Non-Fiction (Black Sheep album)

Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Studio album by Black Sheep
Released	December 6, 1994
Recorded	December 1993 – September 1994
Studio	Calliope Studios (New York, NY); D&D Studios (New York, NY); Chung King Studios (New York, NY); The Hit Factory (New York, NY);
Genre	East Coast hip hop, jazz rap
Length	1:14:42
Label	Mercury
Producer	Black Sheep
Black Sheep chronology
Singles from Non-Fiction
	"Without a Doubt"; Released: 1994; "North South East West"; Released: 1995;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rap Pages	7/10^[2]
The Source	^[3]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Non-Fiction Intro"	Andres Titus William McLean	1:27
2.	"Autobiographical"	Titus McLean	5:30
3.	"B.B.S." (featuring Emage)	Titus McLean Sonny Phillips	4:04
4.	"City Lights"	Titus McLean	4:08
5.	"Do Your Thing"	Titus McLean	5:23
6.	"E.F.F.E.C.T." (featuring Showbiz and A.G.)	Titus McLean Rodney LeMay Andre Barnes	4:48
7.	"Freak Y' All" (featuring Chi-Ali)	Titus McLean	4:54
8.	"Gotta Get Up"	Titus McLean Julian Edwin Adderley Nathaniel Adderley Diane Lampert	4:49
9.	"Let's Get Cozy"	Titus McLean	4:09
10.	"Me & My Brother"	Titus McLean	4:29
11.	"North South East West"	Titus McLean	3:44
12.	"Peace to the Niggas"	Titus McLean	4:44
13.	"Summa Tha Time" (featuring Emage and Michelle Valentine)	Titus McLean	4:37
14.	"We Boys" (featuring The Legion)	Titus McLean J. Adderley N. Adderley Lampert	5:54
15.	"Who's Next?" (featuring Sweet Tee)	Titus McLean Toi Jackson Alphonse Mouzon	5:24
16.	"Without a Doubt"	Titus McLean Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Marvin Isley Ernie Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Chris Jasper	4:06
17.	"Non-Fiction Outro"	Titus McLean	2:32
Total length:			1:14:42

Sample credits

Track 2 contains a sample of "Free Like The Wind" performed by Sonny Phillips.
Track 8 contains a sample of "Hundred an' one Year/M'Ria" performed by Cannonball Adderley.
Track 9 contains a sample of "La Di Da Di" written by Ricky Walters and Doug E. Fresh, performed by Slick Rick.
Track 14 contains a sample of "Broomstick" performed by Cannonball Adderley.
Track 15 contains a sample of "Poobli" performed by Alphonse Mouzon.

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	24

References

^ Bush, John. "Non-Fiction - Black Sheep | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ Tompkins, Dave (December 1994). "Black Sheep/Non-Fiction (Mercury Records)". Rap Pages. p. 32.
^ Mohammed, Clarence M. (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source. pp. 90–91.
^ Abdurraqib, Hanif (February 1, 2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477318447 – via Google Books.
^ Tarte, Bob; Heimlich, Adam (September 30, 1999). "Rotations". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ Kaufman, Gil (October 6, 2006). "Black Sheep's Flock Down To One For First Album In 10 Years". MTV. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ Pedroche, Ben (December 4, 2019). "Revisiting Black Sheep's 'Non-Fiction' (1994) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "Black Sheep Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

External links

Black Sheep – Non-Fiction at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bush, John. "Non-Fiction - Black Sheep | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[2] Tompkins, Dave (December 1994). "Black Sheep/Non-Fiction (Mercury Records)". Rap Pages. p. 32.

[3] Mohammed, Clarence M. (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source. pp. 90–91.

[4] Abdurraqib, Hanif (February 1, 2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477318447 – via Google Books.

[5] Tarte, Bob; Heimlich, Adam (September 30, 1999). "Rotations". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[6] Kaufman, Gil (October 6, 2006). "Black Sheep's Flock Down To One For First Album In 10 Years". MTV. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[7] Pedroche, Ben (December 4, 2019). "Revisiting Black Sheep's 'Non-Fiction' (1994) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[8] "Black Sheep Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019.

[9] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[10] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.