All for One
Brand Nubian
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About Brand Nubian
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Brand Nubian's early records combined socially engaged rapping with jazz-inflected samples and rhythmic production. Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar supplied the voices on the debut album One for All, whose repertoire included Slow Down, Wake Up and All for One. After Grand Puba began a solo career, Jamar and Sadat X continued under the group name. In God We Trust followed in 1993, developing a tougher setting for their political and relationship-centered writing.
Artist background sources
One for All - Get On Down label history
Read three named rappers, jazz/sample approach, debut and repertoire; the page title typo Band Nubian is not adopted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
In God We Trust - Get On Down label history
Read 1993 follow-up, Grand Puba solo transition and Jamar/Sadat X continuity, lyrical/production description. MC count is not represented as the complete group including DJs; members remain separate identities. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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All for One by Brand Nubian is included in the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap track list. This establishes retrospective selection, not a documented personal inspiration or first-release date.
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Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap: track list
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Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap: track list
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