Album

Black On Both Sides

Mos Def · 1999

Connection 1: Blonde

Black On Both Sides

Blonde

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Frank Ocean and Om'Mas Keith

both credited on Channel Orange (2012-07-20, Europe) · source

Release 3731185 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `1`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `2`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `4`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `5`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `7`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `8`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `9`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `10`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `11`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `12`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `13`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `14`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `15`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `16`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean (as F. Ocean) `17.1`	track credit	Written-By	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean	release artist	—	#2013868 · linked
Om'Mas Keith	release credit	Engineer	#245423 · linked
Om'Mas Keith	release credit	Keyboards, Vocals [Additional]	#245423 · linked
Om'Mas Keith	release credit	Producer	#245423 · linked
Frank Ocean	release credit	Keyboards	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean	release credit	Mixed By [Studio For The Talented & Gifted]	#2013868 · linked
Frank Ocean	release credit	Producer	#2013868 · linked

Hop 2: Om'Mas Keith and Jill Scott

both credited on The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 (2007, US) · source

Release 1109959 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Jill Scott `12`	track credit	Producer	#8279 · linked
Om'Mas Keith `15`	track credit	Backing Vocals	#245423 · linked
Om'Mas Keith `15`	track credit	Producer	#245423 · linked
Jill Scott	release artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott	release credit	Executive-Producer	#8279 · linked

Hop 3: Jill Scott and Mos Def

both credited on Collaborations (2007, US) · source

Release 1645901 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Mos Def `1-1`	track artist	—	#5648 · linked
Jill Scott `1-1`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Mos Def `1-1`	track credit	Remix	#5648 · linked
Jill Scott `1-1`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-2`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-2`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-3`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-4`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-4`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-4`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track credit	Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track credit	Backing Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track credit	Lead Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track credit	Lyrics By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-5`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-6`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-6`	track credit	Lead Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-7`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-7`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-7`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-8`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-8`	track credit	Backing Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-9`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-9`	track credit	Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement]	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-9`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-10`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-10`	track credit	Lead Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-10`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-11`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-11`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-11`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-12`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-12`	track credit	Vocals	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-13`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-13`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Mos Def `1-14`	track artist	—	#5648 · linked
Jill Scott `1-14`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Mos Def `1-14`	track credit	Performer	#5648 · linked
Mos Def `1-14`	track credit	Remix	#5648 · linked
Jill Scott `1-14`	track credit	Performer	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `1-14`	track credit	Written-By	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `2-1`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `2-13`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott `2-23`	track artist	—	#8279 · linked
Jill Scott	release artist	—	#8279 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

Connection 2: Tracy Chapman

Black On Both Sides

Tracy Chapman

2 documented hops.

Hop 1: Tracy Chapman and Stephen Marley

both credited on Telling Stories (There Is Fiction In The Space Between) (1999, Europe) · source

Release 741787 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Tracy Chapman	release artist	—	#161091 · linked
Stephen Marley	release credit	Music Director [Musical Director]	#122792 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Art Direction	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Electric Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Music By, Lacquer Cut By, Lyrics By	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Producer [Produced By], Mixed By	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Vocals	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Vocals, Backing Vocals	#161091 · linked

Hop 2: Stephen Marley and Mos Def

both credited on Mind Control (2007, Ukraine) · source

Release 11113206 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Mos Def `2`	track credit	Featuring	#5648 · linked
Stephen Marley `3`	track credit	Arranged By	#122792 · linked
Stephen Marley	release artist	—	#122792 · linked
Stephen Marley	release credit	Producer	#122792 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

The names carrying these connections

Mos Def#5648 · linked identity

Jill Scott#8279 · linked identity

Stephen Marley#122792 · linked identity

Tracy Chapman#161091 · linked identity

Om'Mas Keith#245423 · linked identity

Frank Ocean#2013868 · linked identity

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