A founding member of legendary New York crew Brand Nubian (responsible for classic hits like "All For One" and "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down"), Lord Jamar is a veteran in this rap game. He dropped five albums with the group, from 1990's One for All through 2004's Fire in the Hole, and has also stayed busy behind the scenes. As a producer, he was a key ingredient in the early success of political rap heroes dead prez, contributing extensively to their stellar debut, Let's Get Free. When not in the studio, he has been blessing television screens around the world, with acclaimed appearances on clutch shows such as Oz and The Sopranos. But music remains his first love, a sensibility evident on his long-awaited solo project The Five Percent Album.

Lord Jamar

Throughout his new full-length, Jamar aims to educate listeners on the practices of the 5% Nation (sometimes referred to as The Gods and Earths), a culture that encourages mental awareness, understanding, and knowledge of self. Back in the Afro-Centric era of late '80s/early '90s hip-hop, many artists embraced and celebrated its teachings in music, most notably Rakim, Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan, and, of course, Brand Nu themselves. As today's commercial-rap landscape continues to stress ignorance through bloated, often imagined or highly exaggerated tales of cocaine trafficking and remorseless gunplay, Lord Jamar offers a welcome return to music for the mind, delivering poignant verses set to soulful, New York-minded production.

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Track Listing:

1. Intro
2. Original Man feat. Raekwon & Kasim Allah
3. I.S.L.A.M.
4. Supreme Mathematics [Born Mix]
5. W-G.O.D. (Skit)
6. Freedom (Papa Wu) Interlude
7. Corner, The Streets - Feat. Grand Puba
8. Same Ole Girl - Feat. Prodigal Sunn
9. P.S.A. (Skit)
10. Revolution - Feat. Reality Allah & Horse
11. Deep Space - Feat. RZA
12. Young Godz - Feat. Young Justice, Young Dirty, & Young Lord
13. Yakub Da Jeweler (Skit)
14. Advance the Game
15. Cipher - Feat. 40 Bandits
16. Interview (Skit)
17. Givin' Up
18. Study Ya Lessons - Feat. Sadat X & Queen Tahera Earth
19. Freedom (Papa Wu) (Reprise)
20. Greatest Story Never Told
21. Supreme Mathematics (Knowledge Mix)

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