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Brand Nubian formed in 1988 with Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and DJ Alamo. The group officially began operations after meeting at Jazzy Jay Studios following the dissolution of Masters of Ceremony.
Lord Jamar discovered the word Nubian while reading a book by Dwight York during a studio session. He combined this term with Brand to create a new identity for African American people that sounded like Brand New.
One For All sold more than 400,000 copies despite its controversial content. Critics praised the record as one of the most popular alternative hip hop records of the decade.
MTV banned a version of the music video because it showed a black man in white-face makeup. The network replaced that image with a Baptist preacher on all official broadcasts.
Brand Nubian broke up completely at the end of 1995 when members started individual careers. Sadat X released Wild Cowboys in 1996 as his first solo effort after the split.