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Tracklist

1▼CD: Reasonable Doubt
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1Can’t Knock the Hustle
co-producer:
Dahoud Darien and Sean C (US turntablist/hip hop producer, with The Hitmen)
producer and mixer:
Knobody
guest vocals:
Mary J. Blige
vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
samples:
Much Too Much by Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2?:??
2Politics as Usual
producer and mixer:
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski)
recording of:
Politics as Usual
composer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
3?:??
3Brooklyn’s Finest
co-producer:
Damon Dash
producer and mixer:
Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer)
guest vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
performer:
The Notorious B.I.G.
samples:
Ecstasy by Ohio Players
recording of:
Brooklyn’s Finest
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Rodolfo Franklin (veteran hip-hop producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3.4?:??
4Dead Presidents II
producer and mixer:
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski)
samples:
A Garden of Peace by Lonnie Liston Smith and The World Is Yours (Tip mix) (explicit) by Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
Dead Presidents II
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
3.5?:??
5Feelin’ It
producer and mixer:
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski)
performer:
Mecca (singer from Virginia)
samples:
Pastures by Ahmad Jamal
recording of:
Feelin' It
composer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
3.25?:??
6D’evils
recording engineer:
Eddie Sancho
producer and mixer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
samples:
Go Back Home by Allen Toussaint, I Shot Ya (remix) by LL Cool J feat. Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad), Foxy Brown (rapper), Keith Murray (US rapper, member of Def Squad) & Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Murder Was the Case (DeathAfterVisualizingEternity) (explicit) by Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper) featuring Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
recording of:
D'Evils
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3?:??
722 Two’s
producer and mixer:
Ski Beatz (rap producer David Willis, a.k.a. Ski, DJ Ski)
recording of:
22 Two's
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
1.5?:??
8Can I Live
producer and mixer:
Irv Gotti
samples:
The Look of Love by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Can I Live
composer:
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3?:??
9Ain’t No Nigga
producer and mixer:
The Jaz (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz)
guest vocals:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
performer:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
samples:
Seven Minutes of Funk by The Whole Darn Family
recording of:
Ain’t No Nigga
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (rapper), Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
cover recording of:
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
writer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
1.35?:??
10Friend or Foe
producer and mixer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
Friend or Foe
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
1?:??
11Coming of Age
producer and mixer:
Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer)
guest vocals:
Memphis Bleek
vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
samples:
Inside You by Eddie Henderson
recording of:
Coming of Age
composer:
Rodolfo Franklin (veteran hip-hop producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2?:??
12Cashmere Thoughts
producer and mixer:
Clark Kent (veteran hip-hop producer)
samples:
Save Their Souls by Bohannon (US disco musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Cashmere Thoughts
composer:
Rodolfo Franklin (veteran hip-hop producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
1.5?:??
13Bring It On
producer and mixer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
guest performer:
Sauce Money and The Jaz (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz)
recording of:
Bring It On
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Todd Gaither, Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
1.5?:??
14Regrets
producer and mixer:
Peter Panic (US hip-hop producer & DJ)
samples:
It's So Easy Loving You by Hubert Laws and Earl Klugh
recording of:
Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3?:??
15Can’t Knock the Hustle (Fool’s Paradise remix)
recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
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2▶CD: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
3▶CD: Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life