''Gravity'' is an album by the hip hop group

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, released in 1996. The crew got help from a number of fellow

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members, including

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and De La Soul's Posdnous. The lead single "The Love Song" received strong airplay prior to the album's release. Along with De La Soul's '' Stakes Is High'', ''Gravity'' is notable for jump-starting the hip-hop career of Mos Def, who is featured on three tracks on the album ("Intro," "The Love Song," and "S.O.S."). Warner Bros. released the group from its contract after the album ran its course.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that "Wax" "is a cool, jazzy, danceable number that should get plenty of club play among youth and adult-oriented audiences." The '' Staten Island Advance'' called "3 MCs" "a kinetic old-school combination of microphone-tossing routines."

Track listing

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravity (Bush Babees Album) 1996 albums Da Bush Babees albums Albums produced by Q-Tip (musician) Warner Records albums