Hip Hop Classics

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1Hot in Herre
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Nick Howard (engineer)
recording engineer and engineer:
Brian Garten
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
assistant mixer:
Dan Milazzo and Jeff Robinette
associate mixer:
Jamie Duncan
mixer:
Rich Travali
other vocals [female vocals]:
Dani Stevenson
vocals:
Nelly (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 2002) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2002)
recorded at and engineered at:
Right Track Recordings in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 3) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 195)
recording of:
Hot in Herre
lyricist:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") and Nelly (US rapper)
composer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Inc. (ended), Ascent Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, Jackie Frost Music, Nouveau Music Company, Swing T Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Bustin’ Loose
Nelly3.93:51
2My Humps
recording engineer:
Jason "ill-aroma" Villaroman and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, clavinet, drum machine and organ:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
vocals:
Fergie (American singer) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
recorded at:
Morning View Studios in Malibu, California, United States and The Stewchia in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Humps
writer:
David Payton and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. and will.i.am Music Inc.
quotes music from:
I Need a Freak
The Black Eyed Peas4:10
3Walk This Way
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3.653:37
4Express Yourself
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
N.W.A54:22
5Push 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‐Pepa3.753:28
6(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
electric guitar:
Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 49) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 269)
recording of:
Fight for Your Right (to Party)
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Def Jam Music
Beastie Boys4.13:29
7Who Am I (What's My Name)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Tony Green (US bassist) and Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
samples:
Atomic Dog by George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (album mix)
writer:
Snoop (US rapper)
publisher:
Suge Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg4.354:08
8Funky Cold Medina
recording of:
Funky Cold Medina
lyricist:
Marvin Young
composer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc44:12
9What's Your Fantasy
mixer:
Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
performer:
Shawnna (US rapper Rashawnna Guy, the “Queen of Chicago”)
music videos:
What’s Your Fantasy (video) by Ludacris (US rapper & actor) feat. Shawna (US rapper Rashawnna Guy, the “Queen of Chicago”)
recording of:
What’s Your Fantasy
writer:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor) and Shondraé L. Crawford
Ludacris4.54:36
10Oh Boy
recording engineer and mixer:
Young Guru (American audio engineer and producer)
producer:
Just Blaze
performer:
Juelz Santana
produced for:
F.O.B. Entertainment, N.Q.C. Management and Roc the World
recorded at and mixed at:
Baseline Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Oh Boy
writer:
C. Giles (Cam’ron, US rapper Cameron Giles, fka Killa Cam), J. Smith, L. James and N. Whitfield
publisher:
F.O.B. Music Publishing (ASCAP), Killa Cam Music, Sony/ATV Ballad, Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and USI B Music Publishing
Cam’ron43:27
111980
producer:
Loren Hill, Richard Shelton and Kevin Veney
mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
bass guitar and guitar:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Estelle Fanta Swaray (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray)
samples:
Lazy Susan by Tony Orlando & Dawn (1970s pop group)
recording of:
1980
writer:
Estelle Fanta Swaray (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray), Loren Hill, Richard Shelton and Kevin Veney
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Nieze world Music, One Dynasty Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Estelle33:59
12Pump It Up
recording of:
Pump It Up
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Joe Budden, Dennis D.T. Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Justin Smith, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Kool Bell and Claydes Smith
part of:
2 Fast 2 Furious
Joe Budden24:16
13Get Low
recording engineer:
Billy Hume, Brett Liebermann (engineer) and Taj Tilghman
producer:
Lil Jon (US producer & rapper)
co-mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Lil Jon (US producer & rapper)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
keyboard:
L-Roc (producer & instrumentalist James Elbert Phillips)
produced for:
BME Enterprises
edit of:
Get Low (original, explicit) by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins
recording of:
Get Low (original feat. Ying Yang Twins)
lyricist:
Eric Jackson (US rapper, member of Ying Yang Twins), Deongelo Holmes (D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins), Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper) and Sam Norris (Sam Norris of The Eastside Boyz)
composer:
Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper)
publisher:
ColliPark Music, Da Crippler Publishing (BMI), EWC Publishing, Swole Music (ASCAP), TVT Music and White Rhino Music
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz4.254:32
14Livin' It Up
guest vocals:
Case (US R&B vocalist Case Woodard)
performer:
Case (US R&B vocalist Case Woodard)
recording of:
Livin’ It Up
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer), Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Frederick Knight, Robin Andre Mays (songwriter) and Stevie Wonder
Ja Rule feat. Case54:20
15Switch
recording engineer:
Dylan Margerum and Pete Novak
producer:
Kwame "K1 Mil" and O.Banga (lead vocals [vocal])
mixer:
Kevin "KD" Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States and The Cutting Room in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Switch by Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
recording of:
Switch
writer:
Kwamé Holland (American rapper), Lennie Bennett and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith2.73:17
16Got Some Teeth
recording engineer:
Rich Hunt, Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit) and Mike Strange (engineer)
additional producer:
Luis Resto
producer:
Eminem (US rapper)
mixer:
Eminem (US rapper) and Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit)
bass guitar:
Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit)
keyboard:
Luis Resto
vocals:
Obie Trice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2003) and Shady Records (Eminem's US rap label) (in 2003)
samples:
Without Me (explicit) by Eminem (US rapper)
recording of:
Got Some Teeth
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit), Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper), Malcolm McLaren, Luis Resto and Obie Trice
Obie Trice3:48
17Stunt 101
producer:
Denaun Porter (Denaun Porter, aka Kon Artis)
mixer:
Pat “Pat ’Em Down” Viala
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Teamwork Music Studios in Long Island, New York, United States
recording of:
Stunt 101
writer:
Christopher Lloyd (Lloyd Banks, US rapper), Curtis Jackson (50 Cent), David Brown (American rapper) and Denaun Porter (Denaun Porter, aka Kon Artis)
G‐Unit4.53:51
18Witness (1 Hope)
recording engineer:
Jamie Finch
producer:
Lord Gosh
mixer:
Alan Mawdsley and The Soca Casual
recording of:
Witness (1 Hope)
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Hylton Smith
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Roots Manuva4.14:14
19How Do You Want It
recording of:
How Do U Want It
writer:
Bruce Fisher, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Quincy Jones, Stan Richardson (r&b songwriter), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Quicksand Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Body Heat
2Pac feat. K‐Ci & JoJo4:04
20Summertime
producer:
Hula & K. Fingers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.53:54
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