Description

1st Born Second is the 2001 debut neo-soul R&B hip hop album by American singer, songwriter and record producer Bilal. He got signed by Interscope Records in his sophomore year, whereupon he left school. The debut album features contributions from Robert Glasper, Questlove, the SoulQuarians and productions from Bilal, Dr. Dre, Questlove of The Roots, Raphael Saadiq and Jay Dee aka J Dilla. His first single Soul Sista charted on the Top R&B Hip-Hop Songs charts. The album also features the successful singles Fast Lane featuring Dr. Dre & Jadakiss and Reminisce featuring Mos Def and Common. Furthermore, Bilal was part of the 90 s influential neo-soul collective The Soulquarians with members D Angelo, Q-Tip, Common and Questlove. For the first time, 1st Born Second is commercially available on vinyl and includes an insert. – Music On Vinyl

• 180g black double vinyl pressing
• first time on vinyl in 20+ years
• includes printed insert
• original release year: 2001
• music label: Music On Vinyl 2023

• reviewed by the mgmnt 06 2008