20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim

~ Release by Eric B. & Rakim (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I Know You Got Soul
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 386)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
3.54:45
2Eric B. Is President
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric Barrier and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
remixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Eric B. Is President by Eric B. & Rakim
recording of:
Eric B. Is President
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
quotes music from:
Over Like a Fat Rat
36:18
3I Ain’t No Joke
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Ain’t No Joke
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
3.853:53
4Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut remix)
engineer:
Raine Shine
producer:
Eric B. & Rakim
turntable and turntable [scratching]:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and DJ Cell
remixer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza and Train Sequence by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Paid in Full (Coldcut remix)
lyricist:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
is based on:
Paid in Full
part of:
American Psycho
4.57:10
5Follow the Leader
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, I Wouldn’t Change a Thing by Coke Escovedo, Listen to Me by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey) and Nautilus by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Follow the Leader
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
45:34
6Lyrics of Fury
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
No Head No Backstage Pass by Funkadelic (original funk band)
recording of:
Lyrics of Fury
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
Eric B. & Rakim Music Inc.
4.54:13
7Microphone Fiend
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
School Boy Crush by Average White Band
recording of:
Microphone Fiend
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4.55:14
8Let the Rhythm Hit 'em
5:25
9In the Ghetto
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1990) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1990)
samples:
Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth by 24‐Carat Black
45:27
10The Punisher
4:08
11Know the Ledge
producer:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
remixer:
Gary G‐Wiz and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Juice (Know the Ledge)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Eric B. & Rakim Music Inc.
53:58

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