Def Jam Recordings 30th Anniversary

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Annotation

2,500 numbered copies in a Technics SL-1200 turntable shaped box. Includes a 16 pg booklet and burgundy or black 30th anniversary t-shirt.

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-31 18:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Selections From the Roots of Def Jam
2▶CD: Def Jam Recordings Vol. 1
3▼CD: Def Jam Recordings Vol. 2
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1Get Me Home
producer:
Poke and Tone
performer:
Blackstreet and Foxy Brown (rapper)
Foxy Brown & Blackstreet3:48
2Foolish
producer:
7 and Irv Gotti
produced for:
Top Dawg Productions
samples:
Stay With Me by DeBarge
music videos:
Foolish by Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 2)
recording of:
Foolish
writer:
Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (US R&B singer and musician), Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan), Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. and Marcus Vest
publisher:
Baeza Music LLC, DJ Irv Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., N-the-Water Publishing Inc., Pookietoots Publishing, Sony/ATV Melody and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
Stay With Me
Ashanti3.53:46
3Put It on Me
recording engineer:
Jonas Garbonick
producer:
Irv Gotti and Tru Stylze
mixer:
Irv Gotti and Supa Engineer DURO (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
vocals:
Ja Rule and Vita (US R&B/hip-hop vocalist LaVita Raynor)
performer:
Vita (US R&B/hip-hop vocalist LaVita Raynor)
mixed for:
No Question Entertainment and Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Put It on Me
writer:
Cynthia Loving, Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Paul Walcott and Tiheem Crocker (a.k.a. Tah Murdah)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Blunts, Guns and Funds, DJ Irv Publishing, Reservoir 416, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody and Tru Stylze Music
Ja Rule & Vita4:22
4Make Me Better
recording engineer:
DJ Swivel (Canadian producer Jordan Young)
producer:
Timbaland
assistant mixer:
Miguel Bustamante (Spanish producer/engineer)
mixer:
DURO (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
guest vocals:
Ne‐Yo
performer:
Ne‐Yo
Fabolous feat. Ne‐Yo4.154:14
5Oh 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’ron & Juelz Santana43:25
6Move Bitch
mixer:
KLC (Southern US rap producer Craig Lawson, aka The Drum Major)
guest performer:
I‐20 and Mystikal (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
Move Bitch
writer:
Bobby Sandimanie (I‐20), Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Craig Lawson (Southern US rap producer Craig Lawson, aka The Drum Major) and Michael Tyler (US rapper)
Ludacris feat. Mystikal & I‐203.654:33
7Get Busy
additional recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
recording engineer:
Ritz Reynolds and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Ritz Reynolds and The Roots (US hip hop group)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest vocals:
Dice Raw and Peedi Crakk (a.k.a. Peedi Peedi)
The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi4.653:30
8Guess Who’s Back
performer:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Beanie Sigel
Scarface feat. Jay‐Z & Beanie Sigel4:03
9Hustlin’
producer:
The Runners (US hip hop production duo)
recording of:
Hustlin’
writer:
Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson and William Roberts II (US rapper)
Rick Ross44:14
10Put On
producer:
Drumma Boy (US rapper, producer)
performer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
part of:
Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 67) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 68)
Jeezy & Kanye West55:21
11Can’t Tell Me Nothing
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Anthony Kilhoffer and Tony Rey (US recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jason Agel, Nate Hertweck, Andy Marcinkowski, Anthony Palazzole, Richard Reitz and Bram Tobey
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and DJ Toomp
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
keyboard:
Darryl Beaton and Chris Rob
additional vocals:
Jeezy (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy) and Connie Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2007)
music videos:
Can't Tell Me Nothing (original, Kanye in the desert) by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Can’t Tell Me Nothing (remix) (alternate, Bonnie Prince Billy & Zach Galifianakis) by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
Can't Tell Me Nothing
composer:
Aldrin Davis and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.84:32
12No Lie
recording engineer:
Jack “SUTHERNFOLK” Brown, Noah “40” Shebib (Noah Shebib) and Noel Cadastre
additional programming:
Noel Cadastre
co-producer:
Marz (Marquel Middlebrooks)
producer:
Mike Will Made-It and Noah “40” Shebib (Noah Shebib)
assistant mixer:
Miguel Scott
mixer:
Finis “KY” White
guest vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
No Lie
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Marquel Middlebrooks (Marquel Middlebrooks), Michael Williams and Tauheed Epps (2 Chainz, fka Tity Boi)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Live Write LLC, Reservoir Media Music, Sounds From Eardrummers, Ty Epps Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2 Chainz feat. Drake3:58
13My Last
assistant recording engineer:
Brian Warwick
recording engineer:
Rob Kinelski, Omar Loya and Brian B. Springer
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
assistant mixer:
Omar Loya
mixer:
Rob Kinelski
bass guitar and guitar:
Steve Wyreman
keyboard:
Kevin Randolph
background vocals:
Priscilla Renea
vocals:
Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 100)
recording of:
My Last
writer:
Ernest Wilson (producer) and Sean Anderson
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown4:14
14Niggas in Paris
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional producer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Hit‐Boy (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978, Hit-Boy Music Inc. and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
Le Meurice in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Baptizing Scene by Reverend W.A. Donaldson
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 11), Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2013 winner), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 40) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Niggas in Paris
writer:
Chauncey Hollis (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis), Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and W.A. Donaldson
Jay‐Z & Kanye West3.653:39
15My Nigga
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 58)
YG & Rich Homie Quan43:56