Gravity (Bush Babees album)

Gravity
Studio album by Bush Babees
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	1995−1996
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Warner Bros.[1] 46229
Producer	Shawn J. Period The Ummah Mr. Man Rahzel Posdnous Charles Harrison Chris Harrison
Bush Babees chronology
Ambushed (1994) Gravity (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
RapReviews	10/10[3]
The Source	[4]

Gravity is the second album by the hip hop group Da Bush Babees, released in 1996.[5][6] The crew got help from a number of fellow Native Tongues members, including the Ummah, Mos Def and De La Soul's Posdnous. The lead single "The Love Song" received strong airplay prior to the album's release. Along with De La Soul's Stakes Is High, Gravity is notable for jump-starting the hip-hop career of Mos Def, who is featured on three tracks on the album ("Intro," "The Love Song," and "S.O.S."). Warner Bros. released the group from its contract after the album ran its course.

Critical reception

The Dayton Daily News wrote that "Wax" "is a cool, jazzy, danceable number that should get plenty of club play among youth and adult-oriented audiences."[7] The Staten Island Advance called "3 MCs" "a kinetic old-school combination of microphone-tossing routines."[8]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"	Shawn J. Period	Mos Def
2	"Gravity"	The Ummah	Light, Lee Majors, Mr. Man
3	"Wax"	Mr. Man	Lee Majors, Mr. Man, Light
4	"The Beat Down"	Rahzel	Rahzel
5	"Maybe"	Mr. Man	Mr. Man
6	"3 MCs"	The Ummah	Mr. Man, Lee Majors, Q-Tip, Light
7	"S.O.S."	Mr. Man	Mr. Man, Lee Majors, Light, Mos Def
8	"God Complex"	Shawn J. Period	Light, Lee Majors, Mr. Man
9	"The Ruler"	Mr. Man	Lee Majors
10	"The Ninth Presentation"	Mr. Man	Mr. Man, Lee Majors
11	"The Love Song"	Posdnous	Mos Def, Mr. Man, Lee Majors, Light
12	"Rock Roots"	Charles Harrison	*Interlude*
13	"In Meh Dreams"	Mr. Man	Light, Muntcho Leo
14	"Melting Plastic"	Shawn J. Period	Lee Majors, Light, Mr. Man
15	"Outro"	Shawn J. Period	*Interlude*

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1996	Gravity	-	#75

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1996	The Love Song	-	#66	#15	#19

References

1. Morris, Chris (Nov 9, 1996). "WB cuts black music staff". Billboard. 108 (45): 6, 87.
2. Swihart, Stanton. "Gravity - Da Bush Babees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
3. Malko, Terry. "Bush Babees :: Gravity :: Warner Bros". RapReviews.
4. Mao, Jeff "Chairman" (November 1996). "Record Report: Bush Babees – Gravity". The Source. No. 86. New York. pp. 136, 138.
5. "Da Bush Babees Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
6. Nelson, Havelock (Aug 31, 1996). "Da Bush Babees come back to Earth on Warner's 'Gravity'". Billboard. 108 (35): 22.
7. Ali, Derek (6 Dec 1996). "RECORDINGS IN BRIEF". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 19.
8. Lake, Susan (November 17, 1996). "The LP 'Gravity', (Warner Bros Records) performed by Bush Babees -- should definitely be a winner in record stores". Staten Island Advance. p. E2.