Grand Puba
b. Maxwell Dixon, New Rochelle, New York, USA. A founder member of Brand Nubian, and before that Masters Of Ceremony, Puba kicked off his solo career with a track, Fat Rat, on the STRICTLY BUSINESS soundtrack. When his debut album was unveiled, the smooth reggae backing was subjugated by Puba's by now familiar lyrical subject matter. Born the son of a Five Percent Nation Islamic father, Puba's raps reinstated that doctrine just as forcefully as he had done with Brand Nubian, but it was generally a more playful set. It included a guest appearance from Mary J. Blige. Puba himself would guest on Fat Joe's REPRESENT album, on Watch The Sound.