The Grandmaster Flash Collection

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hypnotize
recording engineer:
Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) and Doug Wilson (engineer)
engineer:
Lorrenn Argumedes, Rasheed Goodlowe, Lynn Montrose and Steve Jones (engineer R&B / Urban)
additional producer:
Richard “Younglord” Frierson (producer Richard Frierson)
producer:
Deric “D‐Dot” Angelettie, Ron “Amen‐Ra” Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra) and Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean John Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or P. Diddy)
mixer:
Lane Craven and Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean John Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or P. Diddy)
editor:
Richard “Younglord” Frierson (producer Richard Frierson)
background vocals:
Pam Long
lead vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bad Boy Records LLC (in 2007) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2007)
produced for:
Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. and The Mystery System, 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:
Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States and 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:
Rise by Herb Alpert
recording of:
Hypnotize
writer:
Andy Armer, Christopher Wallace, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), Randy Alpert and Sean Combs (Sean John Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or P. Diddy)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), B.I.G. Poppa Music, Badazz Music Company, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing and Mystery System Music
The Notorious B.I.G.5?:??
2Feel So Good
recording engineer:
Doug Wilson (engineer)
additional programming:
J‐Dub (production, real name Jeffrey Walker)
producer:
Deric “D‐Dot” Angelettie and Sean Combs (Sean John Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or P. Diddy)
mixer:
Michael Patterson (engineer)
additional guest vocals:
Kelly Price
samples:
Hollywood Swinging by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Feel So Good
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Lawrence Dermer (producer, singer-songwriter, synthesizer player), Joe Galdo (US drummer & percussionist), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Rafael Vigil
Mase?:??
3I Got 5 On It
recording of:
I Got 5 on It
writer:
Anthony Gillmour, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Denzil Foster, Garrick Husband, Jerold Ellis Jr. (US rapper), Jay King, Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club), Thomas McElroy, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz?:??
4Insane In The Brain
producer:
DJ Muggs
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)
recording of:
Insane in the Brain
writer:
Jerry Corbitt, Louis Freese, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher) and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.75?:??
5Jump AroundHouse of Pain5?:??
6Slam
producer:
ChySkillz and Jam Master Jay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1993) and Rush Associated Labels Inc. (in 1993)
samples:
Rich Kind of Poverty by Sam & Dave and The Champ by The Mohawks
recording of:
Slam
Onyx4.65?:??
7Hip Hop Hooray
Naughty by Nature?:??
8The World Is Yours
Nas?:??
9Shook Ones Part II
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
Mobb Deep?:??
10C.R.E.A.M.
recording of:
C.R.E.A.M.
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper, actor and score composer) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
lyrics quoted on:
It’s Me Bitches
lyrics quoted on:
Money Man
lyrics quoted on:
Mooo!
lyrics quoted on:
Paper Trail$
lyrics quoted on:
Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2
lyrics quoted on:
Who Shot Ya?
Wu‐Tang Clan?:??
11Mic Checka (Remix)
Das EFX?:??
12Funky Child
engineer:
Frank Heller
producer:
K‐Def and Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
guest turntable:
K‐Def
Lords of the Underground5?:??
13The Choice Is Yours
samples:
Big Sur Suite by Johnny “Hammond” Smith, Her Favorite Style by Iron Butterfly, Hot and Nasty by Black Oak Arkansas and Humpin’ by The Bar‐Kays
recording of:
The Choice Is Yours (revisited)
writer:
Andres Titus (US American rapper Andres Titus, member of Black Sheep), Ben Cauley, James E. Alexander (bassist, singer and songwriter), John R Smith, Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and William McLean (DJ William McLean)
Black Sheep5?:??
14Slow Down
Brand Nubian?:??
15U.N.I.T.Y.
producer:
Kay Gee (Keir Lamont Gist, Naughty by Nature’s DJ) and Mufi
mixer:
Ron Allaire and Patrick Dillett
lead vocals:
Queen Latifah
samples:
A Message From the Inner City by The Crusaders
recording of:
U.N.I.T.Y.
writer:
Queen Latifah and Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) and Queen Latifah Music, Inc
Queen Latifah5?:??
16They Reminisce Over You
recording of:
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
lyricist:
Corey Penn
composer:
Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth?:??
17Streets Of New York
producer:
Kool G Rap, Large Professor and Anton Pukshansky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cold Chillin’ Records Inc. (in 1990, in 1997), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1990) and Landspeed Records (in 2002)
recording of:
Streets of New York
composer:
Large Professor and Anton Pukshansky
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo5?:??
18Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bassy Bob Brockmann (engineer, producer, remixer)
producer:
Easy Mo Bee
guest vocals:
Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G. and Rampage (US rapper of Flipmode Squad)
vocals:
Craig Mack
remixer:
Easy Mo Bee, Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean John Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or P. Diddy) and Chucky Thompson
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 422)
recording of:
Flava in Ya Ear (remix) (dirty)
writer:
Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G. and Rampage (US rapper of Flipmode Squad)
version of:
Flava in Ya Ear
Craig Mack?:??
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Digital Media 4