Ms. Fat Booty
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"Ms. Fat Booty" is the first single from Mos Def
's 1999 album, Black On Both Sides
. It is produced by Ayotollah
. The song and its chorus are both driven by multiple samples of Aretha Franklin
's "One Step Ahead
," a rare Columbia
single released in 1965.
The song was placed at #144 on Pitchfork Media's
Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
's 1999 album, Black On Both Sides
Black on Both Sides
Black on Both Sides is the debut solo album of American rapper Mos Def, released October 12, 1999 on Rawkus Records. Prior to the album's recording, Mos Def had collaborated with rapper Talib Kweli for the duo's studio album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star , which raised high expectations for...
. It is produced by Ayotollah
Ayatollah (producer)
Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
. The song and its chorus are both driven by multiple samples of Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
's "One Step Ahead
One Step Ahead (Aretha Franklin song)
"One Step Ahead" is a song by American soul singer Aretha Franklin. The single containing the song was released by Columbia Records in 1965. "One Step Ahead" was an A-side of the record, with song named "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face" being B-side....
," a rare Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
single released in 1965.
The song was placed at #144 on Pitchfork Media's
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.
A-Side
- "Ms. Fat Booty (Clean)"
- "Ms. Fat Booty (Dirty)"
- "Ms. Fat Booty (Instrumental)"
- "Ms. Fat Booty (A Cappella)"
B-Side
- "Mathematics (Clean)"
- "Mathematics (Dirty)"
- "Mathematics (Instrumental)"
- "Mathematics (A Cappella)"