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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gangsta’s Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio feat. L.V.3.954:01
2Regulate
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
lead vocals:
Nate Dogg and Warren G
performer:
Nate Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Sign of the Times by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
music videos:
Regulate (music video) by Warren G
recording of:
Regulate
writer:
Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G4.454:05
3It’s Like That
additional producer:
Jason Nevins
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
remixer:
Jason Nevins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records Ltd. and Smile Communications
produced for:
Rush Groove Productions
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C. Vs Jason Nevins3.34:11
4This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan3:55
5Doin’ It
recording of:
Doin’ It
composer:
Grace Jones, LL Cool J and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
LL Cool J4:10
6Tha Crossroads
recording of:
Tha Crossroads (DJ U‐Neek’s Mo Thug remix)
writer:
Byron McCane, Charles Scruggs, Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Steve Howse
dedicated to:
Eazy‐E
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Keenu Songs, Mo Thugs Muzik and Ruthless Attack Muzick
is based on:
Crossroad (different from "Tha Crossroads")
Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony3:38
7Insane in the Brain
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 Hill3.953:33
8O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music (associated with Naughty By Nature)
Naughty by Nature4.254:30
9Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
recording of:
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
writer:
Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Michael Drummond, Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Glenn Skinner, Nicholas Bernard Thorp, Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (singer from Curiosity Killed the Cat)
composer:
Trugoy the Dove
De La Soul4:07
10Push It
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 54), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 374) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 440)
recording of:
Push It
writer:
Hurby Azor and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Turn Out Brothers Publishing
Salt‐n‐Pepa3.753:29
11Lovesick
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr4:19
12Return of the Mack
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison4:31
13Bust a Move
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC4:04
14Twisted
Keith Sweat4:31
15Funkdafied
recording engineer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
co-producer:
Manuel Seal
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
background vocals:
Manuel Seal
samples:
Between the Sheets by The Isley Brothers
recording of:
Funkdafied
writer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Shawntae Harris
Da Brat4.53:06
16Do Me
recording engineer:
Barbara Milne
programming:
Chris Floberg and Sherman Foote
assistant engineer:
Michael Alliar and Karen Bohanon
producer:
Bell Biv DeVoe and Carl Bourelly
mixer:
Bell Biv DeVoe and Skip Saylor
guitar:
Jean-Paul Bourelly
keyboard:
Carl Bourelly
membranophone:
Kevin A. Johnson
vocals:
Bell Biv DeVoe
arranger:
Carl Bourelly
vocals arranger:
Bell Biv DeVoe
recorded at:
Battery Recording 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:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Do Me!
lyricist:
Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe
composer:
Carl Bourelly
Bell Biv DeVoe44:33
17Funky Cold Medina
Tone‐Lōc4:11
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1Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang4.357:07
2How Gee
recording of:
How Gee
lyricist:
Pippo Landro
composer:
Marius Percali
publisher:
Crisler S.r.l.
Black Machine3:12
3I’ll Be Around
guest performer:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
Rappin’ 4‐Tay & The Spinners4:01
4If I Had No Loot
Tony! Toni! Toné!4:03
5Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:15
6Jump
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)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 347)
recording of:
Jump
writer:
Alphonso Mizell, Andrew Noland, Berry Gordy, Jr., Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Fred Perren, Joe Nicolo, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)
is based on:
I Want You Back
Kris Kross43:13
7Rump Shaker
Wreckx‐N‐Effect5:10
8I Got 5 on It
producer:
Tone Capone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
No̅o̅ Trybe Records, Inc. (in 1995)
samples:
Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang, Top Billin’ by Audio Two (Brooklyn, NY hip-hop duo) and Why You Treat Me So Bad by Club Nouveau
recording of:
I Got 5 on It
writer:
Anthony Gillmour, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Denzil Foster (songwriter, musician, producer), Garrick Husband, Jerold Ellis Jr. (US rapper), Jay King, Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club), Thomas McElroy (songwriter, musician, producer), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz4.5?:??
9The Message
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) (from 1982 to present)
edit of:
The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.35?:??
10People Everyday
recording of:
People Everyday
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development?:??
11Television, the Drug of a Nation
recorded in:
United States
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1992)
recording of:
Television, the Drug of the Nation
lyricist:
Michael Franti (US rapper, musician and singer-songwriter)
composer:
Michael Franti (US rapper, musician and singer-songwriter) and Mark Pistel
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy5?:??
12My Prerogative
edit of:
My Prerogative by Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member)
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Unicity Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bobby Brown3.5?:??
13We Want Some Pussy!
Jason Nevins Vs The Krew?:??
14All My Time
Paid & Live feat. Lauryn Hill?:??
15The Power
Snap!?:??
16White Lines (Don’t Do It)
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
mixer:
Shameek
edit of:
White Lines (Don’t Do It) by Grandmaster & Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster & Melle Mel3?:??
17It’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.
Run‐D.M.C. Vs Jason Nevins?:??