Yo! MTV Raps: A Journey Back In Rhyme

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1South Bronx
Boogie Down Productions5:11
2Push It
producer:
Hurby Azor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
Push It
writer:
Hurby Azor and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Turn Out Brothers Publishing
Salt‐N‐Pepa44:30
3It 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 Rock45:01
4Ain’t No Half Steppin’
Big Daddy Kane5:22
5Children’s Story
producer:
Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
recording of:
Children’s Story
writer:
Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
Slick Rick4.254:02
6Wild, Wild West
recording of:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
lyricist and composer:
Mohandas Dewese
Kool Moe Dee4:44
7Top Billin’
producer:
Audio Two (Brooklyn, NY hip-hop duo) and Daddy‐O (Glenn K. Bolton of Stetsasonic)
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
Top Billin'
writer:
Kirk Robinson (Milk Dee) and Nat Robinson
publisher:
First Priority Music (US rap/hip-hop) and Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?)
Audio Two52:53
8Me Myself and I
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
mixer:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
arranger:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Trugoy the Dove
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
samples:
(Not Just) Knee Deep by Funkadelic (original funk band)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990)
recording of:
Me Myself and I
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Philippe Wynn
De La Soul3.63:41
9Express Yourself
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Dieueul-Dieuleul by Aby Ngana Diop (drum machine) and Express Yourself by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
N.W.A44:25
10It’s Funky Enough
executive producer:
Eazy‐E
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
lead vocals:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
samples:
Misdemeanor by Foster Sylvers
recording of:
It’s Funky Enough
lyricist:
Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
composer:
Leon Sylvers III
publisher:
Dollarz n Sense Muzick, Dotted Lion Music (Publisher affiliated with ASCAP, associated with MGM Records.) and SYLCO (Publisher (ASCAP))
The D.O.C.34:32
11Ladies First
producer:
DJ Mark the 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
guest vocals and additional performer:
Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality)
performer:
Monie Love (English rapper, actress & radio personality)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
recording of:
Ladies First
writer:
Anthony Peaks, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Queen Latifah, Shane Harbin Faber and Simone Johnson (English rapper, actress & radio personality)
Queen Latifah3:56
12Can I Kick It?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990, in 2015)
samples:
Fried Okra by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Hard Times by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey), Soul Concerto by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Spinning Wheel by Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sunshower by Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band, The Way You Do The Things You Do by David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed, What a Waste! by Ian Dury & the Blockheads and You Sexy Thing (re‐released single version, a‐side/album version) by Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
music videos:
Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 292)
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest3.654:14
13They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
recording of:
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
lyricist:
Corey Penn
composer:
Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth4:48
14Flava in Ya Ear
Craig Mack3:40
15C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
programming:
Prince Rakeem (American rapper and actor)
engineer:
Ethan Ryman
executive producer:
Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs (producer), Oli Grant and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
producer and mixer:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
lead vocals:
Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan) and Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan)
arranger:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1993) and 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 1993)
samples:
As Long as I’ve Got You by The Charmels and Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) by Jimmy Spicer
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 107)
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 (Wu-Tang Clan), Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
is based on:
Paper Trail$
Wu‐Tang Clan44:09
16Player’s Anthem
Junior M.A.F.I.A.4:13
17Shook Ones, Part II
recording of:
Shook Ones, Part II
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson) and Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Mobb Deep4:20
18It’s All About the Benjamins (remix)
Puff Daddy & the Family4:37