Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Whateva Man
performer:
Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam (not for release label use; use “Def Jam Recordings” instead) (in 1996) and Rush Associated Labels (in 1996)
Redman feat. Method Man43:09
2This Is How We Do It
samples:
Children’s Story by Slick Rick
part of:
Mixtape – Game Soundtrack (number: 23) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 286)
recording of:
This Is How We Do It
writer:
Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Montell Jordan4.53:54
3Bring the Pain
recording engineer and producer:
RZA (American rapper and actor)
assistant mixer:
J. Nicolas
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
Bring the Pain (Method Man)
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan) and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
publisher:
Ramecca Publishing, Universal Music Careers and Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc.
Method Man53:09
4Slam
engineer:
Rich July (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
producer:
ChySkillz (from 1992-07 until 1992-08) and Jam Master Jay (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
mixer:
Rich July (in 1992)
lead vocals:
Big DS (from 1992-07 until 1992-08), Fredro Starr (from 1992-07 until 1992-08), Sonsee (from 1992-07 until 1992-08) and Sticky Fingaz (US rapper Kirk Jones, Onyx member) (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1993) and Rush Associated Labels Inc. (in 1993)
samples:
Rich Kind of Poverty by Sam & Dave and The Champ by The Mohawks
recording of:
Slam (from 1992-07 until 1992-08)
lyricist:
Fred Scruggs Jr. (in 1992), Kirk Jones (US rapper Kirk Jones, Onyx member) (in 1992) and Tyrone Taylor (US rapper, Sonsee, of Onyx) (in 1992)
composer:
Jason William Mizell (in 1992) and Chylow Parker (in 1992)
Onyx4.23:39
5Deeper
samples:
90% of Me Is You by Gwen McCrae, I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby by Barry White and His Orchestra and Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers
recording of:
Deeper (in 1993)
lyricist:
Ricardo Royal and Roger Samuels
composer:
Jeffrey Fortson and Clarence Reid
Boss feat. Papa Juggy53:57
6Hip Hop Junkies
producer:
Greg Nice and Smooth B
Nice & Smooth43:25
7911 Is a Joke
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
911 Is a Joke
writer:
Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
Public Enemy3.83:18
8Pop Goes the Weasel
engineer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
producer:
3rd Bass (New York hip-hop group) and SD50 Stimulated Dummies
mixer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
instruments:
Suga Pop
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 1990, in 1991) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Damn Right I Am Somebody by Fred Wesley & The JB’s, Eminence Front by The Who, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and You Haven’t Done Nothin’ by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Pop Goes the Weasel
writer:
D. Ross, G. Bauchamp (songwriter), H. Fuqua, J. Dajani, J. Gamble (member of the SD50s), M. Berrin (US rapper Michael Berrin), P. Gabriel (formerly of Genesis), P. Nash (US rapper aka Pete Nice) and S. Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Clyde Pearl Music, Def Jam Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Rhyming Is Fundamental Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3rd Bass3:54
9Children’s Story
producer:
Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
recording of:
Children’s Story
writer:
Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
Slick Rick3.63:59
10I Need Love
producer:
Bobby Ervin, LA Posse, LL Cool J, Darryl Pierce and Dwayne Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1987), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1987) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2021)
recording of:
I Need Love
composer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin, Steven Ettinger, James Todd Smith, Darryl Pierce and Dwayne Simon
publisher:
Def Jam Music, Inc.
LL Cool J4.355:23
11The Rain
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 63)
recording of:
The Rain
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Bell (R&B / hip-hop producer)
Oran “Juice” Jones55:07
12I Can’t Live Without My Radio
recording of:
I Can’t Live Without My Radio
composer:
James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
LL Cool J5:22
13I Need a Beat
recording of:
I Need a Beat
lyricist and composer:
Adam Horovitz (US rapper), James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
American Def Tune, Def Jam Music, Inc., LL Cool J Music and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
LL Cool J5:06