Old Skool Ties & Hip-Hop Highs

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Tracklist

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1The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
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 Five4.37:11
2Jump Around
House of Pain3:39
3Step in the Arena
recording of:
Step in the Arena
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr3:40
4Rapper'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 Gang7:11
5Fuck tha Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A45:49
6Walk 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.3.73:40
7The Luck of Lucien
performer:
Lucien Revolucien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990, in 2015)
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
All You Need Is Love (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”) and Forty Days by Billy Brooks (trumpet player)
recording of:
Luck of Lucien
writer:
Billy Brooks (trumpet player), Raymond Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
A Tribe Called Quest3.54:37
8Talkin All That Jazz
keyboard programming:
Donald "Kid Wonder" Newkirk
engineer:
Bob Coulter
producer:
Delite
editor:
"Oh Oh" Omar Santana
additional remixer:
Daddy‐O (Glenn K. Bolton of Stetsasonic), DBC (Stetsasonic member Marvin Nemley), Rodd Houston and Tyrone Perkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
Expansions by Lonnie Liston Smith
recording of:
Talkin’ All That Jazz
lyricist and composer:
Glenn K. Bolton
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Tee Girl Music
Stetsasonic34:50
9The Influence
recording of:
The Influence
lyricist:
Dante Givens (US rapper, a.k.a. Akil the MC, member of Jurassic 5), Courtenay Henderson (L.A. rapper), Marc Stuart and Charles Stewart (US rapper Chali 2na of Jurassic 5)
composer:
Dante Givens (US rapper, a.k.a. Akil the MC, member of Jurassic 5), Courtenay Henderson (L.A. rapper), Lucas MacFadden, Marc Stuart, Marty Paich, Mark Potsic and Charles Stewart (US rapper Chali 2na of Jurassic 5)
Jurassic 53:58
10It Was a Good Day
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube4:24
11Sure Shot
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
additional performer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
samples:
Howlin' For Judy by Jeremy Steig
music videos:
Sure Shot (music video) by Beastie Boys
samples from:
The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley by Moms Mabley
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 331)
recording of:
Sure Shot
additional writer:
Jeremy Steig
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), DJ Hurricane and Adam Yauch
Beastie Boys3.453:25
12The Party Scene
The Russell Brothers6:57
13Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor France (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1991) and Sentinel Ouest (in 1991, in 2021)
samples:
One Cylinder by Lou Donaldson
music videos:
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (clip officiel) by MC Solaar
recording of:
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar4:16
14Passin Me By
recording of:
Passing Me By
writer:
Steve Boone, Derrick Stewart (US rapper, member of The Pharcyde), Emandu Wilcox (US rapper Emandu Wilcox, member of The Pharcyde), John Martinez, Romye Robinson (US rapper), John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Tre Hardson
is based on:
Summer in the City
The Pharcyde54:42
15Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
Crooklyn Dodgers ’955:02