Rap Kings, Vol. 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Like You (A Happier Song)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 2022) and Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
music videos:
I Like You (A Happier Song) by Post Malone feat. Doja Cat
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 26), Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2023) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 75)
recording of:
I Like You (A Happier Song)
writer:
Amala Dlamini, Austin Post, Louis Bell (American producer, engineer, and songwriter), Jasper Harris (producer, samplemaker) and William Walsh (American songwriter)
publisher:
Bell Ear Publishing, Concord Copyrights (BMI), Doja Cat Music, Jasper Jams, Posty Publishing (GMR affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Works (GMR affiliated), Where da Kasz At and WMMW Publishing (ASCAP affiliated)
Post Malone & Doja Cat3.53:13
2Super Freaky Girl
recording engineer:
Aubry “Big Juice” Delaine (Aubry Delaine) (lead vocals [Nicki Minaj vocals])
miscellaneous support:
Ashlee Gibbs (task: production coordination)
programming and producer:
Aaron Joseph (producer, songwriter, and DJ), Malibu Babie (Producer, singer-songwriter), Dr. Luke and Vaughn Oliver (US techno producer aka U-Tern)
assistant engineer:
Grant Horton
engineer:
Clint Gibbs, Tyler Sheppard and Kalani Thompson
assistant mixer:
Bryce Bordone
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Aaron Joseph (producer, songwriter, and DJ), Malibu Babie (Producer, singer-songwriter), Dr. Luke and Vaughn Oliver (US techno producer aka U-Tern)
background vocals:
Gamal Lewis, Łukasz Gottwald and Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
vocals:
Nicki Minaj
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022) and Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2023)
produced for:
Prescription Songs
recorded at:
Kingdom Recording in Beverly Hills (lead vocals [Nicki Minaj vocals])
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach
engineered at:
eightysevenfourteen studios in Los Angeles
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 56) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 79)
recording of:
Super Freaky Girl
writer:
Aaron Joseph (producer, songwriter, and DJ), Malibu Babie (Producer, singer-songwriter), Gamal “Lunchmoney” Lewis, Łukasz Gottwald, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer), Vaughn Oliver (US techno producer aka U-Tern) and Onika Maraj (Nicki Minaj)
publisher:
Aaron Joseph Music (ASCAP affiliated), Food Fight Music (BMI affiliated), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Lo Quality Songs (SESAC affiliated), Prescription Songs, Prescription Tracks (SESAC affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Stone Diamond Music Corp., Vaughn Oliver Music (ASCAP affiliated) and Where da Kasz At
is based on:
Super Freak
Nicki Minaj3.52:51
3The Hills
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Carlo “Illangelo” Montagnese
producer:
Illangelo and Mano (producer, aka Emmanuel Nickerson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Weeknd XO, Inc. (in 2015)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Abel’s Crib in Toronto
part of:
Paste: The 10 Best Halloween Songs of the 21st Century (number: 2), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 10), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 25), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 (number: 32) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
The Hills
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad “Belly” Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Carlo Montagnese and Mano (producer, aka Emmanuel Nickerson)
publisher:
Connoisseur of Connisseurs, Songs Music Publishing, LLC, Songs of SMP and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Weeknd4.154:02
4All Girls Are the Same
producer:
Nick Mira (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grade A Productions, LLC (in 2018)
recording of:
All Girls Are the Same
writer:
J. Higgins (US rapper) and N. Mira (producer)
Juice WRLD42:46
5Drip Too Hard
programming and producer:
Turbo (hip hop producer Chandler Durham)
engineer:
Quay Global and Turbo (hip hop producer Chandler Durham)
mixer:
Fabian Marasciullo
lead vocals:
Gunna (US rapper) and Lil Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quality Control Music, LLC (not for release label use; use “Quality Control Music” instead.) (in 2018)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019 (number: 26), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 49) and Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era (number: 61)
recording of:
Drip Too Hard
writer:
Chandler Durham (hip hop producer Chandler Durham), Dominique Jones and Sergio Kitchens (US rapper)
Lil Baby & Gunna52:26
6I Gotta Feeling
co-producer:
Frédéric Riesterer
producer:
David Guetta
music videos:
I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas (US pop/hip hop group)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 4), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 8), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 103) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
I Gotta Feeling
lyricist:
Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), Stacy Ferguson (American singer) and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
composer:
David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer
Black Eyed Peas3.754:49
7It Was a Good Day
producer:
D.J. Pooh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1992) and Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
samples:
Footsteps in the Dark, Parts 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 352) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 433)
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube54:20
8No me conoce (remix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2019)
remix of:
No me conoce by Jhay Cortez (Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés, reggaeton singer/producer, formerly Jhay Cortez or Jay el Superdotado)
JHAYCO, J Balvin & Bad Bunny35:09
9FreestyleLil Baby42:42
10Lucid Dreams
producer:
Nick Mira (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grade A Productions, LLC (in 2018)
music videos:
Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD (US rapper)
part of:
Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era (number: 10), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 12), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 14), TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Singles of 2018 (number: 19), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019 (number: 48), TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 55) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 187)
recording of:
Lucid Dreams
writer:
Jarad Higgins (US rapper), Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Nick Mira (producer)
composer:
Gordon Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
is based on:
Shape of My Heart
Juice WRLD3.654:00
11SAD!
recording engineer:
XXXTENTACION
programming and producer:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R)
mixer:
Koen Heldens
keyboard:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 17), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 44) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
SAD!
writer:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R) and Jahseh Onfroy
XXXTENTACION3.352:47
12DiorPop Smoke3.153:36
13Moonlight
recording engineer and mixer:
Robbie Soukiasyan
programming and producer:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R)
keyboard:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R)
music videos:
Moonlight by XXXTENTACION
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 88) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Moonlight
writer:
John Cunningham (songwriter/producer/A&R) and Jahseh Onfroy
XXXTENTACION3.52:15
14The Way I Are
recording engineer:
Demacio "Demo" Castellon
co-producer:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica (American songwriter, recording and mixing engineer)
editor:
Ron Taylor (audio editing)
keyboard:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills)
membranophone:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills) and Timbaland
guest vocals:
Keri Hilson
vocals:
D.O.E. (US rapper)
guest performer:
D.O.E. (US rapper) and Keri Hilson
recorded at:
Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood
recording of:
The Way I Are
writer:
Garland Mosley (US rapper Garland Mosley, brother of Timbaland), Keri Hilson, John Maultsby (US rapper), Balewa Muhammad, Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Candice Nelson and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Boootleggerstop, Danjahandz Muzik, Jerry Lee Publishing, Keriokey Music, Universal Music Publishing (Belgium), Virginia Beach Music and Warner Chappell Publishing
Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.4.32:59
15Sky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
AWGE (creative agency founded by A$AP Rocky) (in 2020, in 2021) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2020, in 2021)
music videos:
Sky (music video) by Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti33:13
16One Right Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2021) and Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 2022)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2022-02-05 (number: 23) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 30)
recording of:
One Right Now
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Austin Post, Louis Bell (American producer, engineer, and songwriter), Andrew Bolooki, Dre London, Brian Lee (Korean American songwriter) and Billy Walsh (American songwriter)
publisher:
Bell Ear Publishing, Bolooki Music, Dong Hoe Music, Dre Vision Publishing, HiFi Music IP Issuer, L.P., Posty Publishing (GMR affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Works (GMR affiliated), WMMW Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) and XO Music Publishing LLC
Post Malone & The Weeknd43:13
17Pure Cocaine
producer:
Quay Global
Lil Baby3.52:34
18Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Luis Navarro (engineer) and Kevin Porter (engineer)
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Joshua monroy (lead vocals), Kelly Sheehan (songwriter and engineer Kelly Sheehan), Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer) and Andrew Wuepper
additional engineer:
Pat Thrall (guitarist, producer & engineer)
executive producer:
L.A. Reid and USHER (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and The‐Dream (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
assistant mixer:
Giancarlo Lino
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua
instruments:
Monte Neuble
vocals:
Justin Bieber and Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
guest performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-02 (number: 39), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 44), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-25 (number: 47) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 89)
recording of:
Baby
writer:
Justin Bieber, Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Christine Flores, Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
publisher:
2082 Music Publishing, Bieber Time Publishing, Havana Brown Publishing, Ludacris Worldwide Publishing, RZE Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris3.43:34
19Betty (Get Money)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
samples:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
Yung Gravy32:25
20Beautiful MistakesMaroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion3.753:47
21The Grinch
producer:
Pi’erre Bourne
mixer:
Igor Mamet
recording of:
The Grinch
lyricist:
Michael Lamar White II (US rapper)
composer:
Jordan Timothy Jenks
Trippie Redd41:31
22What You Know Bout LovePop Smoke32:40
23For the NightPop Smoke feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby3.753:10
24Ransom
programming:
Nick Mira (producer)
producer:
Nick Mira (producer) and Taz Taylor (producer)
mixer:
Joseph Colmenero
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Galactic Records, LLC (in 2019)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019 (number: 28) and Spotify: Top Hits of 2019 (number: 91)
recording of:
Ransom
writer:
Nick Mira (producer), Taz Taylor (producer) and Tyler‐Justin Anthony Sharpe
Lil Tecca42:11
25Where Is the Love?Black Eyed Peas44:33
26Tusa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2019)
music videos:
Tusa by Karol G (Colombian singer) & Nicki Minaj
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
KAROL G & Nicki Minaj3:22
27Lean Wit Me
producer:
Nick Mira (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grade A Productions, LLC (in 2018)
recording of:
Lean Wit Me
writer:
J. Higgins (US rapper) and N. Mira (producer)
Juice WRLD42:56
28Cooped Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 2022) and Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
Cooped Up
writer:
Austin Post, Louis Bell (American producer, engineer, and songwriter), Rodrick Moore Jr. and Billy Walsh (American songwriter)
publisher:
Bell Ear Publishing, Posty Publishing (GMR affiliated), Project Dreams Publishing, Ricch Millionaires Only Publishing, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WMMW Publishing (ASCAP affiliated)
Post Malone & Roddy Ricch33:06
29Come & Go
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 54)
recording of:
Come & Go
writer:
J. Higgins (US rapper)
Juice WRLD & Marshmello3.353:25

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distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/6Q4pxjEJ8NzAZatjpABw8L [info] (ended)

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part of:Rap Kings (UMG streaming compilations) (number: 2) (order: 1)