Hip Hop III: The Collection

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1Drop It Like It's Hot
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 412)
recording of:
Drop It Like It’s Hot
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., My Own Chit Publishing, Raynchaser Music, Universal Music Careers and Waters of Nazareth Publishing
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams3.54:30
2Only U
recording of:
Only U
writer:
7 Aurelius, Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (US R&B singer and musician) and Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr.
Ashanti3:08
3How Come
recording engineer:
Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit) and Mike Strange (engineer)
producer:
Witt & Pep
mixer:
Eminem (US rapper) and Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit)
bass:
Larry Live
keyboard:
Luis Resto
vocals:
Eminem (US rapper), Kon Artis (Denaun Porter, aka Kon Artis) and Proof (US rapper, of D12, aka Derty Harry)
music videos:
How Come by D12
recording of:
How Come (album version)
writer:
Denaun Porter (Denaun Porter, aka Kon Artis), DeShaun Holton (US rapper, of D12, aka Derty Harry), Dewitt Moore (producer & mastering engineer Dewitt Moore), Bryan Johnson (Pep) and Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper)
D124.354:13
4If I Can't
recording engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
assistant engineer:
Francis Forde, James “Flea” McCrone and Ruben Rivera (engineer)
co-producer:
Mike Elizondo
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Mike Elizondo
vocals:
50 Cent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath Records (US rap) (in 2003, in 2015), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2003, in 2015) and Shady Records (Eminem's US rap label) (in 2003, in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
If I Can't
additional writer:
Theron Feemster
writer:
Andre R. Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) and Mike Elizondo
publisher:
Ain’t Nuthin’ Goin’ On but F*****’ Music (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Blotter, Blotter Music, Elvis Mambo Music, Feemstro, High on Life Music, Music of Windswept, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
50 Cent4.33:19
599 Problems
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
samples:
Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) and The Big Beat by Billy Squier
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 96)
recording of:
99 Problems
lyricist and composer:
Norman Landsberg, Leslie Weinstein, Felix Pappalardi, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records), Shawn Carter (US rapper), Billy Squier and John Ventura
publisher:
Ammo Dump, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Songs of the Knight and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Jay‐Z3.453:57
6On Fire
Lloyd Banks3:09
7Flap Your Wings
recording of:
Flap Your Wings
writer:
Chad Hugo, Nelly (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
Nelly4:06
8Through the Wire
recording of:
Through the Wire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company
is based on:
Through the Fire
Kanye West2.53:44
9Don't Say Nuthin
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Don’t Say Nuthin’
writer:
Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots4.653:38
10Poppin' Them Thangs
G‐Unit4:04
11Where the Hood At
recording of:
Where the Hood At
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX3:41
12Gimme Some More
recording engineer:
Robert Burnette and Vinny Nicoletti
assistant sound engineer:
Darren Rapp
sound engineer:
Vinny Nicoletti
assistant engineer:
Eduardo Larez
producer:
DJ Scratch
mixer:
Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
arranger:
Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1998)
mixed for and arranged for:
B.U.D.A. Prod. Inc. and Flipmode Ent., Inc.
produced for:
B.U.D.A. Prod., Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Gimme Some More
writer:
George Spivey, Bernard Herrmann (composer) and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (Busta Rhymes)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, I’m a Play Jason Music, Sony/ATV Melody, T’ziah’s Music, Warner Chappell and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Busta Rhymes4.42:40
13Rollout (My Business)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Rollout (My Business)
lyricist:
Chris Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor)
composer:
Tim Mosley
publisher:
EMI April Publishing, Ludacris Music Publishing Inc. and Virginia Beach Music
Ludacris4:46
14Mesmerize
recording of:
Mesmerize
writer:
Andre Parker, Ashanti Douglas (US R&B singer and musician), Linda Creed, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins and Thomas Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
Ja Rule feat. Ashanti4:41
15Girls
producer:
Charlemagne (hip hop producer Henri Charlemagne)
performer:
Mona Lisa (US R&B vocalist, album "11-20-79")
recording of:
Girls
is based on:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cam’ron23:30
16Locked Up
recording of:
Locked Up
lyricist and composer:
Aliaune Thiam (US singer and producer)
Akon4:11
17Hush
recording of:
Hush
writer:
7 Aurelius, Paul Bushnell (session bassist, producer and music director), Paul Graham (songwriter works with Paul Bushnell), James Todd Smith and Cornelius Mims
LL Cool J3:38
18Let's Get It Started
vocals:
apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records (Interscope Geffen A&M, label group, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Let’s Get It Started
writer:
Allan Pineda, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), George Pajon, Jr., William Adams (American rapper and producer) and Terence Yoshiaki
revision of:
Let’s Get Retarded
The Black Eyed Peas43:40
19Hey Ya!
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer), Robert Hannon and Pete Novak
programming and producer:
André 3000
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
acoustic guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
music videos:
Hey Ya! by OutKast
part of:
Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 10), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 14), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 18), VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 24), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 180) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 198)
recording of:
Hey Ya!
lyricist and composer:
André Benjamin
OutKast4.054:00
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1Forgot About Dre
audio engineer:
Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer)
bass:
Mike Elizondo
guitar:
Sean Cruse
keyboard:
Camara Kambon
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Eminem (US rapper)
lead vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath Entertainment (US rap) (in 1999) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
Forgot About Dre
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper) and Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment)
Dr. Dre feat. Eminem43:44
2Mo Money Mo Problems
recording engineer:
Lane Craven, Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) and Doug Wilson (engineer)
engineer:
Lorrenn Argumedes, John “JM” Meredith (US producer/engineer aka "JM") and Steve Jones (engineer R&B / Urban)
producer:
Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Stevie J. (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer) and Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
background vocals:
Kelly Price
guest vocals:
Mase (US rapper) and Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
lead vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
produced for:
Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
recorded at:
Caribbean Sound Basin in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I’m Coming Out (12″ version) by Diana Ross and I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross
music videos:
Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase (US rapper) & Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 69)
recording of:
Mo Money Mo Problems
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Mason Betha (US rapper), Nile Rodgers, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Steven Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
publisher:
Amani Music, B.I.G. Poppa Music, Bernard’s Other Music, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing, M. Betha Publishing, Sony Songs, Inc., Tommy Jymi Inc. and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
I’m Coming Out
The Notorious B.I.G.4.44:17
3Get Ur Freak On
recording of:
Get Ur Freak On
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
Missy Elliott3:29
4Nuthin' but a G Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Greg “Gregski” Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
Dr. Dre3.74:00
5Doggy Dogg World
recording of:
Doggy Dogg World
Snoop Dogg4:05
6Doin It
recording engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
mixer:
Tony Smalios
guest vocals:
LeShaun
performer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1995) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2021)
samples:
My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
recording of:
Doin’ It
composer:
Grace Jones, LL Cool J and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
LL Cool J54:51
7Do You See
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
guest lead vocals:
Nate Dogg
lead vocals:
Warren G
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:
Bicentennial Blues by Gil Scott‐Heron and Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Mama Used to Say by Junior (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.)
recording of:
Do You See
writer:
Bob Carter (keyboardist for Linx), Junior Giscombe (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.), Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
Warren G44:00
8Don't Leave Me
recording of:
Don’t Leave Me
writer:
Karen Anderson (US R&B/hip-hop singer and songwriter), Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Roosevelt Harrell III
Blackstreet5:11
9No Woman No Cry
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 1996)
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
Fugees4:19
10No Scrubs
assistant recording engineer:
Ty Hudson
recording engineer:
Carlton Lynn
sound engineer:
Shekspere
producer:
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
assistant mixer:
Vernon J. Mungo
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
background vocals:
Chilli (Rozonda Thomas, member of TLC), Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, Kandi (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss) and Debra Killings
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 303)
recording of:
No Scrubs
additional writer:
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
writer:
Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), Kevin Briggs and Tameka Cottle
TLC43:36
11It Was a Good Day
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube4:13
12Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz
Montell Jordan4:36
13Fuck the Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A4.155:45
14Public Enemy No. 1
recording of:
Public Enemy No. 1
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy4:41
15When the Shit Goes Down
engineer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s), Andy Kravitz, Manuel Lecuona, Jason Roberts (engineer) and Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
executive producer:
DJ Muggs, Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo and Chris Schwartz
producer:
DJ Muggs
mixer:
DJ Muggs and Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo
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)
samples:
Deep Gully by The Outlaw Blues Band
recording of:
When the Ship Goes Down
writer:
Lawrence Dickens, Louis Freese and Larry Muggerud
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher), Freddy Bienstock Music Co. and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.93:06
16No Sleep Till Brooklyn
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest electric guitar:
Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
recording of:
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Adam Horovitz and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
Beastie Boys4.14:06
17Shake Ya Ass
recording engineer:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Pat Viala
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
mixer:
Supa Engineer Duro (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
instruments:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
instruments arranger:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
mixed for:
Loreal Inc. and No Question Entertainment
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 and Mastersound Studios (Virginia) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Shake Ya Ass
writer:
Charles Edward Hugo, Michael Lawrence Tyler (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), The Braids Publishing (ended), Zomba Music Enterprises Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
Mystikal44:17
18I Wish
programming:
Skee‐Lo
producer:
Walter “Kandor” Kahn and Skee‐Lo
arranger:
Skee‐Lo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scotti Bros. Records (in 1995) and Sunshine (Skee-Lo) (in 1995)
samples:
Spinnin’ by Bernard Wright
music videos:
I Wish by Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
quotes lyrics from:
For What It’s Worth
Skee‐Lo44:07
19Jump Around
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
samples:
Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl and Shoot Your Shot by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
music videos:
Jump Around by House of Pain
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 442)
recording of:
Jump Around
writer:
Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Larry Muggerud and Erik Schrody
House of Pain4.153:33