Classic Hip Hop

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1Don’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 Enemy3.55:21
2She’s Crafty
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
samples:
The Ocean (original studio mix) by Led Zeppelin
recording of:
She’s Crafty
lyricist and composer:
Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Adam Yauch
Beastie Boys3.553:37
3Push 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‐Pepa3.753:29
4Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice3:50
5Paid in Full
recording of:
Paid in Full
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim3:49
6Children’s Story
recording of:
Children’s Story
writer:
Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
Slick Rick4:00
7Ain’t No Half-Steppin’
Big Daddy Kane5:21
8Biz Is Goin’ Off
recording of:
Biz Is Goin' Off
lyricist:
Big Daddy Kane (singer, songwriter)
Biz Markie2.54:51
9Play That Beat Mr. D.J.
G.L.O.B.E & Whiz Kid4:02
10They Reminisce Over You
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth4:44
11Top Billin’
Audio Two2:53
12Colors
producer:
Afrika Islam and Ice‐T
a cappella versions:
Colors (a cappella) by Ice‐T
instrumental versions:
Colors (instrumental) by Ice‐T
recording of:
Colors (in 1987)
lyricist:
Tracy Marrow (Ice‐T)
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Tracy Marrow (Ice‐T)
Ice‐T54:27
13Steppin’ to the A.M.
engineer:
Nick Sansano
co-producer:
3rd Bass (New York hip-hop group), Pete Nice and MC Serch (US rapper Michael Berrin)
producer:
Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2015)
samples:
Time by Pink Floyd
3rd Bass54:52
14Supersonic
J.J. Fad3:54
15Streets of New York
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo4:00
16Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy
Big Daddy Kane44:11
17Just a Friend
recording of:
Just a Friend
lyricist:
Joe Flizzow, Leaflizard, Malique and Biz Markie
composer:
Biz Markie
Biz Markie3:59
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ASIN:UK: B01BUDWKJY [info]