Soulful Genius (Library of a Legend)

~ Release by J Dilla (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Steppin' It Up
engineer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
guest lead vocals:
Busta Rhymes and Redman (US rapper)
lead vocals:
Phife Dawg and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Busta Rhymes and Redman (US rapper)
samples:
Leo: Rosebud by Cannonball Adderley
recording of:
Steppin' It Up
composer:
James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Busta Rhymes & Redman23:21
2People Make the World Go Round (remix)
cover recording of:
People Make the World Go Round
lyricist:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Assorted Music, Bellboy Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Innerzone Orchestra4:04
3Ya Heard Me
Phife Dawg4:22
4Got Till It's Gone (Ummah J Dilla mix)
remixer:
The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
recording of:
Got 'Til It's Gone
writer:
René Elizondo Jr., Janet Jackson, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Black Ice Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Flyte Tyme Tunes and Siquomb Pub. Corp.
Janet Jackson13:43
5Street Life
producer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
Frank-N-Dank3:22
6Keep On
producer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) and Slum Village
Dwele feat. Slum Village3:40
7One Time
Moka Only3:12
8The Light (remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
miscellaneous support:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) (task: keys)
handclaps:
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) and Dereck Dudley
vocals:
Erykah Badu
remixer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
remix of:
The Light by Common (US rapper)
Common4:00
9Ultimate (unreleased J Dilla remix)
Artifacts4:02
10Let's Grow
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
Royce da 5′9″3:46
11Party Groove
producer:
Jaydee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
5 Elementz3:49
12Sometimes (Ummah remix)
remixer:
The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
performer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recording of:
Sometimes
composer:
Simon Bartholomew
The Brand New Heavies4:31
13Let's Ride
Q‐Tip4:07
14Y?
co-producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
producer:
Bootie Brown (US rapper Romye Robinson)
recording of:
Y?
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), Romye Robinson (US rapper) and Tre Hardson
The Pharcyde45:04
15Bring It 2 Me
Proof3:10
16Afterparty
producer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
Frank-N-Dank3:42
17Live It Up
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Live It Up
writer:
James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) and Trevor Smith (Busta Rhymes)
Busta Rhymes2.353:41
18Bullshit
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
samples:
Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1975-07-18: Mecca Lyceum, The Strand, London, UK) by Bob Marley & The Wailers and Sing Me Softly of the Blues by The Gary Burton Quartet
recording of:
Bullshit
writer:
Carla Bley (American jazz pianist and composer), 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), Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist), Romye Robinson (US rapper), Peter Tosh and Tre Vant Jermaine Hardson
The Pharcyde44:10
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