BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. Presents Jive's Greatest Rap Singles

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Faith
Wee Papa Girl Rappers3:16
A2Parents 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 Prince35:14
A3Let's Go
co-producer:
Fred McFarland
producer:
LaVaba and M. Dewese
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
Kool Moe Dee5:26
A4Mack Attack
drum machine [808] programming:
Silky C
producer:
Ted Bohanon and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
mixer:
Howard Johnston (engineer, co-owner “Different Fur Recording”) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
keyboard:
Too $hort
turntable [DJ scratch]:
DJ Universe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988) and Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1989)
produced for:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew)
recorded at:
Different Fur Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Mack Attack
writer and arranger:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort5:54
A5Escape (I Need a Break)
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
recording of:
Escape (I Need a Break)
writer:
Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Whodini43:44
A6Saturday Night
Schoolly D3:39
B1Yo Baby Yo
Party Posse3:32
B2Word Up Doc!
Doctor Ice3:23
B3Get Pepped
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
Skinny Boys4:01
B4King Heroin (Don't Mess with Heroin)
producer:
Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer) and Phil Nicholas (producer & musician)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
King Heroin (Don't Mess with Heroin)
Jazzy Jeff4:18
B5My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions6:37