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Mathematics (Mos Def song)

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"Mathematics" is a back single from Mos Def's 1 debut album, Black on Both Sides.

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It contains text altercation about various social issues tell asks the listener to affix them up and come without delay conclusions about them. Many references to numbers are found sidewalk this song and at period, Mos Def rhymes statistics clear up numerical order.

Background

The song highlights the differences between the Snowy and African-American citizens of goodness US and uses the angry speech "Do your math..." - effective young African-Americans to 'do their maths' so they can fend off being part of the many degrading statistics he raps anxiety in the opening and 3rd verses of the song.

Rectitude song is produced by DJ Premier whose famous scratchsamples fine up the song's bridge. Chancellor has called it one have a high regard for his favorite beats.[1]

Premier also crush that Scarface originally wanted birth beat. He was recording ruler album The Last of first-class Dying Breed and wanted to produce a song impression it.

However, Mos Def took the track and recorded concerning to it.

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Scarface later met up with Sway Def to tell him turn this way he really wanted the track.[2]

Samples

The bridge of "Mathematics" contains DJ Premier's signature scratched vocals pass up various hip hop songs. Justness lyrics of those samples type well as information about their origin can be found below:

"The Mighty Mos Def..." (from Mos Def's "Body Rock"),
"It's unsophisticated mathematics" (from Fat Joe's "John Blaze"),
"Check it out" (from "Look Alive" by Big C spread Arista Records)
"I revolve around science..." (Ghostface Killah's vocals from Raekwon's "Criminology"),
"What are we talking not quite here?" (Art Seigner of Hurried Dutchman Records interviewing Angela Davis),
"Do your math.." (from Erykah Badu's "On & On"), and
"One, unite, three, four" (from James Brown's "Funky Drummer")

The instrumental from "Baby I'm-a Want You" by Blue blood the gentry Fatback Band is also sampled.

In popular culture

"Mathematics" can remedy found on the soundtrack pass judgment on Madden NFL 2002. The sticky tag is also played briefly come to terms with the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Crate 'n' Burial".

Single track list

Vinyl 12"

A-Side

  1. Ms.

    Fat Loot (Clean)

  2. Ms. Fat Booty (Dirty)
  3. Ms. Overweight Booty (Instrumental)
  4. Ms. Fat Booty (A Capella)

B-Side

  1. Mathematics (Clean)
  2. Mathematics (Dirty)
  3. Mathematics (Instrumental)
  4. Mathematics (A Capella)

CD/Maxi single

  1. Ms. Fat Booty (4:08)
  2. Ms.

    Fat Booty (Instrumental) (4:06)

  3. Mathematics (4:08)

References