Def Jam Recordings 25th Anniversary

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Gold Digger
performer:
Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer)
recording of:
Gold Digger
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Renald Richard
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mijac Music, Please Gimme My Publishing Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx3:28
2And Then What
performer:
Mannie Fresh
Young Jeezy feat. Mannie Fresh4:07
3There It Go (The Whistle Song)
recording of:
There It Go (The Whistle Song)
writer:
Juelz Santana
Juelz Santana3:01
4Hustlin'
producer:
The Runners (US hip hop production duo)
recording of:
Hustlin’
writer:
Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson and William Roberts II (US rapper)
Rick Ross44:15
5Back Like That
recording engineer:
Anthony Caputo and Mike Tocci
producer:
Xtreme (hip hop producer)
mixer:
Anthony Caputo and Nikos Teneketzis
guest vocals:
Ne‐Yo
vocals:
Ghostface Killah
performer:
Ne‐Yo
samples:
Baby Come Home by Willie Hutch and Song Cry (explicit) by Jay‐Z (US rapper)
recording of:
Back Like That
writer:
V. Brown (hip hop producer Xtreme), Dennis Coles, Douglas Gibbs, Willie Hutch, Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer), Justin Smith, Shaffer Chimere Smith and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Ghostface Killah feat. Ne‐Yo54:03
6So Sick
music videos:
So Sick by Ne‐Yo
recording of:
So Sick
additional writer:
John Bettis and Steve Porcaro
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), John Bettis Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Super Sayin’ Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Ne‐Yo3.23:28
7Hip Hop Is Dead
performer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2006)
Nas feat. will.i.am4.53:46
8Don't Feel Right
performer:
Maimouna Youssef (Mumu Fresh)
The Roots feat. Maimouna Youssef4:46
9Umbrella
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell
drum machine [drum] programming:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
producer:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and Kuk Harrell (lead vocals)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard [keyboards]:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
guest vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
produced for:
RedZone Entertainment
recorded at:
Triangle Sound in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Umbrella by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 50), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 92) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 332)
recording of:
Umbrella
lyricist:
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
Rihanna feat. Jay‐Z3.94:33
10Make 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
11Shawty Is da Sh*!
The‐Dream3:51
12Put 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)
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West55:21