Hip Hop Classics

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Tracklist

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1California Love
performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
California Love (original version)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Mikel Hooks, Ronnie Hudson, Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity), Chris Stainton, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:
Delirious Music, Embassy Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Onward Music Ltd., R2M Music (BMI), Saja Music Co. (publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2Pac feat. Dr. Dre3.654:02
2Who Am I
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg4:08
3Whatta Man
guest vocals:
En Vogue
recording of:
Whatta Man
writer:
Hurby Azor, Cheryl James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa) and Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
version of:
What a Man
Salt‐N‐Pepa33:35
4Summertime
producer:
Hula & Fingers
mixer:
D.J. Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist) and Def Geoff Hunt
background vocals arranger:
LaVette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4.454:30
5Regulate
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
performer:
Nate Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in 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 and Warren Griffin
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg4.454:09
6Public Enemy No. 1
Public Enemy4:39
7Mama Said Knock You Out
assistant producer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin
co-producer:
LL Cool J
producer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1991)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Gangster Boogie by Chicago Gangsters and Trip to Your Heart by Sly & the Family Stone
recording of:
Mama Said Knock You Out
writer:
James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
LL Cool J54:48
8Paid in Full
recording of:
Paid in Full
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim3:47
9Rapper's Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards, 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
The Sugarhill Gang3.753:56
10The Message
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
edit of:
The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
recording of:
The Message
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.353:06
11Funky Cold Medina
recording of:
Funky Cold Medina
lyricist:
Marvin Young
composer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc44:12
12Walk This Way
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (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 Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd. and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith3.653:37
13Sound of Da Police
producer:
Showbiz
mixer:
KRS‐ONE
samples:
Inside Looking Out by Grand Funk Railroad
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 16)
recording of:
Sound of da Police
writer:
Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler, KRS‐ONE, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Showbiz
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., London Music UK, Ludlow Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC
KRS‐One4.754:13
14Natural Born Killaz
co-producer:
Sam Sneed
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Priest "Superfly" Brooks (US rapper, producer & engineer)
additional vocals:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1994) and Interscope Records (in 1994)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Natural Born Killaz
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n', Gangsta Boogie Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dr. Dre & Ice Cube4.754:46
15Gin & Juice
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (in 1993)
recording of:
Gin & Juice
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Snoop Dogg4.33:32
16Insane in the Brain
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (from 1993 to present)
recording of:
Insane in the Brain
writer:
Jerry Corbitt, Louis Freese, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher) and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.953:31
17Don't Believe the Hype
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1 by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Don’t Believe the Hype
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
Public Enemy3.55:21