Hip Hop High: Class of 1990–1991

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1100 Miles & Runnin’
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys, Lend Me an Ear by The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes and Thriller (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
100 Miles and Runnin’
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lamont Dozier, Eric Wright, Gregory Hutchinson (aka Big Hutch), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) and Melvin Ragin
N.W.A44:37
2Born and Raised in Compton
engineer:
Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick, Joe Shay and Liz Sroka
producer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick and DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
electric bass guitar and electric guitar:
Stan “The Guitar Man” Jones ("The Guitar Man")
keyboard:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1991)
produced for:
2 Quik Productions and Total Trak Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Born and Raised in Compton
writer:
David Marvin Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc. and Total Trak Music
DJ Quik3:26
3Summertime
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 Prince4.454:29
4O.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 Nature3.854:31
5The Humpty Dance
producer:
Shock‐G (of Digital Underground)
background vocals:
Fuze (US hip-hop DJ/producer David Elliot) and Money‐B (Money B, of Digital Underground)
arranger:
Shock‐G (of Digital Underground)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1986)
produced for:
Stayin’ Busy Productions
recording of:
The Humpty Dance
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Gregory Jacobs, Humpty Hump and Walter Morrison
publisher:
GLG Two Music, Pubhowyalike Publishing and Willesden Music (Publishing company, affiliated with BMI)
Digital Underground4:40
6Captain Save a Hoe
engineer and mixer:
Studio Ton
producer:
E‐40 and Studio Ton
guest vocals:
B‐Legit, D‐Shot and Suga‐T
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1994)
mixed at and engineered at:
The Mob Shop in Vallejo, California, United States
instrumental versions:
Captain Save a Hoe (instrumental) by E‐40 featuring The Click (US bay area hip-hop group)
recording of:
Captain Save a Hoe
writer:
Earl Stevens
publisher:
E-Forty Music Publishing Co. and Zomba Songs Inc.
E‐40 featuring The Click54:50
7Expression
producer:
Salt (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
guest performer:
Jacci McGhee
recording of:
Expression
lyricist and composer:
Cheryl James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Sons of K-oss Music
Salt‐N‐Pepa33:56
8Lovesick
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
samples:
Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Never Had a Dream by Ohio Players, Pain by Ohio Players and Trying to Make a Fool of Me by The Delfonics
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
writer:
Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Gregory Webster (drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks and Walter Morrison
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr3:24
9U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
M.C. Hammer4.14:16
10The Dayz of Wayback
bass:
Colin Wolfe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond), Players Balling (Players Doing Their Own Thing) by Ohio Players, Troglodyte by The Jimmy Castor Bunch and Troglodyte (Cave Man) by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
recording of:
The Dayz of Wayback
writer:
Andrew Noland, Douglas Gibson (US funk bassist/songwriter), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Fridie Langdon, Gregory Webster (drummer for Ohio Players), James Castor, Harry Jensen, L. Bonnor (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Lorenzo Patterson, Tracy Lynn Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T) and W. Morrison
N.W.A4:17