Old Skool Hip Hop

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Tracklist

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1Express 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.A54:21
2The 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 Five4.353:10
3Rockit
Moog [mini-moog] programming:
Michael Beinhorn
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Batá drum [Bata]:
Daniel Ponce
drum machine [Dr Click Rhythm Controller], keyboard [E-mu 4060 Digital Keyboard], Moog [Mini-Moog], synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Rhodes Chroma] and voice synthesizer [Sennheiser Vocoder]:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
electronic drum set [Synare] and other instruments [DMX]:
Michael Beinhorn
turntable:
Grand Mixer DST (US hip hop/electro DJ Derek Howells/Showard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983) and 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 1983)
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock2.653:40
4Rappers 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 Gang4.357:05
5Jazz Thing
recording of:
Jazz Thing
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Lolis Eric Elie, Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
Gang Starr4:45
6People Everyday
producer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
recording of:
People Everyday
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development3.54:02
7Keep Their Heads Ringin’
engineer:
Tommy D. Daugherty and Keston Wright (engineer)
co-producer:
Sam Sneed
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Stu “Fingas” Bullard
additional vocals:
Dorothy Coleman, Nancy Fletcher and Barbara Wilson (hip hop vocalist)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1995)
samples:
Funk You Up (long version) (12″) by The Sequence (female old school hip hop/funk trio)
recording of:
Keep Their Heads Ringin’
lyricist:
J-Flex (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Sam Sneed
Dr. Dre4.655:04
8Sound of Da Police
producer:
Showbiz
mixer:
KRS‐ONE
samples:
Inside Looking Out by Grand Funk Railroad
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 16)
recording of:
Sound of da Police
writer:
Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler, KRS‐ONE, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Showbiz
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., London Music UK, Ludlow Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
KRS‐One4.84:15
9White 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 Flash & Melle Mel34:25
10That’s How I’m Livin’
samples:
Amazona by Roxy Music (guitar) and Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) (drums (drum set))
recording of:
That's How I'm Livin' (in 1993)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
DJ Aladdin and Ice‐T
Ice‐T35:41
11Mr. Wendal
recording of:
Mr. Wendal
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development3.353:26
12My Philosophy
engineer:
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
KRS‐One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
My Philosophy
lyricist and composer:
KRS‐One
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Boogie Down Productions4.25:36
13The 900 Number
The 45 King3:03
14I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990, in 2015)
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Funky by The Chambers Brothers and Sueno by The Young Rascals (US soul & rock group, formerly known as The Young Rascals)
recording of:
I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
writer:
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
A Tribe Called Quest34:03
15Lovesick (Upbeat mix)
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr4:17
16Grandpa’s Party
recording of:
Grandpa’s Party
writer:
Richie Fermie and Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality)
Monie Love3:40
17Do This My Way
Kid ’n Play33:45
18It Was a Good Day
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube4:16
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