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Best of Decade I: 1995–2005

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Best of Decade I: 1995-2005
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2005
GenreHip Hop
LabelGeffen/Rawkus Records
ProducerKanye West
Ayatollah
Hi-Tek
Rockwilder
Minnesota
Mike Heron
Shawn J. Period
David Kennedy
DJ Mighty Mi
Rawkus Records chronology
Soundbombing III
(2002)
Best of Decade I: 1995-2005
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
RapReviews.com9/10 link

Best of Decade I: 1995–2005 is a compilation album, featuring singles released on Rawkus Records during their first ten years. The compilation revolves around the label's star Mos Def, who appears on eight of the fifteen tracks. There is one previously unreleased track featured on the album, which is the Mos Def song "Beef".

The album features one track from the Soundbombing compilation, one track from the Lyricist Lounge, Volume One compilation, two tracks from the Soundbombing 2 compilation, one track from the Lyricist Lounge 2 compilation, one track from the Soundbombing III compilation, two tracks from Mos Def & Talib Kweli's Black Star album, two tracks from Mos Def's Black on Both Sides album, one track from Big L's The Big Picture album, one track from Reflection Eternal's Train of Thought album, one track from Hi-Tek's Hi-Teknology album, and one track from Talib Kweli's Quality album.

Track listing

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# Title Producer(s) Performer (s) Original Album
1 "Get By" Kanye West Talib Kweli Quality
2 "Ms. Fat Booty" Ayatollah Mos Def Black on Both Sides
3 "Respiration" Hi-Tek Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Common Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
4 "The Life" Ayatollah Styles P, Pharoahe Monch Soundbombing III
5 "Oh No" Rockwilder Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Nate Dogg Lyricist Lounge 2
6 "The Blast" Hi-Tek Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Vinia Mojica Train of Thought
7 "Definition" Hi-Tek Mos Def & Talib Kweli Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
8 "Beef" Minnesota Mos Def Previously Unreleased
9 "Flamboyant" Mike Heron Big L The Big Picture
10 "Universal Magnetic" Shawn J. Period Mos Def Soundbombing
11 "Umi Says" Mos Def, David Kennedy Mos Def Black on Both Sides
12 "1-9-9-9" Hi-Tek Common, Sadat X Soundbombing 2
13 "The Sun God" Hi-Tek Hi-Tek, Common, Vinia Mojica Hi-Teknology
14 "Body Rock" Shawn J. Period Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
15 "B-Boy Document '99" DJ Mighty Mi High & Mighty, Mos Def, Skillz Soundbombing 2

Singles Chart Positions

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Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1998 "Body Rock" - #65 #29 #11
"Definition" #60 #31 #3 -
1999 "Respiration" - #54 #6 -
"Ms. Fat Booty" - #54 #20 -
"1-9-9-9" - #41 #4 -
"B-Boy Document '99" - #63 #7 -
2000 "Flamboyant" - #39 #1 -
"Oh No" #83 #22 #1 #38
2001 "The Blast" - #48 #2 -
"The Sun God" - #77 - -
2002 "The Life" - #66 - -
"Get By" #77 #29 #16 -