Magic Hip Hop 3: 38 Cool Slammin’ Rap Flavas!

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1Dear Mama (radio version)
recording of:
Dear Mama (album version)
lyricist:
Tony Pizarro and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
additional writer:
Terrence Thomas (producer Terrence Thomas)
composer:
Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Tony Pizarro, Joe Sample, Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Master Lab Publishing, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), The Underground Connection, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
revision of:
Dear Mama (original version)
2Pac4:38
2Vision of Life
Down Low4:21
35 O’Clock (radio edit)
Nonchalant3:45
4Crossroad
Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony3:48
5Gangsta’s Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
background vocals:
Trinna Simmons
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.3.954:02
6Top of the Stairs (vocal radio mix)
recording of:
Top of the Stairs
lyricist and composer:
Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
Skee‐Lo4:20
7Alright (radio version)
Absent Minded3:57
8Fast Life
recording of:
Fast Life
writer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best), David Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson, Nasir Jones (US rapper), Nathaniel Wilson (Kool G Rap) and David Townsend
Kool G Rap4:51
9Sugar Hill
AZ4:06
10Tonite’s tha Night
Kris Kross feat. Redman3:16
11The World Is a Ghetto
Geto Boys feat. Flaj4:11
12Runnin’ (clean radio mix)
recording of:
Runnin’
writer:
Derrick Stewart (US rapper, member of The Pharcyde), Emandu Wilcox (US rapper Emandu Wilcox, member of The Pharcyde), James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) and Tre Hardson
The Pharcyde4:19
13Playa Hata (radio mix)
Luniz featuring Teddy4:25
14Eastside Rendevouz
Frost4:32
15Hip Hop Don’t ya Drop (clean version)
Honky4:12
16Innocent
Addis Black Widow3:18
17Gettin’ All da’ Babes
Ro‐Cee4:01
18Throw Your Hands in the Air ’95
Flip da Scrip3:48
19The Ultimate Mix (We Funk This Party Out) (Tokapi S Slammin radio mix)
The Pioneers feat. Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash & Afrika Bambaataa3:44
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1Nuthin’ 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. Dre3.753:59
2Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
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 Dogg4:07
3Boof Baf
assistant engineer:
Alvin Lewis (US recording engineer)
engineer:
Paul Higgins (engineer) and Ron London
producer:
Khalis Bayyan, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Prakazrel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
assistant mixer:
Ron London
mixer:
Kendal Stubbs
additional vocals:
Mad Spider
arranger:
Khalis Bayyan, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Prakazrel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
recorded at and mixed at:
House of Music in West Orange
recording of:
Boof Baf
writer:
Khalis Bayyan, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Prakazrel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
Fugees35:06
4Everything Remains Raw
Busta Rhymes3:44
5That’s How I’m Livin’ (On the Box remix)
Ice‐T5:30
6It’s Tricky
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.3:04
7Bust a Move
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
guest bass guitar:
Flea (US bassist)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delicious Vinyl, Inc. (in 1989)
mixed for, arranged for and produced for:
Delicious Vinyl Inc.
samples:
Daytime Hustler by Bette Midler, Found a Child by Ballin’ Jack and Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990 winner) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 60)
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC44:24
8Lost in Music (Ultimatum remix)
recording of:
Lost in Music
writer:
Rob Birch (Stereo MCs) and Nick Hallam
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
Stereo MCs3:36
9We Got Our Own Thang (7″ version)
recording of:
We Got Our Own Thang
writer:
Cornelius Brown Jr. (Singer in C.J. & Co), Charles Clark (Singer in C.J. & Co), Dennis Coffey, Constance Durden (Singer in C.J. & Co), Heavy D (US rapper), Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), Mike Theodore, Joni Tolbert (Singer in C.J. & Co) and Wellington (Singer in C.J. & Co)
Heavy D. & the Boyz3:23
10Come Baby Come (radio edit)
recording of:
Come Baby Come
writer:
Joseph T. Gardner and Louis Ramon Sharpe (Puerto-Rican American musician aka K7)
publisher:
T-Girl Music, LLC and Universal Music–Z Songs
sub-publisher:
Concord Music GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
K73:49
11Written on Ya Kitten (radio edit)
Naughty by Nature23:52
12The Formula
lead vocals:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
recording of:
The Formula
writer:
D.O.C. (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Dollarz n Sense Muzick and Jobete Music
The D.O.C.3.54:05
13Knockin’ Boots (radio edit)
recording of:
Knockin' Boots
writer:
Candyman (American rapper, known for "Knockin' Boots"), Willie Clarke, Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer), Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
Candyman3:47
14Sad New Day
Me Phi Me3:45
15Poor Georgie
MC Lyte4:01
16Can’t Wait to Be With You
recording of:
Can’t Wait to Be With You
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3:53
17Tennessee
additional engineer:
Tom Held and Richard Wells (engineer)
engineer:
Alvin Speights
executive producer:
Michael T. Mauldin (record executive)
producer and mixer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
additional vocals and guest performer:
Dionne Farris
arranger:
Arrested Development
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Tennessee
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development4.254:34
18Hand of the Dead Boy (radio version)
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 featuring Ice Cube4:50
19I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That
producer:
T‐Ray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1993 to present) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1993)
samples:
The Wizard by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
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 Hill4.24:27

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part of:Magic Hip Hop (number: 3) (order: 3)