Brand Nubian

Brand Nubian
Brand Nubian performing live in 2008
Background information
Origin	New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop political hip hop hip hop alternative hip hop conscious hip hop
Discography	Brand Nubian discography
Years active	1989–1995 1997–2000 2003–present
Labels	Elektra Arista BMG Babygrande
Members	Grand Puba Lord Jamar Sadat X
Past members	DJ Alamo DJ Sincere DJ Stud Doogie

Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, composed of three emcees (Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar), and formerly three DJs (DJ Alamo, DJ Sincere, and DJ Stud Doogie). Their debut studio album, One for All (1990), is one of the most popular and acclaimed alternative hip hop albums of the 1990s, known for socially conscious and political lyrics inspired by the teachings of The Nation of Gods and Earths.^[1] In 2008, About.com placed the group on its list of the 25 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time.^[2]