Def Jam Recordings: 25th Anniversary

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: 1984 // 1988
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock the Bells
recording of:
Rock the Bells
composer:
James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
LL Cool J4:32
2It's the Beat
Hollis Crew4:14
3Bring the Noise
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Get Off Your Ass and Jam by Funkadelic and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 90), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 160) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 397)
recording of:
Bring the Noise
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Public Enemy3.853:45
4Paul Revere
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
recording of:
Paul Revere
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels) and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
composer:
Adam Horovitz, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
Beastie Boys3.753:41
5The Rain
recording of:
The Rain
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Bell (R&B / hip-hop producer)
Oran “Juice” Jones5:07
6Going Back to Cali
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1988)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989)
recording of:
Going Back to Cali
writer:
James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Def Jam Music, Inc.
LL Cool J44:09
7Brass Monkey
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
samples:
Bring It Here by Wild Sugar
recording of:
Brass Monkey
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (Member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
Beastie Boys4.152:38
8It's Yours
performer:
Jazzy Jay
T La Rock feat. Jazzy Jay4:21
9I Need Love
producer:
LA Posse and LL Cool J
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2021)
recording of:
I Need Love
composer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin, Steven Ettinger, James Todd Smith, Darryl Pierce and Dwayne Simon
LL Cool J4.355:22
10Children's Story
producer:
Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
recording of:
Children’s Story
writer:
Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
Slick Rick4.353:58
11The Gas Face (remix)
co-producer:
M.C. Serch (US rapper Michael Berrin) and Pete Nice
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
guest vocals:
Zev Love X
remixer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
3rd Bass52:08
12Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1990)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Public Enemy3.74:36
▶ CD 2: 1989 // 1993
▶ CD 3: 1994 // 1998
▶ CD 4: 1999 // 2003
▶ CD 5: 2004 // 2008