Death Row Presents: A Hip Hop History

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Tracklist

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1Who 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 Dogg4.34:09
2Who Been There, Who Done That
J. Flexx3:33
32 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
assistant engineer:
Alvin McGill
engineer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer)
guest vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
2Pac (US rapper)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1996)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
music videos:
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Emoni’s Music, Interscope Pearl Music, 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)
quotes lyrics from:
Radio Activity Rapp (street version)
2Pac feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg3.754:07
4Natural Born Killaz
co-producer:
Sam Sneed
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Priest "Superfly" Brooks (US rapper, producer & engineer)
additional vocals:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1994) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Studios in Tarzana
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles
recording of:
Natural Born Killaz
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Gangsta Boogie Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dr. Dre & Ice Cube4.754:53
5Thug Passion
engineer:
Rick Clifford and Alvin McGill
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper) and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
mixer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer) and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
talkbox:
David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer)
guest vocals:
Dramacydal (Outlawz, rap group founded by 2Pac), Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton) and Storm (female rapper, Outlawz member Donna Hunter)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
samples:
Computer Love by Zapp (US funk band)
recording of:
Thug Passion
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Black/Hispanic Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Saja Music Co. (Saja Music Company, publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2Pac feat. Jewell, Outlawz & Storm3.055:09
6Gin & Juice
recording of:
Gin & Juice
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Snoop Dogg3:33
7New York, New York
Tha Dogg Pound4:28
8Ambitionz Az a Ridah
assistant engineer:
Alvin McGill
engineer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer) and Carlos Warlick
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
samples:
Pee-Wee's Dance (vocal long version) by Joeski Love
recording of:
Ambitionz az a Ridah
writer:
Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Emoni’s Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Suge Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
quotes music from:
Stranded on Death Row
2Pac3.754:40
9Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
Dr. Dre4:49
10Keep Their Heads Ringin
recording of:
Keep Their Heads Ringin’
lyricist:
J-Flex (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Sam Sneed
Dr. Dre4:00
11All My
Ashanti3:45
12Afro Puffs
The Lady of Rage4:45
13How Do You Want It
assistant engineer:
Alvin McGill
engineer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
mixer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer) and Johnny “J” (US rap/hip-hop)
guest vocals:
KC and JoJo (US R&B duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1996)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
samples:
Body Heat by Quincy Jones
music videos:
How Do U Want It (sex club) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo) and How Do U Want It (live at the House of Blues) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
recording of:
How Do U Want It
writer:
Bruce Fisher, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Quincy Jones, Stan Richardson (r&b songwriter), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Quicksand Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Body Heat
2Pac feat. K‐Ci & JoJo3.64:49
14Tha Shiznit
recording of:
Tha Shiznit
Snoop Dogg4:42
15All Bout U
recording of:
All About U
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Bruce Washington (Hussein Fatal), Tomi Jenkins, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi, of the Outlawz)
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music, Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Suge Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2Pac feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Fatal & Yaki Kadafi4:38
16To Live and Die in L.A.
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
QDIII
guest vocals:
Val Young (aka Lady "V")
lead vocals:
Makaveli (Tupac Shakur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1996) and The New and “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1996)
recording of:
To Live & Die in L.A.
writer:
Quincy Jones III, Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Valaria Young (aka Lady "V")
publisher:
Deep Technology Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Val Young Publishing and Windswept Music
Makaveli feat. Val Young4.24:35