Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic

~ Release by The Rapsody (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro (instrumental)
engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
The Rapsody1:15
2E lucevan le stelle
engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
vocals:
Xzibit
recorded at and mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
E lucevan le stelle (Rapsody, rap song very loosely based on Puccini's Tosca)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
The Rapsody feat. Xzibit3:54
3Dear Mallika
engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer) (lead vocals [Rap Vocals])
guest vocals:
LL Cool J
vocals:
LL Cool J
The Rapsody feat. LL Cool J4:09
4E lucevan le stelle (reprise)
recording of:
E lucevan le stelle (Rapsody, rap song very loosely based on Puccini's Tosca)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
The Rapsody1:48
5Dalilah
vocals:
Rev Run (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
The Rapsody feat. Reverend Run4:03
6Prince Igor
engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Voelker Brothers
lead vocals [rap vocals]:
Warren G
soprano vocals:
Sissel Kyrkjebø and Sissel
vocals:
Sissel Kyrkjebø and Warren G
recorded at and mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Prince Igor (Rapsody)
lyricist:
Warren G
additional composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer)
composer:
Klaus Völker (music producer "Voelker Brothers")
arranger:
Achim Völker and Klaus Völker (music producer "Voelker Brothers")
publisher:
Edition Madhouse, EMI Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!), PolyGram Songs and Warner Chappell USA
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
The Rapsody feat. Warren G & Sissel44:23
7Belle nuit
vocals:
Mother Superia
recording of:
Belle nuit (Rapsody)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
The Rapsody feat. Mother Superia3:48
8Präludium
vocals:
Jay (German rapper)
The Rapsody feat. Jay2:08
9Ach so fromm
vocals:
Jay (German rapper)
The Rapsody feat. Jay4:59
10Syrinx
vocals:
Redman (US rapper)
recording of:
Syrinx, L. 129, CD 137 (for solo flute)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1913)
dedicated to:
Louis Fleury (French flutist)
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-12-01)
publisher:
Editions Jobert (in 1927-08)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 129) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 137)
The Rapsody feat. Redman3:37
11Vissi d'arte
vocals:
Onyx (New York hardcore rap group)
recording of:
Vissi d'arte (Rapsody)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
The Rapsody feat. Onyx4:32
12Schwanensee
vocals:
Scoota
The Rapsody feat. Scoota3:05
13Recondita armonica
vocals:
Nikki D
recording of:
Recondita armonica (sic, Rapsody)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
The Rapsody feat. Nikki D4:29
14Nessun dorma
vocals:
Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
recording of:
Nessun dorma (Rapsody, rap song very loosely based on Puccini's Turandot)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
is based on:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
The Rapsody feat. Mobb Deep3:34