Hip Hop: The Collection. The Classics

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Tracklist

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1Forgot About Dre
audio engineer:
Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer)
bass:
Mike Elizondo
guitar:
Sean Cruse
keyboard:
Camara Kambon
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Eminem (US rapper)
lead vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath Entertainment (US rap) (in 1999) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
Forgot About Dre
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper) and Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment)
Dr. Dre feat. Eminem43:45
2Family Affair
recording of:
Family Affair
additional writer:
Luchana N. Lodge, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Paula Miller
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Mary J. Blige, Mike Elizondo, Camara Kambon and Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her)
Mary J. Blige3:14
3I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That
recording of:
I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That
writer:
Louis Freese, Tony Iommi, Larry Muggerud, Ozzy Osbourne, Todd Ray, Terry Butler and Bill Ward
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher), Essex Music International, Inc. and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill4:03
4Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick St. Hillaire
assistant engineer:
Vinny Nicoletti
producer:
Busta Rhymes and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
vocals and performer:
Rampage (US rapper of Flipmode Squad)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Music Palace in West Hempstead
samples:
Space by Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
recording of:
Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
writer:
Busta Rhymes and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
MacDermot Music (SOCAN), T’ziah’s Music, Third Side America and Zadiyah's Music (BMI)
Busta Rhymes3.954:34
5He Got Game
recording of:
He Got Game
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, LuQuantum Leap and Stephen Stills
is based on:
For What It’s Worth
Public Enemy43:22
6Rapper’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 Gang3.63:58
7O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music (associated with Naughty By Nature)
Naughty by Nature3.854:30
8Let’s Get Dirty
performer:
DJ Kool
Redman43:58
9Party Up
recording engineer:
Chris Theis
producer:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
vocals:
DMX (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
produced for:
Ruff Ryders Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Miami
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 262) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 388)
recording of:
Party Up
publisher:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Boomer X Publishing, Inc, Dead Game Publishing and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
DMX3.74:35
10Buffalo Stance
recording of:
Buffalo Stance
writer:
Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Jamie J. Morgan (Director, Photographer, Musician) and Phil Ramacon (soul/R&B/reggae songwriter)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., BMG VM Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), EMI Songs France (27, rue de Berri) and Warner Chappell Music France
is based on:
Looking Good Diving With The Wild Bunch
Neneh Cherry44:06
11Push It
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 54), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 374) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 440)
recording of:
Push It
writer:
Hurby Azor and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Turn Out Brothers Publishing
Salt‐N‐Pepa3.753:30
12The 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 Five4.353:09
13It Was a Good Day
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube4:14
14Nuthin’ but a ’G’ Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Greg “Gregski” Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
Dr. Dre3.754:00
15I Ain’t Mad at Cha
assistant engineer:
Alvin McGill
engineer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Afeni Shakur and Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer) and Carlos Warlick
guest vocals:
Danny Boy (singer formerly of Death Row Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1996)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
samples:
A Dream by DeBarge
music videos:
I Ain’t Mad at Cha by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Danny Boy (singer formerly of Death Row Records)
recording of:
I Ain’t Mad at Cha
writer:
Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Etterlene Jordan (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Emoni’s Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Suge Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2Pac3.94:56
16Who Am I (What’s My Name)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Tony Green (US bassist) and Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
samples:
Atomic Dog by George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (album mix)
writer:
Snoop (US rapper)
publisher:
Suge Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg4.34:10
17Stand Up
recording engineer:
Robert Hannon, Eddie Hernandez and Jason Rome
co-producer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
lead vocals:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
other vocals:
Shawnna (US rapper Rashawnna Guy, the “Queen of Chicago”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Audio Vision Studios in Miami, Doppler Studios in Atlanta and Tree Sound Studios in Norcross
mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan
samples:
Piano Picker by Carpenters
recording of:
Stand Up
lyricist:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor)
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
publisher:
50,000%, EMI April Music, Ludacris Music Publishing and Ye World Music
Ludacris4.253:35
18I Wish
programming:
Skee‐Lo
producer:
Walter “Kandor” Kahn and Skee‐Lo
arranger:
Skee‐Lo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scotti Bros. Records (in 1995) and Sunshine (Skee-Lo) (in 1995)
samples:
Spinnin’ by Bernard Wright
music videos:
I Wish by Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
quotes lyrics from:
For What It’s Worth
Skee‐Lo44:07
19Mama Said Knock You Out
recording of:
Mama Said Knock You Out
writer:
James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
LL Cool J4:54
20It’s Tricky
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
samples:
My Sharona by The Knack (Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 175)
recording of:
It’s Tricky
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Protoons Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Run‐D.M.C.4.153:04
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