Hip Hop - The Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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. Dre & Roger Troutman3.654:01
2Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Doggy Dogg4:08
3Regulate
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg4:09
4No Diggity
programming and producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
instruments:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
guest performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Queen Pen
performer:
Blackstreet
arranger:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer)
samples:
Grandma’s Hands by Bill Withers
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 424)
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n', Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre4.755:05
5Phenomenon
recording engineer:
Lane Craven and Michael Patterson (engineer)
engineer:
Stevie J. Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
producer:
Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra) and Sean "Puffy" Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
mixer:
Michael Patterson (engineer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Scratch
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, United States
mixed at:
Daddy’s House in New York, United States
samples:
Who Is He and What Is He to You by Creative Source
music videos:
Phenomenon by LL Cool J
recording of:
Phenomenon
writer:
Diddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), LL Cool J, Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
LL Cool J54:06
6Summertime
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 Prince4.454:28
7White Lines (Don't Do It)
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel4:00
8Rapper’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
Sugarhill Gang3.753:55
9I Got 5 on It
guest vocals:
Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noo Trybe Records, Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
I Got 5 on It
writer:
Anthony Gillmour, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Denzil Foster, Garrick Husband, Jerold Ellis Jr. (US rapper), Jay King, Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club), Thomas McElroy, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz3.654:05
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 (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.353:07
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 Loc44:12
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 DMC feat. Aerosmith3.653:37
13Don’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 Enemy3.55:19
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, United States
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles, 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 Cube4.754:42
15Straight Outta Compton
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Straight Outta Compton
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A.4:25
16Party Up
DMX4:31
17Smash Sumthin'
producer:
Adam Fenton
vocals:
Redman (US rapper)
recording of:
Smash Sumthin’
lyricist:
Adam Fenton, Reggie Noble (US rapper) and Peter Smith (UK Producer (Peter John Frederick Smith))
composer:
Adam Fenton, Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer), Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper, Reggie Noble (US rapper) and Peter Smith (UK Producer (Peter John Frederick Smith))
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Adam F feat. Redman3:29
18The Way I Am
recording engineer:
Richard “Segal” Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer)
assistant engineer:
Thomas Rounds (engineer)
producer:
Eminem (US rapper)
assistant mixer:
Richard “Segal” Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Eminem (US rapper)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Mike Elizondo
keyboard:
Thomas Joseph Coster, Jr.
vocals:
Eminem (US rapper)
music videos:
The Way I Am (LP version) by Eminem (US rapper)
recording of:
The Way I Am
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Mathers (US rapper)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation (ended) and Eight Mile Style
Eminem4.054:50