The Kings of Hip Hop

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Breaks
2▼CD: Hip Hop
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1THINGTRO
Mr. Thing1:03
2Sound Bwoy Burreill
Smif‐n‐Wessun3:08
3I Got Cha Opin
Black Moon3:04
4Fakin Jax
producer:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
INI feat. Pete Rock2:53
5The Bizness
performer:
Common (US rapper)
recording of:
The Bizness
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul feat. Common Sense5:03
6Skinz
performer:
Grand Puba
recording of:
Skinz
lyricist:
Corey Penn and Maxwell Dixon
composer:
Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba3:25
7SH.FE.MC’s
performer:
A Tribe Called Quest
recording of:
Sh.Fe.MC's
writer:
Dick Hyman (jazz pianist), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ziggy Modeliste, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr., Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul feat. A Tribe Called Quest4:56
8Mic Checka (remix)
Das EFX1:53
9Brooklyn Zoo
Ol’ Dirty Bastard2:07
10Shimmy, Shimmy Ya
Ol’ Dirty Bastard2:18
11Microphone Fiend (album version)
recording of:
Microphone Fiend
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Eric B. & Rakim3:32
12Get on Down
The Unreleased Project4:11
13Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
recording of:
Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
Brand Nubian4:21
14Fakin’ the Funk
Main Source3:14
15A Chorus Line 2000 (remix)
Ultramagnetic MC’s6:05
16Peace Is Not the Word to Play
Main Source1:36
17Set It Off
Big Daddy Kane4:28

Credits

Release

liner notes:Huw Bowles
miscellaneous support:DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mastering:Shawn Joseph (mastering)
DJ-mixer medium 1:DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
DJ-mixer medium 2:Mr. Thing
mixed at:HeadQcourterz Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mastered at:Optimum Mastering in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/572417 [info]
ASIN:US: B0007TFI4M [info]