Ultimate Hip-Hop

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Tracklist

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1It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 80), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 462)
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 Rock45:00
2Boom! 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 Prince3:47
3It's Tricky
recording of:
It’s Tricky
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Protoons Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Run‐D.M.C.3:04
4Freaks Come Out at Night
recording of:
Freaks Come Out at Night
writer:
Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Whodini4:44
5My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions5:36
6Saturday Night
Schoolly D5:24
7Rock Dis Funky Joint
Poor Righteous Teachers5:12
8Ring the Alarm
producer:
Lyvio G.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
music videos:
Ring the Alarm by Fu‐Schnickens
recording of:
Ring the Alarm
Fu‐Schnickens43:50
9How I Could Just Kill a Man
recording of:
How I Could Just Kill a Man
lyricist:
Louis Freese and Senen Reyes
composer:
Larry Muggerud
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Budget Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher), Soul Assassins Music and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Cypress Hill4:09
10Ice Cream
recording of:
Ice Cream (Raekwon version)
writer:
Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan) and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
publisher:
Beautiful Sekai Publishing Inc., Ramecca Music and Universal Music Careers
Raekwon Feat Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna4:13
11Déjà Vu (Up Town)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz4:44
12Put It On
recording of:
Put It On
lyricist:
Lamont Coleman (rapper Lamont Coleman)
composer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best)
Big L3:38
13Cell Therapy
recording of:
Cell Therapy
writer:
Cameron Gipp, Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group), Robert Barnett (US rapper Robert Barnett, member of the Goodie Mob) and Willie Knighton
Goodie Mob5:00
14Fast Life
recording of:
Fast Life
writer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best), David Conley (soul musician), Bernard Jackson, Nasir Jones (US rapper), Nathaniel Wilson (Kool G Rap) and David Townsend
Kool G Rap Feat Nas4:52
15Tonite
DJ Quik5:24
16Hood Took Me Under
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1992)
Compton’s Most Wanted43:40
17The Ghetto
producer and mixer:
Al Eaton and Too Short (Too $hort)
additional vocals:
Gerald Levert (soul singer, songwriter and producer)
background vocals:
Gary Mackey, Danny McLane and Duane Patton
vocals:
Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, United States
edit of:
The Ghetto (extended version) by Too Short (Too $hort)
music videos:
The Ghetto by Too $hort
recording of:
The Ghetto (Too $hort)
writer:
Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
ATCO, Don‐Pow Music, Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
quotes music from:
The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway)
Too $hort45:04
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