Dread

| writer14 = DeChalus

| extra14 = Lord Jamar

| length14 = 4:52

| title15 = What the Fuck...

| writer15 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy|Sheila Young}}

| extra15 = Lord Jamar

| length15 = 3:50

| title16 = Hold On

| note16 = featuring Starr

| writer16 = {{hlist|DeChalus|Murphy|Michael Hucknall|Neil Moss}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Lord Jamar|Sadat X ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length16 = 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

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{{album chart\|UKR&B\|38\|date=19941106\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 27, 2024}}
scope="row" \|US Billboard 200{{Cite magazine \|date=November 19, 1994 \|title=The Billboard 200 \|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-11-19/?rank=54 \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \|volume= \|issue= \|page=88 \|issn=0006-2510 \|access-date=December 27, 2024}} \| 54
scope="row" \|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine \|date=November 19, 1994 \|title=Top R&B Albums \|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1994-11-19/ \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \|volume= \|issue= \|page=27 \|issn=0006-2510 \|access-date=December 27, 2024}} \| 13

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scope="col"| Chart (1994)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UKR&B|38|date=19941106|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2024}}

scope="row" |US Billboard 200{{Cite magazine |date=November 19, 1994 |title=The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-11-19/?rank=54 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume= |issue= |page=88 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=December 27, 2024}}

| 54

scope="row" |US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine |date=November 19, 1994 |title=Top R&B Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1994-11-19/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume= |issue= |page=27 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=December 27, 2024}}

| 13

References

External links

{{Discogs master|97680|Everything Is Everything|type=album}}

Category:1994 albums

Category:Brand Nubian albums

Category:Elektra Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Buckwild

Category:Albums produced by Lord Jamar