Chapter One

~ Release by Jay-Z (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem) (radio edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc-A-Fella LLC Records
samples:
It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans
recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
writer:
Martin Charnin, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Charles Strouse
publisher:
45 Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Helene Blue Musique Ltd., Lil Lulu Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Jay‐Z24:01
2Wishing on a Star (radio edit)
recording engineer:
Ken "Duro" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
additional producer:
D Influence Productions
producer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
mixer:
D Influence, Paul Emanuel and Ken "Duro" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
strings:
Pure Stringz
remixer:
D Influence Productions
strings [string] arranger:
Ed Baden Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records (in 1997)
mixed for:
1 2 One Management
produced for:
1 2 One Management and Trackmasters Entertainment Inc.
mixed at:
Master Rock Studio in Kilburn, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wishing on a Star (Jay-Z version)
writer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Wishing on a Star
Jay‐Z33:56
3Sunshine (radio edit)
vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
recording of:
Sunshine
composer:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Prestige (Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool)
Jay‐Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface23:17
4The City Is Mine (album version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Serban Ghenea, G. Meyers and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
instruments:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
saxophone:
Chad Hugo
guest performer:
Blackstreet
performer:
Blackstreet
recorded at and mixed at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
samples:
You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else by The Jones Girls
recording of:
The City Is Mine
writer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Blackstreet2.354:01
5Can't Knock the Hustle (radio edit)
performer:
Mary J. Blige
recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Mary J. Blige33:36
6Ain't No Nigga (original radio edit)
performer:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
recording of:
Ain’t No Nigga
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (rapper), Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Foxy Brown2.53:24
7Imaginary Player
recording of:
Imaginary Player
writer:
Prestige (Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z33:59
8Money Ain't a Thang
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
guest performer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
samples:
Weak at the Knees by Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame
recording of:
Money Ain’t a Thang
writer:
Steve Arrington, Buddy L. Hank, Charles Carter (American saxophonist, composer, and producer), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Roger Parker (US R&B drummer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Jermaine Dupri2.54:15
9Can I Get A...
recording engineer:
Joe Quinde
producer:
Irv Gotti and Lil’ Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
mixer:
Ken “DURO” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
instruments:
Lil’ Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
guest performer:
Amil (of Major Coins) and Ja Rule
recorded at:
Sony Studio (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound on Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Can I Get A…
writer:
Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Robin Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Amil & Ja Rule2.355:11
10Streets Is Watching
recording of:
Streets Is Watching
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and David Willis (aka Ski Beatz)
Jay‐Z4:02
11Money, Cash, Hoes
performer:
DMX (US rapper)
recording of:
Money, Cash, Hoes
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper), Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. DMX4:13
12I Know What Girls Like (Fly Girly dub)
recording of:
I Know What Girls Like
writer:
Diddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), Lil’ Kim (US rapper) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Puff Daddy & Lil’ Kim4:51
13Feelin' 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)
Jay‐Z feat. Mecca3.253:47
14Dead 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)
Jay‐Z3.54:26
15Wishing on a Star (D Influence remix)
remixer:
D’Influence
recording of:
Wishing on a Star (Jay-Z version)
writer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Wishing on a Star
Jay‐Z5:54
16Can't Knock the Hustle (Fool's Paradise remix)
performer:
Meli’sa Morgan (American R&B singer)
recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Melissa Morgan24:43
17Ain't No Nigga (Rae & Christian mix)
remixer:
Rae & Christian
performer:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
recording of:
Ain’t No Nigga
writer:
Inga Fung Marchand (rapper), Jonathan Burks (formerly The Jaz/Big Jaz) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z feat. Foxy Brown4:33