The Hits Collection, Volume 1

~ Release by Jay‐Z (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Public Service Announcement (interlude)
22:46
2Run This Town
recording engineer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Marcos Tovar (engineer)
producer:
No I.D. (producer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
guest vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
samples:
Κάποια μέρα στην Αθήνα by Τα 4 Επίπεδα της Ύπαρξης
recording of:
Run This Town
composer:
Αθανάσιος Αλατάς, Jeff Bhasker, No I.D. (producer), Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Barbadian R&B/pop singer), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
3.14:28
3'03 Bonnie & Clyde
recording engineer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Shane “Bermuda” Woodley
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Jason Goldstein
instruments:
Eric “E‐Bass” Johnson (hip hop guitarist & producer)
vocals:
Beyoncé and Jay‐Z (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2002)
produced for:
Konman Productions and Roc the World
recorded at:
Baseline Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Quad Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
If I Was Your Girlfriend by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Me and My Girlfriend by Makaveli (Tupac Shakur)
recording of:
’03 Bonnie & Clyde
writer:
Darryl Harper (US hip hop producer), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”), Ricardo Rouse, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Tupac Shakur (US rapper), Tyrone Wrice and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
publisher:
Amaru Publishing, Ent One Publishing, Suge Publishing and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2.853:25
4Encore
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
background vocals:
John Legend
samples:
I Will by John Holt
recording of:
Encore
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
2.64:10
5I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
33:50
6Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
recording engineer:
Kamel Abdo and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Supa Engineer DURO (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recorded at:
Baseline Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (formerly “The Jackson 5”)
recording of:
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
writer:
Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
3.54:02
7D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
recording engineer and mixer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
samples:
In the Space by Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky and Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam (60s US pop-rock band)
recording of:
D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
composer:
Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilović, No I.D. (producer), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Dave Sucky
3.44:16
899 Problems
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
samples:
Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) and The Big Beat by Billy Squier
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 96)
recording of:
99 Problems
lyricist and composer:
Norman Landsberg, Leslie Weinstein, Felix Pappalardi, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records), Shawn Carter (US rapper), Billy Squier and John Ventura
publisher:
Ammo Dump, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Songs of the Knight and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
is based on:
99 Problems
3.753:55
9Empire State of Mind
recording engineer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Ann Mincieli
co-producer:
Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer) and Janette Sewell
producer:
Al Shux (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer)
additional mixer:
DJ Swivel (Canadian producer Jordan Young)
mixer:
DURO (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
guest vocals:
Alicia Keys
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
samples:
Love on a Two-Way Street by The Moments (US R&B vocal group)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
publisher:
Carter Boys Music, EMI April Music Inc., Gambi Music Inc, Global Talent Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), J. Sewell Publishing, KMR II Songs of GT Publishing, Lellow Productions, Inc., Masani El Shabazz, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.64:37
10Dirt Off Your Shoulder
producer:
Timbaland
recording of:
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Timothy Mosley
3.454:02
11Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
recording engineer:
Paul Falcon
producer:
The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
mixer:
Ken “DURO” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans
recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
writer:
Martin Charnin, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Charles Strouse
publisher:
45 Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Helene Blue Musique Ltd., Lil Lulu Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
3.44:01
12Show Me What You Got
33:43
13Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)
recording engineer:
Victor AbiJaoudi II, Steve “Rock Star” Dickey (mixing engineer) and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
additional engineer:
Matt Testa
producer:
Diddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), LV (US hip hop producer Levar Coppin) and Sean C (US turntablist/hip hop producer, with The Hitmen)
additional mixer:
Steve “Rock Star” Dickey (mixing engineer)
mixer:
Victor AbiJaoudi II
bass guitar:
Ed "Wolverine" Goldson
drums (drum set):
Mario Winans
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth "Scooter" Whalum
trombone:
Saunders Sermons
trumpet:
Keyon Harrold and Cameron Johnson (US trumpeter)
additional guest vocals:
Beyoncé, Cassie (American R&B artist Cassie Ventura) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
arranger:
Kenneth "Scooter" Whalum
samples:
Make the Road by Walking by Menahan Street Band
music videos:
Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)... by JAY‐Z (US rapper)
recording of:
Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...
composer:
Thomas Brenneck, Levar Coppin, Michael Deller, Dave Guy, Bosco Mann, Deleno Matthews, Leon Michels, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2.84:13
14Big Pimpin'
recording engineer and mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Chauncey Mahan
producer:
Timbaland
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
performer:
UGK
produced for:
Timbaland Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime by The Korgis (British pop band) and Khusara Khusara by Hossam Ramzy
recording of:
Big Pimpin’
writer:
Bernard Freeman, Chad Butler (US rapper Pimp C), Kyambo R. Joshua, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Tim Mosley
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), I Love K J Music, Lil Lu Lu Publishing, Virginia Beach Music and WC Music Corp.
3.554:44