The Best Rap Album in the World… Ever!

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Tracklist

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1Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang4.357:06
2The Message
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) (from 1982 to present)
edit of:
The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.353:10
3That’s How I’m Livin’
samples:
Amazona by Roxy Music (guitar) and Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) (drums (drum set))
recording of:
That's How I'm Livin' (in 1993)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
DJ Aladdin and Ice‐T
Ice‐T35:42
4Don’t Believe the Hype
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Don’t Believe the Hype (in 1987)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
Public Enemy3.55:18
5Me, Myself and I
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
recording of:
Me Myself and I
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Philippe Wynn
De La Soul43:23
6Too Hot
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Too Hot
writer:
Artis Ivey (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer)
is based on:
Too Hot
Coolio3.83:38
7Getto Jam
recording of:
Ghetto Jam
writer:
Kevin Gilliam (hip hop producer) and Shawn Ivy (90s pop/R&B (slow g-funk) artist Shawn Antoine Ivy)
Domino3.54:18
8Around the Way Girl
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
Around the Way Girl
lyricist:
James Todd Smith
composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
LL Cool J44:02
9Lovesick
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr34:18
10Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
recording of:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
writer:
Attrell S. Cordes and Gary Kemp
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Reformation Publishing Inc.
is based on:
True
P.M. Dawn3.53:55
11Karmacoma
recording of:
Karmacoma
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Bob Locke, Grant Marshall, Tim Norfolk, Adrian Thaws and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack44:02
12Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo34:00
13One Shot
recording of:
One Shot
writer:
Chris Evans (UK rapper), Trevor Jackson (UK techno producer aka Playgroup, Underdog), Lawrence Knopf (UK rapper) and Richard Norris (UK hip-hop DJ/producer)
The Brotherhood44:15
14Can’t You See
performer:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
Can’t You See
writer:
C. Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), H. Middleton, J. Howell, M. South, S. Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and T. Robinson (Songwriter/Composer)
Total feat. The Notorious B.I.G.34:49
15Can I Kick It?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990)
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest43:49
16Wash Your Face in My Sink
engineer:
Maximum 60 (Richard Rodwell)
co-producer:
Maximum 60 (Richard Rodwell)
producer:
Dream Warriors (Canadian hip hop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BFP Studios in Toronto
recording of:
Wash Your Face in My Sink
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Wes Farrell, Andrew Gooden, Louie Robinson and Richard Rodwell
Dream Warriors33:40
17It’s A Shame
additional guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
bass guitar:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
guitar:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
samples:
It’s a Shame by The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
recording of:
It's a Shame (My Sister)
writer:
Lee Garrett, Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality), David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals), Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) and Virgin Music (Pubs.) Ltd. (publisher)
is based on:
It’s a Shame
Monie Love43:36
18Hand of the Dead Body
guest vocals:
Ice Cube
recording of:
Hand of the Dead Body
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Eddie Wilson, Joseph Johnson (guitarist), Brad Jordan (US rapper & record producer) and O'Shea Jackson
Scarface feat. Ice Cube44:50

Credits

Release

manufactured in:UK
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3922060 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000024LCY [info]