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
#TitleProducer(s)Performer (s)Original Album1"Get By"Kanye WestTalib KweliQuality2"Ms. Fat Booty"AyatollahMos DefBlack on Both Sides3"Respiration"Hi-TekMos Def & Talib Kweli, CommonMos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star4"The Life"AyatollahStyles P, Pharoahe MonchSoundbombing III5"Oh No"RockwilderMos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Nate DoggLyricist Lounge 26"The Blast"Hi-TekTalib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Vinia MojicaTrain of Thought7"Definition"Hi-TekMos Def & Talib KweliMos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star8"Beef"MinnesotaMos DefPreviously Unreleased9"Flamboyant"Mike HeronBig LThe Big Picture10"Universal Magnetic"Shawn J. PeriodMos DefSoundbombing11"Umi Says"Mos Def, David KennedyMos DefBlack on Both Sides12"1-9-9-9"Hi-TekCommon, Sadat XSoundbombing 213"The Sun God"Hi-TekHi-Tek, Common, Vinia MojicaHi-Teknology14"Body Rock"Shawn J. PeriodMos Def, Q-Tip, TashLyricist Lounge, Volume One15"B-Boy Document '99"DJ Mighty MiHigh & Mighty, Mos Def, SkillzSoundbombing 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 Sales1998 "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 #382001 "The Blast" - #48 #2 - "The Sun God" - #77 - -2002 "The Life" - #66 - - "Get By" #77 #29 #16 -