Mostly known for his production work with fellow Chicago rapper Common Sense, No I.D. attempts to prove on this album there's more to him than just his beats. His lyrical abilities are average but work well over his soft, jazzy instrumentals -- making for mixed feelings about this album. Those who are looking for lyrical dominance will have to keep looking, while those more into the production end of things won't be disappointed with what's offered here. Highlight tracks are "State to State," featuring Common Sense, and "Two Steps Behind," featuring the Infamous Mobb. ~ Brad Mills, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
Heat
No I.D.
(:23)
We Rock Like So
D. Thomas, E. Wilson
No I.D., Dug Infinite
(2:29)
Fate or Destiny
D. Thomas, E. Wilson
No I.D., Dug Infinite
(3:15)
State to State
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Rick Rubin, D. Thomas, E. Wilson
Christian Lantry (Photography), No I.D. (Engineer), Common (Performer), No I.D. (Producer), David Bett (Art Direction), Peter Kang (Executive Producer), Dug Infinite (Producer), Dug Infinite (Performer), Randy Ronquillo (Design), Michael Sarsfield (Mastering)
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album) is the only full-length album released under producer No I.D.'s name. It was put out by Relativity Records in 1997.
Production is done entirely by him, except "Original Man" (co-produced by Dug Infinite), "Sky's the Limit (Inf Mix)" (produced by Dug Infinite) and "Sky's the Limit" (co-produced by Spike Rebel). He raps on most of the tracks; Dug Infinite is also featured on most of them. Common and Syndicate also make appearances.
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