Urban Rhymes

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It’s Like That
additional producer:
Jason Nevins
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
remixer:
Jason Nevins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records Ltd. and Smile Communications
produced for:
Rush Groove Productions
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. vs. Jason Nevins3.34:11
2Loungin’
recording engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
mixer:
George Karras
guest keyboard:
Eric Cody (songwriter/producer/enginner & keyboardist)
guest vocals:
Terri & Monica
performer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1995)
samples:
Nite and Day by Al B. Sure!
recording of:
Loungin
composer:
AJ Brown III, LL Cool J, Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer) and Kyle West (Soul and R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
LL Cool J44:13
3I Shot the SheriffWarren G4.44:07
4Woo Hah! Got You All in Check
Busta Rhymes4:11
5C U When U Get There
guest performer:
40 Thevz
performer:
40 Thevz
recording of:
C U When U Get There
writer:
Dominic Aldridge (American rap producer), Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Johann Pachelbel (composer), Henry Straughter and Malieek Straughter
is based on:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Coolio feat. 40 Thevz33:40
6Think of You (Bad Boy remix)
Usher4:15
7Feels So Good
Mase3:25
8Wishing on a Star
recording engineer:
Ken "Duro" Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
additional producer:
D Influence Productions
producer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
mixer:
D Influence, Paul Emanuel and Ken "Duro" Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
strings:
Pure Stringz
remixer:
D Influence Productions
performer:
Gwen Dickey
strings [string] arranger:
Ed Baden Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records (in 1997)
mixed for:
1 2 One Management
produced for:
1 2 One Management and Trackmasters Entertainment Inc.
mixed at:
Master Rock Studio in Kilburn, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wishing on a Star (Jay-Z version)
writer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Wishing on a Star
Jay‐Z33:55
9Be Alone No More (Blacksmith Skate & Roll mix)
recording of:
Be Alone No More
writer:
Steve Dubin, Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists) and Ivan Matias
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd, Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd
Another Level4:31
10Whatta Man
performer:
En Vogue
recording of:
Whatta Man
writer:
Hurby Azor, Cheryl James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa) and Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
version of:
What a Man
Salt‐N‐Pepa feat. En Vogue34:08
11I Wish
programming:
Skee‐Lo
producer:
Walter “Kandor” Kahn and Skee‐Lo
arranger:
Skee‐Lo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scotti Bros. Records (in 1995) and Sunshine (Skee-Lo) (in 1995)
samples:
Spinnin’ by Bernard Wright
music videos:
I Wish by Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
quotes lyrics from:
For What It’s Worth
Skee‐Lo44:08
12I Will Survive (Silk’s Old Skool extended remix with clean rap)
Chantay Savage4:09
13Summertime
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
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 Prince3:47
14Can I Kick It
producer and mixer:
Hoods (hip hop production, A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It?")
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest43:30
15Waterfalls
recording of:
Waterfalls
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
publisher:
BELT STAR MUSIC, Hitco Music, Organized Noize Music, Pebbitone Music, Red Light & Incense Music, Stiff Shirt Music, Inc., TIZBIZ Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
TLC3:52
16Boom Shack‐A‐LackApache Indian3:47
17Here Comes the Hotstepper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner and Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal & the Headhunters
recording of:
Here Comes the Hotstepper
writer:
Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner and Salaam Remi
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Longitude Music, Pine Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salaam Remi Music
Ini Kamoze3.154:09
18Magic Number
recording of:
The Magic Number
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Dorough, Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
publisher:
ABC Circle Music Inc., American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Golo Publishing (BMI-affiliated)
De La Soul3:15
19The Message
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) (from 1982 to present)
edit of:
The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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 Five4.353:11
20Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), 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 Gang3.63:56
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1Gangsta’s Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
background vocals:
Trinna Simmons
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio featuring L.V.3.954:01
2Tha Crossroads
recording of:
Tha Crossroads (DJ U‐Neek’s Mo Thug remix)
writer:
Byron McCane, Charles Scruggs, Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Steve Howse
dedicated to:
Eazy‐E
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Keenu Songs, Mo Thugs Muzik and Ruthless Attack Muzick
is based on:
Crossroad (different from "Tha Crossroads")
Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony3:46
3Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
recording of:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
writer:
Attrell S. Cordes and Gary Kemp
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Reformation Publishing Inc.
is based on:
True
P.M. Dawn3.53:55
4Prince Igor
engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
additional producer:
Peter Ries
producer:
Voelker Brothers
lead vocals [rap]:
Warren G
soprano vocals [opera vocals]:
Sissel
remixer:
Peter Ries
guest performer:
Sissel Kyrkjebø
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records GmbH (in 1997)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Prince Igor (Rapsody)
lyricist:
Warren G
additional composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer)
composer:
Klaus Völker (music producer "Voelker Brothers")
arranger:
Achim Völker and Klaus Völker (music producer "Voelker Brothers")
publisher:
Edition Madhouse, EMI Music Publ. (do not use as a release label!), PolyGram Songs and Warner Chappell USA
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
The Rapsody feat. Warren G & Sissel33:48
5The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
recording of:
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
composer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
Missy Elliott4:01
6Jump Around
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
samples:
Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl and Shoot Your Shot by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
music videos:
Jump Around by House of Pain
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 442)
recording of:
Jump Around
writer:
Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Larry Muggerud and Erik Schrody
House of Pain4.23:38
7Cantaloop
performer:
Rahsaan Patterson
recording of:
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Rahsaan Kelly (Rahsaan Kelly, appears on “Cantaloop” by Us3), Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
publisher:
Us3 Music
is based on:
Cantaloupe Island
recording of:
Cantaloop 2004
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Rahsaan Kelly (Rahsaan Kelly, appears on “Cantaloop” by Us3), Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
Us333:39
8Like This and Like ThatMonica33:57
9Triumph
recording of:
Triumph
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Darryl Hill, Dennis Coles, Elgin Turner, Gary Grice (Wu‐Tang Clan), Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, Robert Diggs (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Universal Music Careers and Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc.
Wu‐Tang Clan4:28
10Flava in Ya Ear
Craig Mack53:39
11Ain’t No Player (clean radio edit)
recording of:
Ain’t No Nigga
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (rapper), Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z33:30
12Walk This Way
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1986), Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986)
edit of:
Walk This Way by Run‐D.M.C.
music videos:
Walk This Way (music video) by Run‐D.M.C.
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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
cover 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, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith3.73:36
13White 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 Mel2:56
14It Takes Two
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 18)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock4:19
15Only You (Bad Boy mix)
recording engineer:
Lane Craven
additional engineer:
Doug Wilson (engineer) and Rasheed Goodlowe
producer:
Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Stevie J. (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
mixer:
Paul Logus
additional other vocals [rap vocals]:
Mase (US rapper)
other vocals [rap vocals]:
The Notorious B.I.G.
remixer:
Carlos Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Stevie J. (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1996)
mixed for and produced for:
Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Only You (Bad Boy remix) by 112 feat.The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase (US rapper)
recording of:
Only You
additional lyricist:
Mase (US rapper)
lyricist:
The Notorious B.I.G.
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), DJ Rogers Jr., Richard Finch, Daron Jones, Michael Keith (US r&b artist, in 112), Marvin Scandrick (US R&B artist Marvin Scandrick, of group 112), Quinnes Parker, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Steven Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
publisher:
Amani Music, Big Poppa Music, Da 12 Music, EMI Longitude Music Inc., EMI-April Music, Inc., Justin Combs Publishing, Kevin Wales Music, Sounds From the Soul, Steven A. Jordan Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
11244:48
16Golden Brown
Kaleef3:25
17She’s Got That Vibe
producer:
R. Kelly
recording of:
She's Got That Vibe
lyricist:
Hankerson (American record producer)
writer:
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly1.53:55
18Mind Blowin’
Smooth3:41
19Now That We Found Love
recording engineer:
Dave Way and Rich July
producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
mixer:
Dave Way
instruments:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
background vocals:
Aaron Hall (R&B singer)
guest performer:
Aaron Hall (R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991)
music videos:
Now That We Found Love by Heavy D. & the Boyz
cover recording of:
Now That We Found Love
lyricist:
Heavy D. (US rapper)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mighty Three Music 301 /373, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Heavy D. & the Boyz44:16
20Push It
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 54), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 374) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 440)
recording of:
Push It
writer:
Hurby Azor and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Turn Out Brothers Publishing
Salt‐N‐Pepa3.753:27