Best of Decade I: 1995–2005
| Best of Decade I: 1995-2005 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | December 13, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Label | Geffen/Rawkus Records | |||
| Producer | Kanye West Ayatollah Hi-Tek Rockwilder Minnesota Mike Heron David Kennedy DJ Mighty Mi | |||
| Rawkus Records chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| RapReviews.com | 9/10 link |
Best of Decade I: 1995–2005 is a compilation album, featuring singles released on Rawkus Records during their first ten years. The compilation revolves around the label's star Mos Def, who appears on eight of the fifteen tracks. There is one previously unreleased track featured on the album, which is the Mos Def song "Beef".
The album features one track from the Soundbombing compilation, one track from the Lyricist Lounge, Volume One compilation, two tracks from the Soundbombing 2 compilation, one track from the Lyricist Lounge 2 compilation, one track from the Soundbombing III compilation, two tracks from Mos Def & Talib Kweli's Black Star album, two tracks from Mos Def's Black on Both Sides album, one track from Big L's The Big Picture album, one track from Reflection Eternal's Train of Thought album, one track from Hi-Tek's Hi-Teknology album, and one track from Talib Kweli's Quality album.
Track listing[]
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Original Album |
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| 1 | "Get By" | Kanye West | Talib Kweli | Quality |
| 2 | "Ms. Fat Booty" | Ayatollah | Mos Def | Black on Both Sides |
| 3 | "Respiration" | Hi-Tek | Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Common | Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| 4 | "The Life" | Ayatollah | Styles P, Pharoahe Monch | Soundbombing III |
| 5 | "Oh No" | Rockwilder | Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Nate Dogg | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
| 6 | "The Blast" | Hi-Tek | Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Vinia Mojica | Train of Thought |
| 7 | "Definition" | Hi-Tek | Mos Def & Talib Kweli | Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star |
| 8 | "Beef" | Minnesota | Mos Def | Previously Unreleased |
| 9 | "Flamboyant" | Mike Heron | Big L | The Big Picture |
| 10 | "Universal Magnetic" | Shawn J. Period | Mos Def | Soundbombing |
| 11 | "Umi Says" | Mos Def, David Kennedy | Mos Def | Black on Both Sides |
| 12 | "1-9-9-9" | Hi-Tek | Common, Sadat X | Soundbombing 2 |
| 13 | "The Sun God" | Hi-Tek | Hi-Tek, Common, Vinia Mojica | Hi-Teknology |
| 14 | "Body Rock" | Shawn J. Period | Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| 15 | "B-Boy Document '99" | DJ Mighty Mi | High & Mighty, Mos Def, Skillz | Soundbombing 2 |
Singles Chart Positions[]
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1998 | "Body Rock" | - | #65 | #29 | #11 |
| "Definition" | #60 | #31 | #3 | - | |
| 1999 | "Respiration" | - | #54 | #6 | - |
| "Ms. Fat Booty" | - | #54 | #20 | - | |
| "1-9-9-9" | - | #41 | #4 | - | |
| "B-Boy Document '99" | - | #63 | #7 | - | |
| 2000 | "Flamboyant" | - | #39 | #1 | - |
| "Oh No" | #83 | #22 | #1 | #38 | |
| 2001 | "The Blast" | - | #48 | #2 | - |
| "The Sun God" | - | #77 | - | - | |
| 2002 | "The Life" | - | #66 | - | - |
| "Get By" | #77 | #29 | #16 | - | |
- 2005 greatest hits albums
- Hip hop compilation albums
- Rawkus Records compilation albums
- Record label compilation albums