Everything Is Everything (Brand Nubian album)

Everything Is Everything
Everything Is Everything
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Studio album by Brand Nubian
Released	November 1, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	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	1:02:06
Label	Elektra (61682)
Producer	Buckwild; Lord Jamar;
Brand Nubian chronology
Singles from Everything Is Everything
	"Word Is Bond"; Released: August 18, 1994; "Hold On"; Released: 1995;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s	^[2]
IGN	7.9/10^[3]
Los Angeles Times	StarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg^[4]
Rap Pages	7/10^[5]
RapReviews	5.5/10^[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg^[7]
The Source	StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg^[8]
Tom Hull	B^[9]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Word Is Bond"	Lorenzo DeChalus Derrick Murphy Owen McIntyre Roger Ball Malcolm Duncan James Hamish Stuart Stephen Ferrone Alan Gorrie	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	4:00
2.	"Straight off da Head"	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar	4:31
3.	"Weed Vs. Weaves" (Interlude)	Rudolph Toombs	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	0:52
4.	"Nubian Jam" (featuring Laura Alfored)	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar	5:20
5.	"Alladat" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Murphy Anthony Best	Buckwild	4:16
6.	"Step into da Cipher" (featuring Serge, Maestro Manny and Snagglepuss)	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	5:14
7.	"Sweatin Bullets"	DeChalus Murphy Arnie Lawrence	Lord Jamar	3:59
8.	"Lookin' at God" (Interlude)		Lord Jamar	0:56
9.	"Lick Dem Muthaphuckas" (Remix)	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar	5:39
10.	"Another Day in the Beast" (Thoughts from a Criminal)		Lord Jamar	0:52
11.	"Claimin' I'm a Criminal"	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	5:29
12.	"Gang Bang"	DeChalus Murphy	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	3:32
13.	"Down for the Real"	DeChalus Murphy James Preston James Nicholas Jerome Dickins Ralph Rolle	Lord Jamar	4:29
14.	"Return of the Dread"	DeChalus	Lord Jamar	4:52
15.	"What the Fuck..."	DeChalus Murphy Sheila Young	Lord Jamar	3:50
16.	"Hold On" (featuring Starr)	DeChalus Murphy Michael Hucknall Neil Moss	Lord Jamar Sadat X (co.)	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
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[10]	38
US Billboard 200^[11]	54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	13

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External links

Everything Is Everything at Discogs (list of releases)

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v t e Brand Nubian
Grand Puba Sadat X Lord Jamar DJ Alamo DJ Sincere
Studio albums	One for All In God We Trust Everything Is Everything Foundation Fire in the Hole Time's Runnin' Out
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Brand Nubian
Singles	"Brand Nubian" "Slow Down" "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" "Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
Related articles	Discography Nation of Gods and Earths Elektra Records

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