Understand This
| Company type | Studio album |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | October 23, 2001 |
| Founder | Grand Puba |
| Headquarters | Mamaroneck, New York , United States |
| Products | Hip hop music album |
| Parent | Koch Records |
Understand This marks the third solo studio effort by American rapper and producer Grand Puba, officially released on October 23, 2001, under the Koch Records label. The recording sessions took place at Acme Recording Studios located in Mamaroneck, New York, with production duties shared between Grand Puba and Lord Jamar. This album includes collaborations with Tiffany Johnson, Khadijah Mohammed, The Restless, along with fellow Brand Nubian members Sadat X and Lord Jamar. Although it did not chart on the Billboard 200, it achieved a peak position of 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and reached number 12 on the Independent Albums chart in the United States. Three singles were released from this project: "Understand This," "Up & Down," and "Issues."
Personnel
- Maxwell "Grand Puba" Dixon – vocals, arrangement, production (tracks: 1-14, 16-20), 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), production (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 and design
- Güler Ugar – photography
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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