Gravity (Bush Babees album)

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Gravity
Gravityalbum.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
Recorded1995−1996
StudioBattery Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Hip-hop
Length49:08
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Da Bush Babees chronology
Ambushed
(1994)
Gravity
(1996)
Singles from Gravity
  1. "The Love Song"
    Released: 1996

Gravity is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group Da Bush Babees, released on October 15, 1996, via Warner Bros. Records. [1] [2] The recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York City. The album was produced by Mr. Man, Shawn J Period, the Ummah, Charles Harrison, Christopher Harrison, Posdnous, and Rahzel. It features guest appearances from Mos Def, Muntcho Leo, and Nicole "Disco" Johnson.

Contents

The album debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Its lead single, "The Love Song", made it to number 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 74 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 89 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs and number 15 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.

Along with fellow Native Tongues cohorts De La Soul's Stakes Is High , Gravity is notable for jump-starting the hip-hop career of Mos Def, who is featured on three tracks on the album ("Intro", "S.O.S." and "The Love Song"). Warner Bros. released the group from its contract after the album ran its course.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews10/10 [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Dayton Daily News wrote that "Wax" "is a cool, jazzy, danceable number that should get plenty of club play among youth and adult-oriented audiences". [6] The Staten Island Advance called "3 MCs" "a kinetic old-school combination of microphone-tossing routines". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (performed by Mos Def) Dante Smith Shawn J. Period2:41
2."Gravity" (featuring Nicole "Disco" Johnson)
  • Acklins Dillon
  • Jamahl Hanna
  • Harold Lee
The Ummah 3:54
3."Wax"
  • Dillon
  • Hanna
  • Lee
Mr. Man4:00
4."The Beat Down" Rozell M. Brown Rahzel 0:59
5."Maybe"DillonMr. Man4:03
6."3 MCs"
The Ummah3:57
7."S.O.S." (featuring Mos Def)
  • Dillon
  • Hanna
  • Lee
  • Smith
Mr. Man4:58
8."God Complex"
  • Dillon
  • Hanna
  • Lee
Shawn J. Period4:35
9."The Ruler"
Mr. Man4:09
10."The Ninth Presentation"DillonMr. Man1:44
11."The Love Song" (featuring Mos Def)
Posdnous 4:40
12."Rock Boots" Charles and Chris Harrison0:46
13."In Meh Dreams" (featuring Muntcho Leo)
  • Dillon
  • D. Stephenson
Mr. Man2:49
14."Melting Plastic"
  • Dillon
  • Hanna
  • Lee
Shawn J. Period4:05
15."Outro"
  • Dillon
  • Hanna
  • Lee
Shawn J. Period1:48
Total length:49:08
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 75

References

  1. "Da Bush Babees Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. Nelson, Havelock (August 31, 1996). "Da Bush Babees come back to Earth on Warner's 'Gravity'". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 35. p. 22.
  3. Swihart, Stanton. "Gravity Da Bush Babees". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. Malko, Terry (January 1, 1997). "Bush Babees Gravity". RapReviews. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. Mao, Jeff "Chairman" (November 1996). "Record Report: Bush Babees – Gravity". The Source . No. 86. New York. pp. 136, 138.
  6. Ali, Derek (December 6, 1996). "RECORDINGS IN BRIEF". Dayton Daily News . Go!. p. 19.
  7. Lake, Susan (November 17, 1996). "The LP 'Gravity', (Warner Bros Records) performed by Bush Babees -- should definitely be a winner in record stores". Staten Island Advance . p. E2.
  8. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 44. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 2, 1996. p. 25. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2025.