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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1King Tim III (Personality Jock)
producer:
Fatback (previously Fatback Band)
recording of:
King Tim III
writer:
Frederick Demery and William Curtis (The Fatback Band)
Fatback6:16
2Rapper’s Delight (7″ single version)
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
Sugarhill Gang5:03
3Funk You Up (12″ single, short version)
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Funk You Up
writer:
Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Sylvia Robinson and Angie Stone
The Sequence6:47
4The Breaks
producer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer) and Robert Ford Jr. (hip hop writer and producer)
recording of:
The Breaks
writer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer), Kurtis Walker, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer) and Russell W. Simmons
publisher:
Neutral Gray Music
Kurtis Blow47:46
5That’s the Joint
producer:
Jigsaw Inc. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 288)
recording of:
That’s the Joint
writer:
Keith Caeser, Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Sharon Green, Jeffrey Myree, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Rodney Stone
Funky 4 + 19:24
6Monster Jam
co-producer:
Jiggs Chase
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1980)
recording of:
Monster Jam
writer:
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Sylvia Robinson and Angie Stone
Spoonie Gee meets The Sequence8:52
7The Body Rock
producer:
Bobby Robinson
The Treacherous Three7:31
8Rapture
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
recording of:
Rapture
writer:
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc
Blondie6:29
9The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
producer:
Joey Robinson Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson
performer:
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Good Times (7″ edit) by Chic (US disco group)
recording of:
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
writer:
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, John Deacon, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Deborah Harry, Joseph Saddler, Ronald LaPread, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Sylvia Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Chris Stein, Angie Stone and Wonder Mike
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
8th Wonder
is based on:
Another One Bites the Dust
is based on:
Apache (Sugarhill Gang version)
is based on:
Good Times
is based on:
Monster Jam
is based on:
Rapture
is based on:
The Birthday Party
Grandmaster Flash4.657:05
10Planet Rock
producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ)
recording of:
Planet Rock
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer), Robert Darrell Allen, Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), John Miller (MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soulsonic Force)), John Robie and Ellis Williams
publisher:
Bambaataa Music, No Hassle Music, Shakin’ Baker Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and T-Girl Music LLC
quotes music from:
Trans Europa Express
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force7:31
2▶CD: 1982–1984
3▶CD: 1984–1988
4▶CD: 1987–1989
5▶CD: 1989–1991
6▶CD: 1992–1994
7▶CD: 1994–1997
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]