Hip Hop: The Collection

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Always on TimeJa Rule feat. Ashanti4:00
2Party Up
recording of:
Party Up
publisher:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Boomer X Publishing, Inc, Dead Game Publishing and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
DMX4:31
3Who Am I (What's My Name)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Tony Green (US bassist) and Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Snoop Dogg, US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
samples:
Atomic Dog by George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (album mix)
writer:
Snoop (Snoop Dogg, US rapper)
publisher:
Suge Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg4.354:08
4The 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 (Eminem, US rapper)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation (ended) and Eight Mile Style
Eminem4.24:48
5Mama Said Knock You Out
recording of:
Mama Said Knock You Out
writer:
James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
LL Cool J4:48
6California 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
7Public Enemy No.1Public Enemy34:38
8Insane 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 Hill3.953:27
9Fu-Gee-Laa
recording of:
Fu-Gee-La
composer:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Salaam Remi
Fugees4:16
10Ride Wit Me
recording of:
Ride Wit Me
writer:
Cornell Haynes, Jr. (US rapper), Eldra DeBarge (El DeBarge), Etterlene Jordan (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan), Jason Epperson, Levell Webb and William DeBarge
publisher:
D2 Pro Publishing, Dynacom Publishing, Hipgnosis SFH I Limited, Jay E’s Basement, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Nelly feat. City Spud4:52
11Rapper'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 Gang3.753:55
12How Deep Is Your Love
recording of:
How Deep Is Your Love (Dru Hill song)
composer:
R. Cousins, Mark Andrews, Reggie Noble (Redman, US rapper), Terry Ruffin and W. Campbell
Dru Hill4:00
13Ms. Jackson
assistant recording engineer:
Malik Albert, Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer)
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
programming and producer:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
assistant mixer:
Warren Bletcher (engineer)
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
guest bass guitar:
Aaron Mills (funk/jazz bassist, member of Cameo)
guest congas:
Rajinder Kala
guest keyboard:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
guest piano:
Marvin “Chanz” Parkman
guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
André 3000
lead vocals:
Big Boi
arranger:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 145) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 277)
recording of:
Ms. Jackson
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Dungeon Ratz Music Inc. and Gnat Booty Music
OutKast4.154:30
14Down 4 U
Charli Baltimore feat. Ja Rule, Ashanti & Vita5:17
15Let Me Blow Ya Mind
recording of:
Let Me Blow Ya Mind
writer:
A. Young (Andre Young, rap producer), E. Jeffers (US rapper/singer), M. Elizondo, S. Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan) and S. Storch (producer)
publisher:
Aint Nuthin' Goin'On But F****' Music, Blackjack Entertainment, Blondie Rockwell Publishing, Dead Game Publishing, Elvismambo Music, Fivecard, Music of Windswept, Scott Storch Music, TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Eve feat. Gwen Stefani3:51
16Return of the Mack
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison54:34
17Mr. Loverman
Shabba Ranks3:35
18Connected
assistant engineer:
Neil Douglas and Elliot Singerman
engineer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
producer:
Stereo MC’s
additional keyboard:
James Hallawell
brass:
Kick Horns
additional vocals:
Cath Coffey, Verona Davis, Andrea Groves and Jennifer Ismail
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (Island Records Limited, not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Let Me Let Me Be Your Lover by Jimmy "Bo" Horne
recording of:
Connected
writer:
Rob Birch (Stereo MCs), Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Nick Hallam and Jimmy “Bo” Horne
publisher:
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Harrick Music, Longitude Music Co. and Virgin Music Ltd.
Stereo MCs3.955:10

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