Brand Nubian : Rolling Stone

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December 14, 1998

Brand Nubian Foundation

Brand Nubian forms non-profit organization to help kids

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Foundation

Comebacks are a bitch – just ask EPMD or Big Daddy Kane. But Brand Nubian, from New Rochelle, New York, have reassembled after four years in limbo with a most welcome album. The group is venerated for such hip-hop standards as 1991's "Slow Down" and 1992's "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down," and...

1998 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Biography

When Brand Nubian stepped onto the scene at the dawn of the 1990s, it seemed as if funky, mindful, barrier-breaking hip-hop albums were coming out every day. De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest were at the height of their powers, and nearly forgotten groups such as KMD and the Goats were dropping gems. Brand Nubian, a quartet from New Rochelle, New York, made crucial contributions to this era of h...

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