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One for All is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Brand Nubian, released on December 4, 1990 by Elektra Records. The album was highly acclaimed for its politically charged and socially conscious content. Sales never matched the wide acclaim — the album has only sold 350,000 copies as of May 2013.
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Hailing from New Rochelle, NY, a city 20 miles northeast of Manhattan, Maxwell Grand Puba Dixon, Derek Sadat X Murphy (formerly Derek X), Lorenzo Lord Jamar Dechalus, and DJ Alamo formed Brand Nubian in 1989. Soon thereafter, Elektra Records signed the foursome to their first recording contract, at the behest of co-founder and A&R wunderkind Dante Ross. Possessing an uncanny knack for discovering and nurturing talent, Ross shepherded the burgeoning careers of subsequently legendary hip-hop artists including De La Soul, and during his stint with Tommy Boy Records in the late 1980s.