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Non-Fiction
Studio album by Black Sheep
Released	December 6, 1994 (1994-12-06)
Recorded	December 1993 – September 1994
Studio	Calliope Studios (New York, NY) D&D Studios (New York, NY) Chung King Studios (New York, NY) The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	1:14:42
Label	Mercury
Producer	Black Sheep
Black Sheep chronology
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1991) Non-Fiction (1994) 8WM/Novakane (2006)
Singles from Non-Fiction
"Without a Doubt" Released: 1994 "North South East West" Released: 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rap Pages	7/10
The Source

Non-Fiction is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Black Sheep. It was released on December 6, 1994, via Mercury Records. The recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios, D&D Studios, Chung King Studios, and The Hit Factory, in New York City. The album was produced by Black Sheep, with Salaam Remi serving as an additional producer on the remix version of "Without a Doubt". It features guest appearances from Emage, Chi-Ali, Michelle Valentine, Showbiz and A.G., Sweet Tee, and the Legion. The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

The album spawned two minor hip hop hits: "Without a Doubt" and "North, South, East, West". Its lead single, "Without a Doubt", topped both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs and reached number 3 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. The second single from the album, "North, South, East, West", made it to number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 14 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains a sample of "Free Like The Wind" performed by Sonny Phillips.
• Track 8 contains a sample of "Hundred an' one Year/M'Ria" performed by Cannonball Adderley.
• Track 9 contains a sample of "La Di Da Di" written by Ricky Walters and Doug E. Fresh, performed by Slick Rick.
• Track 14 contains a sample of "Broomstick" performed by Cannonball Adderley.
• Track 15 contains a sample of "Poobli" performed by Alphonse Mouzon.

Charts

References

1. Bush, John. "Non-Fiction - Black Sheep | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. Tompkins, Dave (December 1994). "Black Sheep/Non-Fiction (Mercury Records)". Rap Pages. p. 32.
3. Mohammed, Clarence M. (January 1995). "Record Report". The Source. pp. 90–91.
4. Abdurraqib, Hanif (February 1, 2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477318447 – via Google Books.
5. Tarte, Bob; Heimlich, Adam (September 30, 1999). "Rotations". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
6. Kaufman, Gil (October 6, 2006). "Black Sheep's Flock Down To One For First Album In 10 Years". MTV. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
7. Pedroche, Ben (December 4, 2019). "Revisiting Black Sheep's 'Non-Fiction' (1994) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
8. "Black Sheep Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019.
9. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

External links

• Black Sheep – Non-Fiction at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1994 albums
• Mercury Records albums
• Black Sheep (group) albums
• Albums recorded at the Hit Factory
• Albums recorded at Chung King Studios