Understand This

2001 studio album by Grand Puba

Understand This.

Studio album by

Grand Puba

Released

October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)

Recorded

2000–01

Studio

ACME Studios (Mamaroneck, NY)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

54:47

Label

Koch Records

Producer

Grand Puba (also exec.)
Lord Jamar

Grand Puba chronology

2000
(1995)

Understand This.
(2001)

Retroactive
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3/5^[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Understand This is the third solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Grand Puba. It was released on October 23, 2001 through Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Acme Recording Studios in Mamaroneck, New York. Production was handled by Grand Puba and Lord Jamar. It features guest appearances from Tiffany Johnson, Khadijah Mohammed, The Restless, and fellow Brand Nubian members Sadat X and Lord Jamar. The album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 12 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. The album produced three singles: "Understand This", "Up & Down", and "Issues".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Grand Pu" (featuring Khadijah Mohammed)	Maxwell Dixon	Grand Puba	3:38
2.	"All Day" (featuring Khadijah Mohammed)	Dixon	Grand Puba	3:56
3.	"Issues"	Dixon	Grand Puba	3:35
4.	"What U Gonna Do for Me" (featuring Tiffany Johnson)	Dixon Tiffany Johnson	Grand Puba	3:50
5.	"Skit 1"			1:15
6.	"Don't Lie to Me"	Dixon	Grand Puba	2:07
7.	"Skit 2"			0:20
8.	"What's Up Wit It" (featuring Tiffany Johnson and Sadat X)	Dixon Johnson Derek Murphy	Grand Puba	3:54
9.	"Skit 3"			0:23
10.	"Dreams"	Dixon	Grand Puba	4:20
11.	"Skit 4"			0:21
12.	"Understand This" (featuring Khadijah Mohammed)	Dixon	Grand Puba	4:03
13.	"Skit 5"			0:40
14.	"Baby Mama Drama"	Dixon	Grand Puba	3:53
15.	"Up & Down" (featuring Sadat X)	Dixon	Lord Jamar	3:07
16.	"Skit 6"			0:29
17.	"What U Want" (featuring Tiffany Johnson)	Dixon Johnson	Grand Puba	4:03
18.	"Keep It Movin" (featuring Lord Jamar and Khadijah Mohammed)	Dixon Lorenzo Dechalus	Grand Puba	4:06
19.	"Spazz Out 2" (featuring The Restless)	Dixon The Restless	Grand Puba	3:59
20.	"How Many More"	Dixon	Grand Puba	2:53
Total length:				54:47

Personnel

Maxwell "Grand Puba" Dixon – vocals, arrangement, producer (tracks: 1-14, 16-10), executive producer
Khadijah Islah Mohammed – chorus (tracks: 1, 2, 12, 18)
Tiffany Johnson – vocals (tracks: 4, 8, 17)
Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – vocals (track 8), chorus (track 15)
Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" Dechalus – vocals (track 18), producer (track 15)
The Restless – vocals (track 19)
Plat-Numb Mike – engineering (tracks: 1-9, 11-14, 16-20), mixing
Jim Albert – engineering (tracks: 10, 15)
Jeff Gilligan – artwork, design
Güler Ugar – photography

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	32
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	12

References

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Grand Puba - Understand This Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Grand Puba - Understand This". HipHopDX. November 26, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). {The New} Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
^ "Grand Puba Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Grand Puba Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.