1994 studio album by Black Sheep
Non-Fiction Released December 6, 1994 (1994-12-06 ) Recorded December 1993 – September 1994 Studio Genre Length 1 :14 :42 Label Mercury Producer Black Sheep "Without a Doubt" Released: 1994 "North South East West" Released: 1995
Non-Fiction is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Black Sheep .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] It was released on December 6, 1994 via Mercury Records . Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios, D&D Studios , Chung King Studios and The Hit Factory in New York City . Production was handled by Black Sheep themselves with Salaam Remi serving as an additional producer on the remix version of "Without a Doubt". It features guest appearances from Emage, Chi-Ali , Michelle Valentine, Showbiz and A.G. , Sweet Tee and The Legion. The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
The album spawned two minor hip hop hits: "Without a Doubt" and "North, South, East, West". Its lead single, "Without a Doubt", topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs and reached number 3 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales . The second single from the album, "North, South, East, West", made it to number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 14 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales.[ 8]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Non-Fiction Intro" 1:27 2. "Autobiographical" 5:30 3. "B.B.S." (featuring Emage) 4:04 4. "City Lights" 4:08 5. "Do Your Thing" 5:23 6. "E.F.F.E.C.T." (featuring Showbiz and A.G. ) 4:48 7. "Freak Y' All" (featuring Chi-Ali ) 4:54 8. "Gotta Get Up" 4:49 9. "Let's Get Cozy" 4:09 10. "Me & My Brother" 4:29 11. "North South East West" 3:44 12. "Peace to the Niggas" 4:44 13. "Summa Tha Time" (featuring Emage and Michelle Valentine) 4:37 14. "We Boys" (featuring The Legion) Titus McLean J. Adderley N. Adderley Lampert 5:54 15. "Who's Next?" (featuring Sweet Tee ) 5:24 16. "Without a Doubt" 4:06 17. "Non-Fiction Outro" 2:32 Total length: 1:14:42
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