Greatest Hitz

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Alwayz Into Somethin’
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
bass:
Mike Sims
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
recording of:
Alwayz Into Somethin’
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lorenzo Patterson, Burke Reeves and Tracy Curry (primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., American rapper from Dallas, Texas)
54:25
2Straight Outta Compton
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
vocals:
Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
samples:
Amen, Brother by The Winstons (60s US funk & soul group) (membranophone), Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) by The Gap Band (effects), Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 by Wilson Pickett (lead vocals), It's My Turn by Dezo Daz feat. DJ Slip (US hip-hop producer Terry K. Allen, Compton's Most Wanted) (lead vocals), Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (drums (drum set)), West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People (lead vocals) and You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (membranophone)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 248)
recording of:
Straight Outta Compton
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
4.54:16
38-Ball
recording of:
8 Ball
writer:
Ice Cube
4:16
4Chin Check
3:43
5Dopeman
recording of:
Dopeman
composer:
Ant Banks, Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10) and Ice Cube
3.356:17
6Appetite for Destruction
recording of:
Appetite for Destruction
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Kokane (US rapper Jerry Long, Jr., aka Mr. Kane), Lorenzo Patterson and Tracy Lynn Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
3:08
7Gangsta Gangsta
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Gangsta Gangsta
lyricist:
Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
composer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Eric Wright, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Lorenzo Patterson, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, O'Shea Jackson, Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)
3.755:27
8Real Niggaz Don’t Die
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
bass:
Colin Wolfe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
recording of:
Real Niggaz Don’t Die
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Dj Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby), Eric Wright, Dino Fekaris, Lorenzo Patterson, N. Zesses, Tracy Curry (primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., American rapper from Dallas, Texas) and Colin Wolfe
3:39
9Compton’s n the House (remix)
5:16
10Boyz-n-the-Hood
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Eazy E
performer:
N.W.A (US hip hop group)
recording of:
Boyz‐N‐The Hood
writer:
Eric Wright and Ice Cube
45:37
11100 Miles and Runnin’
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys, Lend Me an Ear by The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes and Thriller (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
100 Miles and Runnin’
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lamont Dozier, Eric Wright, Gregory Hutchinson (aka Big Hutch), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) and Melvin Ragin
54:29
12A Bitch Iz a Bitch
recording of:
A Bitch Iz a Bitch
lyricist:
Ice Cube
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer)
publisher:
Ruthless Attack Muzick
43:06