Monsters of Rap

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk This Way
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3.73:41
2Bust a Move
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
guest bass guitar:
Flea (US bassist)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delicious Vinyl, Inc. (in 1989)
mixed for, arranged for and produced for:
Delicious Vinyl Inc.
samples:
Daytime Hustler by Bette Midler, Found a Child by Ballin’ Jack and Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990 winner) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 60)
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC44:26
3U 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
MC Hammer4.14:18
4Baby Got Back
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
guest vocals:
Amy Dorsey
arranger:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 327)
recording of:
Baby Got Back
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
publisher:
Mix-A-Lot Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot3.654:23
5The Power
producer:
Snap! (Eurodance)
samples:
Love 's Gonna Get You by Jocelyn Brown (lead vocals) and Pumper Piper Beats by Frankie Bones (US house/techno DJ) & Lenny Dee (US techno/hardtechno/hardcore producer & DJ) (drums (drum set))
recording of:
The Power
writer:
Benito Benites, Antoinette Colandero and John Garrett III
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001), House of Fun Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Snap!3.25:43
6I Got a Man
producer:
Shawn Thomas aka Easy LG
mixer:
Easy LG
Positive K4.353:50
7Parents Just Don’t Understand
producer:
Pete Q. Harris, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) and Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989 winner)
recording of:
Parents Just Don’t Understand
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince35:11
8Rump Shaker
Wreckx‐N‐Effect5:12
9Tennessee
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 Development4.254:35
10Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)
Technotronix5:40
11Mentirosa
Mellow Man Ace44:19
12Supersonic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 76)
recording of:
Supersonic
writer:
Baby D (Dania Maria Birks, member of J.J. Fad), Crazy J. (US hip hop; Juanita A. Lee), Fatima Shaheed, M.C.J.B. (Juana Michelle Burns) and Kim Nazel (aka Mik Lezan, Arabian Prince)
J.J. Fad53:55
13Knockin' Boots
recording of:
Knockin' Boots
writer:
Candyman (American rapper, known for "Knockin' Boots"), Willie Clarke, Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer), Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
Candyman3:55
14Tic Tac Toe
Kyper6:25
15Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow34:20
16Cars With the Boom
producer:
Davis Stone Klein (US house/techno trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
produced for:
Hot Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Hot Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Cars With the Boom
writer:
Elana Cager, Joseph Louis Stone, Larry Julian (Florida? musician, worked with L’Trimm and Hot Productions), Paul Klein (Hot Productions) and Rachel Patricia de Rougemont
publisher:
Henstone and Musicworks (publishing, associated with Hot Productions)
L’Trimm3:56
17The Rain
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 63)
recording of:
The Rain
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Bell (R&B / hip-hop producer)
Oran “Juice” Jones55:08
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