Electro: The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection

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Tracklist

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1Rockit
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock3:42
2Break Dancin - Electric Boogie
West Street Mob3:48
3White Lines (Don't Do It)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel4:29
4(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
recording of:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
writer:
Stephen Hague and Soldier B
The Rock Steady Crew2:34
5Breakin... There's No Stopping Us
recording of:
Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us
composer:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) and Jerry Knight
Ollie & Jerry3:06
6Magic's Wand
Whodini2:29
7Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)
recording of:
Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop)
writer:
Man Parrish, John Robie and Raul A. Rodriguez
publisher:
New Image Music and Zeftor Music
Man Parrish2:26
8Axel F
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer2:44
9On the Upside
Xena2:35
10Let the Music Play
recording of:
Let the Music Play
writer:
Chris Barbosa (Rhythm Method) and Ed Chisolm
publisher:
Emergency Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Shannon2:48
11It's Like That
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C.4:36
12808 Beats
recording of:
808 Beats
writer:
Andre Manuel (USA)
The Unknown DJ3:32
13Confusion
recording of:
Confusion
writer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company), Shakin’ Baker Music and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
New Order1:43
14Breaker's Revenge
Arthur Baker2:31
15Rock 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 J4:20
16Alice, I Just Want You for Me!
recording of:
Alice, I Want You Just for Me
writer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) and Howie Tee
Full Force2:19
17Rebel Without a Pause
recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy4:02
18It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock3:23
19Jam on Revenge
recording of:
Jam on Revenge
writer:
Ben Cenac
Newcleus3:11
20In the Bottle
cover recording of:
The Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Brouhaha Music, Brouhaha Music Inc. and Castle Music Ltd.
C.O.D.2:48
21Light Years Away
recording of:
Light Years Away
writer:
Lotti Golden and Richard Scher
Warp 92:17
22The Smurf
Tyrone Brunson2:51
23I'm the Packman
The Packman2:42
24No Sell Out
Malcolm X2:59