Old Skool Hip Hop

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The New Style
Beastie Boys4:33
2My Mic Sounds Nice
Salt‐N‐Pepa4:07
3It's Like That (original)
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C.4:43
4Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut remix)
remixer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
recording of:
Paid in Full (Coldcut remix)
lyricist:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
is based on:
Paid in Full
part of:
American Psycho
Eric B. & Rakim7:07
5The Godfather
Spoonie Gee4:49
6Strong Island
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E.5:55
7Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel
producer:
Joey Robinson Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson
performer:
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Good Times (7″ edit) by Chic (US disco group)
recording of:
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
writer:
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, John Deacon, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Deborah Harry, Joseph Saddler, Ronald LaPread, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Sylvia Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Chris Stein, Angie Stone and Wonder Mike
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
8th Wonder
is based on:
Another One Bites the Dust
is based on:
Apache (Sugarhill Gang version)
is based on:
Good Times
is based on:
Monster Jam
is based on:
Rapture
is based on:
The Birthday Party
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.657:04
8Who's in the Place
Cash Money & Marvelous4:10
9King of the Beats
producer:
Kurtis Mantronik (the individual) and Bryce “Luvah” Wilson
recording of:
King of the Beats
writer:
Touré Embden and Kirk Khaleel
Mantronix5:54
10Rok Da HouseThe Beatmasters feat. The Cookie Crew3:52
11It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 80), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 462)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock44:53
12King Heroin
recording of:
King Heroin
Funky Four5:36
13Street Tuff
recording of:
Street Tuff
writer:
Leigh Guest and Michael Menson
Double Trouble & Rebel MC33:28
14Females (Get on Up)
Cookie Crew4:49
15Rappers 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
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jump AroundHouse of Pain3:34
2Rock the Bells
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1986)
recorded at:
Chung King House of Metal in New York, New York, United States (from 1984 until 1985)
recording of:
Rock the Bells
composer:
James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
LL Cool J3.754:00
3My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions6:36
4Have a Nice Day
recording of:
Have a Nice Day
lyricist:
Roxanne Shanté (QB rapper of Juice Crew)
composer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
Roxanne Shanté5:09
5White Lines (Don't Do It)
engineer and mixer:
E.T. Thorngren and Sylvia Robinson
producer:
Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson (Sylvia Inc.)
arranger:
Reggie Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1983)
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 Mel47:29
6Pump Me Up
Trouble Funk6:17
7Beats to the Rhyme
engineer:
Steve Ett
producer and mixer:
Davy D and Run‐D.M.C.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recording of:
Beats to the Rhyme
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), David Reeves, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Dwayne Simon
Run‐D.M.C.42:41
8Rebel Without a PausePublic Enemy54:18
9South Bronx
KRS‐One feat. DJ Scott La Rock & D‐Nice4:28
10Know How
recording of:
Know How
lyricist:
Marvin Young
composer:
Dominic Butler (British drum and bass and DJ) and Mark Yardley (Bristol, UK; electronic composer/producer; ½ of Stanton Warriors)
Young MC3:50
11On the Run
Jungle Brothers4:04
12I Know You Got Soul
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim5:58
13Funky Cold Medina
recording of:
Funky Cold Medina
lyricist:
Marvin Young
composer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc3:35
14Express Yourself
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
N.W.A4:30
15It's My Beat
Sweet Tee4:35
16Bonita Applebum
recording of:
Bonita Applebum
writer:
William Allen (bassist), Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, Walter Booker, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
A Tribe Called Quest4:13
17The Breaks
recording of:
The Breaks
writer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer), Kurtis Walker, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer) and Russell W. Simmons
publisher:
Neutral Gray Music
Kurtis Blow3:50

Credits

Release

mastering:Dave Turner (UK mastering/DJ mixer)
distributed by:BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!)
mastered at:Tape to Tape in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3149564 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000252KD [info]