Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 3 (1979-1991)

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1Microphone Fiend
recording of:
Microphone Fiend
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Eric B. & Rakim5:25
2Bonita Applebaum
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Why (radio edit) by Carly Simon
recording of:
Bonita Applebum
writer:
William Allen (bassist), Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, Walter Booker, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
A Tribe Called Quest13:39
3Parents Just Don't Understand
producer:
Pete Q. Harris, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) and Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989 winner)
recording of:
Parents Just Don’t Understand
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince35:12
4Funky Cold Medina
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1989)
samples:
Hot Blooded by Foreigner (British/American rock band)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990)
recording of:
Funky Cold Medina
lyricist:
Marvin Young
composer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc3.84:10
5Gold Digger
EPMD5:02
6Fuck tha Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A45:46
7The 900 Number
The 45 King23:04
8Bitch Betta Have My Money
producer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
samples:
A Bitch Iz a Bitch by N.W.A (US hip hop group), Listen to Me by Al Wilson and Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy by Big Daddy Kane (singer, songwriter)
recording of:
Bitch Betta Have My Money
writer:
I. Lorenzo, J. Atkins and R. Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
AMG3:18
9This Cut's Got Flavor
Latee4:14
10Ain't No Half Steppin'
producer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recording of:
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
composer:
Antonio Hardy (singer, songwriter)
Big Daddy Kane55:21
11The Humpty Dance
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Counter
producer:
The Underground (Digital Underground, hip hop)
vocals:
Fuze (US hip-hop DJ/producer David Elliot), Humpty Hump, Money B (of Digital Underground) and Shock‐G (of Digital Underground)
recorded at and mixed at:
Starlight Sound (San Francisco) in Richmond, California, United States
music videos:
The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground (hip hop)
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 241)
recording of:
The Humpty Dance
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Edward Humphrey III, Gregory Jacobs and Walter Morrison
publisher:
GLG Two Music, Pubhowyalike Publishing and Willesden Music (Publishing company, affiliated with BMI)
Digital Underground3.756:28
12Pee Wee's Dance
Joeski Love4:38

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part of:Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials (number: 3) (order: 3)