Hip Hop Gold

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Tracklist

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1Rapper's Delight (short 12" version)
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
Sugarhill Gang4.357:12
2The Breaks
producer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer) and Robert Ford Jr. (hip hop writer and producer)
recording of:
The Breaks
writer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer), Kurtis Walker, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer) and Russell W. Simmons
publisher:
Neutral Gray Music
Kurtis Blow47:51
3Planet Rock
recording of:
Planet Rock
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer), Robert Darrell Allen, Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), John Miller (MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soulsonic Force)), John Robie and Ellis Williams
publisher:
Bambaataa Music, No Hassle Music, Shakin’ Baker Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and T-Girl Music LLC
quotes music from:
Trans Europa Express
Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force5:20
4The Message (clean single version)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel4:45
5It’s Tricky
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
samples:
My Sharona by The Knack (Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 175)
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.4.153:04
6Wild Wild West
producer:
Pete Q. Harris, LaVaba, M. Dewese, Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
samples:
Word Up by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989)
recording of:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
lyricist and composer:
Mohandas Dewese
Kool Moe Dee54:43
7It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 80), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 462)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock45:00
8Follow the Leader
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, I Wouldn’t Change a Thing by Coke Escovedo, Listen to Me by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey) and Nautilus by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Follow the Leader
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim45:35
9Strictly Business
producer:
EPMD
performer:
EPMD
recording of:
Strictly Business
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist), Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith (US rapper aka PMD)
EPMD54:46
10I’m Your Pusher
programming:
Afrika Islam (in 1988)
producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1988) and Ice‐T (in 1988)
mixer:
Mark Wolfson (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Ice‐T (in 1988)
samples:
Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield
instrumental versions:
I’m Your Pusher (instrumental) by Ice‐T
recording of:
I’m Your Pusher (in 1988)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn, Ice‐T and Curtis Mayfield
is based on:
Pusherman (Pusher Man)
Ice‐T45:36
11Buddy (Native Tongue Decision version)
mixer:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
guest performer:
Jungle Brothers (US hip hop group), Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality), Phife Dawg, Q‐Tip (American rapper), Queen Latifah and A Tribe Called Quest
arranger:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner
recording of:
Buddy (original)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Michael Small (US rapper Michael Small, member of Jungle Brothers), Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
publisher:
Daisy Age, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and We Blows Up Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Michael Small (US rapper Michael Small, member of Jungle Brothers), Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul feat. Jungle Brothers, Q‐Tip, Phife, Queen Latifah & Monie Love47:17
12Looking at the Front Door
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wild Pitch Records Ltd. (in 1991)
Main Source54:12
13Summertime
producer:
Hula & Fingers
mixer:
D.J. Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist) and Def Geoff Hunt
background vocals arranger:
LaVette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4.454:30
14O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music (associated with Naughty By Nature)
Naughty by Nature3.854:30
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1Pop Goes the Weasel (album version)
engineer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
producer:
3rd Bass (New York hip-hop group) and SD50 Stimulated Dummies
mixer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
instruments:
Suga Pop
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) (in 1990, in 1991) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Damn Right I Am Somebody by Fred Wesley & The JB’s, Eminence Front by The Who, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and You Haven’t Done Nothin’ by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Pop Goes the Weasel
writer:
D. Ross, G. Bauchamp (songwriter), H. Fuqua, J. Dajani, J. Gamble (member of the SD50s), M. Berrin (US rapper Michael Berrin), P. Gabriel (formerly of Genesis), P. Nash (US rapper aka Pete Nice) and S. Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Clyde Pearl Music, Def Jam Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Rhyming Is Fundamental Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3rd Bass3:56
2The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
samples:
Big Sur Suite by Johnny “Hammond” Smith, Her Favorite Style by Iron Butterfly, Hot and Nasty by Black Oak Arkansas and Humpin’ by The Bar‐Kays
recording of:
The Choice Is Yours (revisited)
writer:
Andres Titus (US American rapper Andres Titus, member of Black Sheep), Ben Cauley, James E. Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter), John R Smith, Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and William McLean (DJ William McLean)
Black Sheep54:04
3Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
producer:
Greg Nice and Smooth B
samples:
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
lyricist:
Nice & Smooth
Nice & Smooth4.52:52
4Tennessee
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
5Take It Personal
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s a New Day by Skull Snaps
recording of:
Take It Personal
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr43:10
6Passin' Me By
engineer:
Eric Sarafin
co-producer:
The Pharcyde
producer:
J‐Swift
mixer:
Joe Primeau and Eric Sarafin
performer:
The Pharcyde
recorded at and mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Are You Experienced? by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Summer in the City by Quincy Jones
recording of:
Passing Me By
writer:
Steve Boone, Derrick Stewart (US rapper, member of The Pharcyde), Emandu Wilcox (US rapper Emandu Wilcox, member of The Pharcyde), John Martinez, Romye Robinson (US rapper), John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Tre Hardson
is based on:
Summer in the City
The Pharcyde55:04
7Rump Shaker (radio mix)
Wreckx‐n‐Effect3:58
8Slam (album version)
engineer:
Rich July (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
producer:
ChySkillz (from 1992-07 until 1992-08) and Jam Master Jay (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
mixer:
Rich July (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Big DS (from 1992-07 until 1992-08), Fredro Starr (from 1992-07 until 1992-08), Sonsee (from 1992-07 until 1992-08) and Sticky Fingaz (US rapper Kirk Jones, Onyx member) (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1993) and Rush Associated Labels Inc. (in 1993)
samples:
Rich Kind of Poverty by Sam & Dave and The Champ by The Mohawks
recording of:
Slam (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
lyricist:
Fred Scruggs Jr. (in 1992), Kirk Jones (US rapper Kirk Jones, Onyx member) (in 1992) and Tyrone Taylor (US rapper, Sonsee, of Onyx) (in 1992)
composer:
Jason William Mizell (in 1992) and Chylow Parker (in 1992)
Onyx4.23:38
9U.N.I.T.Y. (clean version)
Queen Latifah4:09
10Getto Jam
recording of:
Ghetto Jam
writer:
Kevin Gilliam (hip hop producer) and Shawn Ivy (90s pop/R&B (slow g-funk) artist Shawn Antoine Ivy)
Domino3.54:20
11Regulate
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
lead vocals:
Nate Dogg and Warren G
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Sign of the Times by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
music videos:
Regulate (music video) by Warren G
recording of:
Regulate
writer:
Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G & Nate Dogg4.454:11
12Tha Crossroads
remixer:
DJ U‐Neek (hip-hop producer)
recording of:
Tha Crossroads (DJ U‐Neek’s Mo Thug remix)
writer:
Byron McCane, Charles Scruggs, Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Steve Howse
dedicated to:
Eazy‐E
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Keenu Songs, Mo Thugs Muzik and Ruthless Attack Muzick
is based on:
Crossroad (different from "Tha Crossroads")
Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony3:46
13He Got Game (radio edit)
recording of:
He Got Game
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, LuQuantum Leap and Stephen Stills
is based on:
For What It’s Worth
Public Enemy feat. Stephen Stills43:20
14Superthug (What, What)
executive producer:
Kiam "Capone" Holley (QB rapper Kiam Holley of Capone-N-Noreaga)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
background vocals:
Tammy Lucas
spoken vocals:
Pharrell Williams
vocals:
Noreaga (Noreaga, hip-hop artist from Queens, NY)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Penalty Recordings (US hip-hop) (in 1998)
recording of:
Superthug
writer:
Deborah Harry, Chad Hugo, Chris Stein, Victor Santiago (Noreaga, hip-hop artist from Queens, NY) and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Chase Chad Music (BMI), Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), IQ Music Ltd., Jose Luis Gotcha Music, Monster Music (publisher), Suite 1202 Music and Waters of Nazareth Publishing
Noreaga5:02
15The Light
Common4:03
16Six Days (remix)
lead vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
other vocals [sampled vocals]:
Kenneth Parry
remixer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2002)
remix of:
Six Days by DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Six Day War by Colonel Bagshot
recording of:
Six Days
writer:
Brian Farrell (Singer in Colonel Bagshot), Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist) and Dennis Olivieri
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Jamie Music, Mo’ Wax Music, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Six Day War
DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def3.353:53
17The Seed 2.0 (radio version)
recording of:
The Seed
The Roots feat. Cody ChesnuTT3:51
18Hey Mama (radio version)
The Black Eyed Peas3:04