"Mathematics" | ||||
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Single by Mos Def | ||||
from the album Black on Both Sides | ||||
A-side | "Ms. Fat Booty" | |||
Released | August 2, 1999 | |||
Genre | Conscious hip hop | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Rawkus | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | DJ Premier | |||
Mos Def singles chronology | ||||
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"Mathematics" is a b-side single from Mos Def's solo debut album, Black on Both Sides. It contains lyrics about various social issues and asks the listener to add them up and come to conclusions about them. Many references to numbers are found in this song and at times, Mos Def rhymes statistics in numerical order.