Die Hit-Giganten: Best Of Hip Hop & Rap

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Tracklist

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1The Message
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) (from 1982 to present)
edit of:
The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.353:13
2Rapper's Delight
The Sugarhill Gang3:57
3Insane in the Brain
Cypress Hill3:29
4Jump (Radio Edit)
Kris Kross3:17
5It's Tricky
recording of:
It’s Tricky
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Protoons Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Run‐D.M.C.3:04
6Here Comes the Hotstepper
Ini Kamoze4:10
7Informer
Snow4:30
8Cold Rock a Party
MC Lyte4:16
9Mistadobalina
Del the Funky Homosapien4:17
10Boom! Shake the Room
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3:47
11Magic's Wand
Whodini5:39
12Doin' Our Own Dang
Jungle Brothers4:18
13Can 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 Quest3.654:13
14Tres Delinquentes (Radio)
Delinquent Habits4:16
15They Want EFX
Das EFX3:40
16Who Got the Props
Black Moon4:29
17It Takes Two (Radio Edit)
Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock4:01
18Shook Ones Part II
Mobb Deep4:24
19I Wish (Radio Edit)
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
quotes lyrics from:
For What It’s Worth
Skee‐Lo4:12
20Gravel Pit (Radio Version)
Wu‐Tang Clan4:02
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1Ms. Jackson (Radio Mix)
OutKast4:04
2X
Xzibit4:17
3Yeah!
Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris4:11
4Get Busy
Sean Paul3:32
5Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.3:51
6U Can't Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:15
7New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
Ice‐T4:44
87 Days
Craig David3:53
9Fu-Gee-La
Fugees4:06
10The Breaks
Kurtis Blow4:05
11Full Clip
Gang Starr3:37
12Rock On
Funkdoobiest3:54
13Put It On
Big L3:39
14Born and Raised In Compton
DJ Quik3:26
15Resurrection
Common3:49
16I'm Still #1
engineer:
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
KRS‐One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I’m Still #1
writer:
KRS‐One
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Boogie Down Productions55:09
17Know How
producer and mixer:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
arranger:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delicious Vinyl, Inc. (in 1989)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
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 MC34:02
18Passin' Me By
The Pharcyde5:03
19Paid in Full
recording of:
Paid in Full
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim3:38
20Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)
KRS‐One4:51
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1Die Da!?! (radio mix)
recording of:
Die da!?!
lyricist and composer:
Michael B. Schmidt, Michael DJ Beck (hip hop), Andreas Rieke and Thomas Dürr (German singer, rapper and musican)
Die Fantastischen Vier3:38
2Jein
Fettes Brot4:09
3Cruisen
Massive Töne3:56
4A-N-N-A (radio version 97)
Freundeskreis3:48
5Reimemonster (radio version)
producer:
DJ Thomilla
vocals:
Afrob and Ferris MC
guest performer:
Ferris MC
performer:
Afrob
produced at:
Benztown Studio in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
karaoke version of:
Reimemonster (radio version) (instrumental) by Afrob feat. Ferris MC
recording of:
Reimemonster
writer:
Thomas Burchia, Ferris MC and Robert Zemichiel
Afrob Feat. Ferris MC3:24
6Hip Hop
dead prez3:47
7Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz4:44
8Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice3:43
9Regulate
Warren G And Nate Dogg4:03
10Vivrant Thing (club mix)
Q‐Tip3:11
11Broken Language (radio edit)
Smoothe da Hustler Feat. Trigger tha Gambler3:54
12Ms. Fat Booty
Yasiin Bey3:45
131, 2, 3,... Rhymes Galore (radio)
guest performer:
Afrob, Flavor Flav and MC Rene
performer:
Afrob, Flavor Flav, Grandmaster Flash, MC Rene and DJ Tomekk
recording of:
1, 2, 3,… Rhymes Galore
lyricist:
Robb Boldt, El Khazraje, Tomasz Kuklicz and Robert Zemichiel
composer:
Tomasz Kuklicz and Thomas Schmidt (German rapper aka Tom-As)
Grandmaster Flash feat. Afrob, Flavor Flav, MC Rene3:25
14Welcome to Atlanta
Jermaine Dupri Feat. Ludacris3:22
15Shake Ya Ass
Mystikal Feat. Pharrell Williams4:18
16Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)
M.O.P.4:05
17X Gon' Give It to Ya
DMX3:39
18I Need Love
LL Cool J5:17
19Breathe (rap version)
Blu Cantrell Feat. Sean Paul3:49
20If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
Nas4:43