Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap (explicit)

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Annotation

ISBN 978-1-7341305-0-8

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-16 07:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1979–1982
2▶CD: 1982–1984
3▶CD: 1984–1988
4▶CD: 1987–1989
5▶CD: 1989–1991
6▶CD: 1992–1994
7▼CD: 1994–1997
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1Sabotage
recording of:
Sabotage
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Adam Nathaniel Yauch and Michael Louis Diamon (member of Beastie Boys)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Polygram Int. Publ. GmbH, Inc., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Beastie Boys3:01
2Juicy
recording engineer and mixer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Jean "Poke" Oliver (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Sean "Puffy" Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
additional guest vocals:
Total (American R&B group)
vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bad Boy Records LLC (in 2007) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Juicy Fruit by Mtume (funk group) and Rappin' Duke (vocal) by The Rappin' Duke
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 32)
recording of:
Juicy
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) and Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
The Notorious B.I.G.4.45:03
3DWYCK
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
Greg Nice and Smooth B
guest vocals:
Nice & Smooth
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:
Hey Jude by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
recording of:
DWYCK
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Darryl Barnes, Gregg Mays and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth4.54:03
4Regulate
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 feat. Nate Dogg4.454:11
5Murder Was the Case
recording of:
Murder Was the Case
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Rojai Trawick
Snoop Doggy Dogg3:40
6Sprinkle Me
producer:
Sam Bostic and Mike Mosley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1995)
E‐40 feat. Suga‐T4:12
7Cell Therapy
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid and Organized Noize Productions, Inc (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
producer:
Organized Noize Productions (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
creative direction:
Liwaza Green and Davett Singletary
bass:
Preston Crump
guest vocals:
Brandon "Shug" Bennett
performer:
Big Gipp, Cee-Lo, Khujo Goodie and T‐Mo (US rapper Robert Barnett, member of the Goodie Mob)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LaFace Records
recording of:
Cell Therapy
writer:
Cameron Gipp, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Robert Barnett (US rapper Robert Barnett, member of the Goodie Mob) and Willie Knighton
Goodie Mob4:38
8Gangsta’s Paradise
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.4:02
9Dear Mama
additional engineer:
Jeff Griffin (American engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Pizarro
co-producer:
DF Master Tee (producer Terrence Thomas) and Moses (California hip-hop vocalist)
executive producer:
Afeni Shakur
mixer:
Paul Arnold (engineer)
background vocals:
“Sweet Franklin” and Reggie Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
In All My Wildest Dreams by Joe Sample and Sadie by Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
music videos:
Dear Mama by 2Pac (US rapper)
recording of:
Dear Mama (album version)
lyricist:
Tony Pizarro and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
additional writer:
Terrence Thomas (producer Terrence Thomas)
composer:
Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Tony Pizarro, Joe Sample, Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Master Lab Publishing, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), The Underground Connection, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
revision of:
Dear Mama (original version)
2Pac3.94:40
10Shook Ones, Part 2
recording engineer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer)
mixer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer) and Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dirty Feet by Daly Wilson Big Band (drums (drum set)), Jessica by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Kitty With the Bent Frame by Quincy Jones
music videos:
Shook Ones (video) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 215)
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.65:26
11I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By (Razor Sharp mix)
vocals and performer:
Mary J. Blige
remixer:
Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
recording of:
I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By
is based on:
All I Need
is based on:
You’re All I Need to Get By
Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige5:10
12I’ll Be
recording engineer:
Michael Fronda
producer:
Trackmasters
mixer:
Bill Essex (engineer)
additional vocals and guest performer:
JAŸ‐Z (US rapper)
performer:
JAŸ‐Z (US rapper)
produced for:
Trackmasters Entertainment Inc.
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I'll Be Good by René & Angela
recording of:
I’ll Be
writer:
Samuel Barnes (US rapper & hip‐hop producer, aka Tone), C.Stein, D.Harry, J.C.Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), René Moore, S.Carter (US rapper) and Angela Winbush
publisher:
A La Mode Music, Inc. and EMI Virgin Music Inc.
Foxy Brown feat. Jay‐Z3:01
13No Time
guest performer:
The Notorious B.I.G.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1996)
recording of:
No Time
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Kimberly Jones (US rapper) and Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
Lil’ Kim feat. Puff Daddy3.55:01
14Tha Crossroads
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
15Triumph
engineer:
Carlos Bess
producer:
The RZA (American rapper and actor)
guest vocals:
CappaDonna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1997)
recording of:
Triumph
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Darryl Hill, Dennis Coles, Elgin Turner, Gary Grice (Wu‐Tang Clan), Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, Robert Diggs (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Careers and Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc.
Wu‐Tang Clan feat. Cappadonna4.55:40
16Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
assistant recording engineer:
Tom Passetti (Audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Vinny Nicoletti
co-producer:
Epitome (American producer, songwriter, instrumentalist)
producer:
Buddah (US hip-hop producer Roger Munroe) and Shamello (US producer Darrol Durant)
assistant mixer:
Michael Tocci
mixer:
Busta Rhymes and Rick St. Hillaire
background vocals:
Fabulous Fab (vocals, management)
arranger:
Busta Rhymes
mixed for and arranged for:
Flipmode Entertainment, Inc.
produced for:
Prophecy Prod
recorded at:
Soundtrack Studios, NY in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios, NY in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Sweet Green Fields by Seals & Crofts
recording of:
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
writer:
D. Durant (US producer Darrol Durant), J. Seals, R. Munroe (US hip-hop producer Roger Munroe) and T. Smith (Busta Rhymes)
publisher:
Alshamighty Music (ASCAP), Big Baller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and T’ziah’s Music
Busta Rhymes4.43:17
17Make ’Em Say Uhh!
producer:
DJ KLC (Southern US rap producer Craig Lawson, aka The Drum Major)
other vocals [rap]:
Fiend (US rapper), Mia X, Mystikal (US rapper) and Silkk the Shocker
performer:
Master P (US rapper Percy Miller)
recording of:
Make ’Em Say Ugh
writer:
Craig Lawson (Southern US rap producer Craig Lawson, aka The Drum Major), Craig Derry, Edward Fletcher, B. McDonald, Mia Young, Michael Tyler (US rapper), Dwain Mitchell, Percy Miller (US rapper Percy Miller), Ricky Jones (US rapper), Sylvia Robinson, Vyshonne King Miller and Douglas Wimbush
Master P feat. Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Fiend35:07
8▶CD: 1997–2002
9▶CD: 2004–2013

Credits

Release

art direction, graphic design and design:Cey Adams
mastering:Sean Brennan (mastering engineer)
Paul du Gré
Mike Monseur (mastering and recording engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/19550332 [info]
ASIN:US: B097FXRP8C [info]