Anthems: Hip-Hop

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Tracklist

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1California Love
additional vocals:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
guest vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
2Pac (US rapper)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 320) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 347)
recording of:
California Love (original version)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Mikel Hooks, Ronnie Hudson, Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity), Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter), Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:
Delirious Music, Embassy Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Onward Music Ltd., R2M Music (BMI), Saja Music Co. (Saja Music Company, publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
quotes lyrics from:
West Coast Poplock
quotes lyrics from:
Dance Floor
quotes music from:
Woman to Woman
2Pac feat. Dr. Dre4:45
2Who Am I (What’s My Name?)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Tony Green (US bassist) and Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
samples:
Atomic Dog by George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (album mix)
writer:
Snoop (US rapper)
publisher:
Suge Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg4.34:07
3Insane in the Brain (explicit album version)
producer:
DJ Muggs
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) (from 1993 to present)
recording of:
Insane in the Brain
writer:
Jerry Corbitt, Louis Freese, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher) and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.453:28
4Fu-Gee-La (album version)
recording of:
Fu-Gee-La
composer:
Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Salaam Remi
Fugees4:15
5C.R.E.A.M. (album version)
programming:
Prince Rakeem (American rapper and actor)
engineer:
Ethan Ryman
executive producer:
Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs (producer), Oli Grant and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
producer and mixer:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
lead vocals:
Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan) and Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan)
arranger:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1993) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1993)
samples:
As Long as I’ve Got You by The Charmels and Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) by Jimmy Spicer
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 107)
recording of:
C.R.E.A.M.
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Gary Grice (Wu‐Tang Clan), Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
is based on:
Paper Trail$
Wu‐Tang Clan44:09
6Dead Presidents II
recording of:
Dead Presidents II
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
Jay‐Z4:25
7Scenario (LP mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
guest other vocals:
Leaders of the New School
performer:
Charlie Brown (US rapper), Busta Rhymes and Dinco D
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Blind Alley by The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group), Ecstasy by Ohio Players, Give It Up by Kool & the Gang, Little Miss Lover (original stereo studio mix) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Oblighetto by “Brother” Jack McDuff and Soul Vibrations by Kool & the Gang
music videos:
Scenario (music video) by A Tribe Called Quest
recording of:
Scenario
writer:
Bryan Higgins (US rapper), James Jackson, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (Busta Rhymes)
quotes lyrics from:
Roman’s Revenge
A Tribe Called Quest4.354:11
8Shook Ones, Part II (LP version)
recording engineer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer)
mixer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer) and Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1995)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dirty Feet by Daly Wilson Big Band (drums (drum set)), Jessica by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Kitty With the Bent Frame by Quincy Jones
music videos:
Shook Ones (video) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 215)
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4.65:25
9Halftime (explicit album version)
Nas4:20
10I Used to Love H.E.R. (dirty version)
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
samples:
The Changing World by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
recording of:
I Used to Love H.E.R.
writer:
Dion Wilson (producer) and Lonnie Lynn (US rapper)
Common4.654:40
11Ice 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
Raekwon4:14
12It’s a Shame
recording of:
It’s a Shame
writer:
Joe Davis (US hip-hop producer), Milton Johnson, Nathaniel Wilson (Kool G Rap) and James Vanleer (US soul songwriter, producer, and label owner based in Chicago, Illinois.)
Kool G Rap3:58
13Sound Bwoy Bureill
Smif‐n‐Wessun4:19
14Put It On (album version)
recording of:
Put It On
lyricist:
Lamont Coleman (rapper Lamont Coleman)
composer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best)
Big L3:38
15Make Room
Tha Alkaholiks3:23
16Twinz (Deep Cover ’98) (explicit)
engineer:
Ken “Duro” Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad)
assistant mixer:
Nikos Teneketzis
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Deep Cover by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) introducing Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Joseph Cartagena (US rapper, Terror Squad)
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Colin Wolfe
composer:
Andre Young (Dr. Dre, Andre Young, rap producer)
is based on:
Deep Cover
Big Punisher4.23:49
17Step Into a World (LP version)
KRS‐One4:52
18Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby) (album version)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz4:45
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