Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 11 (1979-1991)

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Tracklist

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1O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music (associated with Naughty By Nature)
Naughty by Nature4.254:31
2Words I Manifest
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
Words I Manifest
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr5:11
3Vapors
producer and mixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
arranger:
Biz Markie and Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
samples:
Papa Don’t Take No Mess by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Vapors
lyricist:
Big Daddy Kane
Biz Markie4.54:32
4I Cram 2 Understand U
MC Lyte4:46
5Spoonin' Rap
Spoonie Gee3:41
6I Know You Got Soul
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 386)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim3.54:45
7I Got It Made
recording of:
I Got It Made
writer:
Edward K. Archer (American rapper)
Special Ed43:43
8Body Rock
The Treacherous Three3:57
9Wild Thang
Too Much3:35
10Posse on Broadway
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot5:05
118th Wonder
recording of:
8th Wonder
writer:
Cheryl Lorraine Cook and Ronald LaPread
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd. and Sugar Hill Music
The Sugarhill Gang7:25
12Fresh Is the Word
Mantronix5:32

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Release

ASIN:US: B000E6GC8O [info]

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part of:Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials (number: 11) (order: 11)