The Best Rap Album in the World… Ever!

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1I 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. (No̅o̅ 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 (songwriter, musician, producer), 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 (songwriter, musician, producer), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz3.54:05
2Gangsta’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 feat. L.V.3.954:00
3Regulate
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
lead vocals:
Nate Dogg and Warren G
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Sign of the Times by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
music videos:
Regulate (music video) by Warren G
recording of:
Regulate
writer:
Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G4.454:03
4Mr. Wendal
recording of:
Mr. Wendal
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development3.353:26
5White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
mixer:
Shameek
edit of:
White Lines (Don’t Do It) by Grandmaster & Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
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 Mel34:25
6I 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
7Boombastic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recording of:
Boombastic
writer:
King Floyd, Robert Livingston (Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer) and Orville Richard Burrell (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Malaco Music Company, Pedigree Ranch Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Roffignac Music Co., Scikron Music Publishing and Stone Diamond Music Corp.
Shaggy3.653:50
8Jump Around
recording of:
Jump Around
writer:
Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Larry Muggerud and Erik Schrody
House of Pain4.653:25
9Boom! Shake the Room
recording of:
Boom! Shake the Room
writer:
Lee Haggard, Keith Mayberry, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Wayne Williams (DJ, producer, promoter and record label executive from Chicago.)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4.53:43
10U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:11
11(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
electric guitar:
Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 49) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 269)
recording of:
Fight for Your Right (to Party)
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Def Jam Music
Beastie Boys3.853:25
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.3.73:37
13No Fronts
remixer:
Jam Master Jay
remix of:
No Fronts by Dog Eat Dog (US band)
recording of:
No Fronts
writer:
John Connor, Dave Maltby (US drummer for Dog Eat Dog), Dan Nastasi, Dave Neabore (rocker from the USA) and Sean Kilkenny
publisher:
Roadblock Music, Inc.
Dog Eat Dog43:43
14Come Baby Come
producer:
Joey Gardner and K7
recording of:
Come Baby Come
writer:
Joseph T. Gardner and Louis Ramon Sharpe (Puerto-Rican American musician aka K7)
publisher:
T-Girl Music, LLC and Universal Music–Z Songs
sub-publisher:
Concord Music GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
K72.753:55
15Boom-Shack-A-Lak
producer:
Wooligan
recording of:
Boom Shack-A-Lak
writer:
Steven Kapur and Ervin Barrington Woolley
Apache Indian2.653:46
16Hip Hop Hooray
samples:
Don't Change Your Love by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie, Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Make Me Say It Again Girl, Part 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and You Can’t Turn Me Away by Sylvia Striplin
recording of:
Hip Hop Hooray
writer:
Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist)
Naughty by Nature4.254:22
17Whatta 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‐Pepa34:06
18Gimme That Body
recording of:
Gimme That Body
writer:
Kevin Best (Producer and songwriter) and Tatiana Mais (Tatiana Mais)
Q-Tee33:50
19Ain’t No Time to Play
recording of:
Ain’t No Time to Play
writer:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Guru33:31
20I’ll Be Around
performer:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
recording of:
I’ll Be Around
writer:
Anthony Forté, Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phillip L. Hurtt
Rappin’ 4‐Tay feat. The Detroit Spinners34:00
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1Rapper’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 Gang4.357:06
2The 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 Five4.353:10
3That’s How I’m Livin’
samples:
Amazona by Roxy Music (guitar) and Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) (drums (drum set))
recording of:
That's How I'm Livin' (in 1993)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
DJ Aladdin and Ice‐T
Ice‐T35:42
4Don’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 (in 1987)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
Public Enemy3.55:18
5Me, Myself and I
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
recording of:
Me Myself and I
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Philippe Wynn
De La Soul43:23
6Too Hot
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Too Hot
writer:
Artis Ivey (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer)
is based on:
Too Hot
Coolio3.83:38
7Getto Jam
recording of:
Ghetto Jam
writer:
Kevin Gilliam (hip hop producer) and Shawn Ivy (90s pop/R&B (slow g-funk) artist Shawn Antoine Ivy)
Domino3.54:18
8Around the Way Girl
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
Around the Way Girl
lyricist:
James Todd Smith
composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
LL Cool J44:02
9Lovesick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
writer:
Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Gregory Webster (drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks and Walter Morrison
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr34:18
10Set 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
11Karmacoma
recording of:
Karmacoma
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Bob Locke, Grant Marshall, Tim Norfolk, Adrian Thaws and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack44:02
12Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo34:00
13One Shot
recording of:
One Shot
writer:
Chris Evans (UK rapper), Trevor Jackson (UK techno producer aka Playgroup, Underdog), Lawrence Knopf (UK rapper) and Richard Norris (UK hip-hop DJ/producer)
The Brotherhood44:15
14Can’t You See
producer:
Sean "Puffy" Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
performer:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
Can’t You See
writer:
C. Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), H. Middleton, J. Howell, M. South, S. Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and T. Robinson (Songwriter/Composer)
Total feat. The Notorious B.I.G.34:49
15Can I Kick It?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990)
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 Quest43:49
16Wash Your Face in My Sink
engineer:
Maximum 60 (Richard Rodwell)
co-producer:
Maximum 60 (Richard Rodwell)
producer:
Dream Warriors (Canadian hip hop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BFP Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Wash Your Face in My Sink
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Wes Farrell, Andrew Gooden, Louie Robinson and Richard Rodwell
Dream Warriors33:40
17It’s A Shame
additional guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
bass guitar:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
guitar:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
samples:
It’s a Shame by The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
recording of:
It's a Shame (My Sister)
writer:
Lee Garrett, Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality), David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals), Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) and Virgin Music (Pubs.) Ltd. (publisher)
is based on:
It’s a Shame
Monie Love43:36
18Hand of the Dead Body
guest vocals:
Ice Cube
recording of:
Hand of the Dead Body
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Eddie Wilson, Joseph Johnson (guitarist), Brad Jordan (US rapper & record producer) and O'Shea Jackson
Scarface feat. Ice Cube44:50

Credits

Release

manufactured in:UK
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3922060 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000024LCY [info]