The Best Of

~ Release by De La Soul (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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Annotation last modified on 2017-07-17 13:36 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Buddy (Native Tongue Decision version)
mixer:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
guest performer:
Jungle Brothers (US hip hop group), Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality), Phife Dawg, Q‐Tip (American rapper), Queen Latifah and A Tribe Called Quest
arranger:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner
recording of:
Buddy (original)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Michael Small (US rapper Michael Small, member of Jungle Brothers), Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
publisher:
Daisy Age, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and We Blows Up Music
sub-publisher:
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), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
recording of:
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Michael Small (US rapper Michael Small, member of Jungle Brothers), Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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2Stakes Is High (remix)
remixer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
guest performer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
performer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
recording of:
Stakes Is High
composer:
James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
publisher:
IQ Music
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3The Bizness
recording engineer:
Guido Osorio
assistant engineer:
Sean Coffey (US recording engineer)
producer:
De La Soul
mixer:
Tim Latham
guest other vocals and guest performer:
Common (US rapper)
recorded at:
World Recording Facility
mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Bizness
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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4Stone Age
guest performer:
Biz Markie
recorded at:
Sorcerer Studio in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studio (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
A Little Soulful Tune by Taj Mahal (US blues musician), Lonely Days by Gregory Isaacs, Moondial by Les DeMerle and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Stone Age
writer:
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)
De La Soul4:12
5Big Brother Beat
recording engineer:
Tim Latham the "international sound pimp"
assistant engineer:
Sean Coffey (US recording engineer)
producer:
Skeff Anselm
mixer:
Tim Latham
guest performer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
performer:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
recorded at and mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Big Brother Beat
composer:
Skeff Anselm, Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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64 More
guest performer:
Zhané
recording of:
4 More
composer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Eric Matthew (songwriter, engineer, producer, record label owner, = Joe Tucci), Michael Small (US rapper Michael Small, member of Jungle Brothers), Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall), Darryl Payne, Gary Scott (DJ Ogee) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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7So Good
guest performer:
Camp Lo
performer:
Camp Lo
recording of:
Sooo Good
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Lawrence Parker, Mauro Malavasi, Davide Romani, Scott Sterling, Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul), Saladine Wallace and Salahadeen Wilds
De La Soul feat. Camp Lo4:27
8I. C. Y’All
mixer:
Troy Hightower
guest performer:
Busta Rhymes
performer:
Busta Rhymes
samples:
Galaxy (LP version) by War (US funk/rock band) and Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life by Indeep
recording of:
I. C. Y'All
writer:
Harold Brown, Dana Stinson (US hip-hop producer, songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer), B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Lonnie Jordan, Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War), Thomas Sylvester Allen, Trevor Smith (Busta Rhymes) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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9Held Down
mixer:
Bob Power
guest performer:
CeeLo Green
performer:
De La Soul and CeeLo Green
recording of:
Held Down
writer:
Serge Gainsbourg, Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Jean-Claude Vannier and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
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10What We Do (for Love)
mixer:
Troy Hightower
guest performer:
Slick Rick
recording of:
What We Do (for Love)
writer:
Dorsey Wesley (US hip-hop producer Dorsey Wesley), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
De La Soul45:06