Kiss Presents: Hip Hop Classics

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1Forget About Dre
recording of:
Forgot About Dre
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper) and Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment)
Dr. Dre feat. Eminem3:44
2No Sleep Till Brooklyn
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest electric guitar:
Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
recording of:
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Adam Horovitz and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
Beastie Boys4.14:08
3Mo Money Mo Problems
recording engineer:
Lane Craven, Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) and Doug Wilson (engineer)
engineer:
Lorrenn Argumedes, John “JM” Meredith (US producer/engineer aka "JM") and Steve Jones (engineer R&B / Urban)
producer:
Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Stevie J. (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer) and Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
background vocals:
Kelly Price
guest vocals:
Mase (US rapper) and Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
lead vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
produced for:
Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
recorded at:
Caribbean Sound Basin in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Daddy’s House Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I’m Coming Out (12″ version) by Diana Ross
music videos:
Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase (US rapper) & Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 69)
recording of:
Mo Money Mo Problems
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Mason Betha (US rapper), Nile Rodgers, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Steven Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
publisher:
Amani Music, B.I.G. Poppa Music, Bernard’s Other Music, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing, M. Betha Publishing, Sony Songs, Inc., Tommy Jymi Inc. and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
I’m Coming Out
The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Puff Daddy4.44:17
4Doin' It
recording engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
mixer:
Tony Smalios
guest vocals:
LeShaun
performer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1995) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2021)
samples:
My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
recording of:
Doin’ It
composer:
Grace Jones, LL Cool J and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
LL Cool J54:53
5Do You See
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
guest lead vocals:
Nate Dogg
lead vocals:
Warren G
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Bicentennial Blues by Gil Scott‐Heron and Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Mama Used to Say by Junior (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.)
recording of:
Do You See
writer:
Bob Carter (keyboardist for Linx), Junior Giscombe (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.), Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
Warren G43:59
6This Is How We Do It
samples:
Children’s Story by Slick Rick
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 286)
recording of:
This Is How We Do It
writer:
Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Montell Jordan4.53:54
7Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)
Redman3:46
8Bust A Move
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
guest bass guitar:
Flea (US bassist)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delicious Vinyl, Inc. (in 1989)
mixed for, arranged for and produced for:
Delicious Vinyl Inc.
samples:
Daytime Hustler by Bette Midler, Found a Child by Ballin’ Jack and Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
samples from:
Hot Dance Classics, Volume 2 by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990 winner) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 60)
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC44:24
9Runnin
recording of:
Runnin’
writer:
Derrick Stewart (US rapper, member of The Pharcyde), Emandu Wilcox (US rapper Emandu Wilcox, member of The Pharcyde), James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) and Tre Hardson
The Pharcyde4:22
10Fuck Tha Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A4.155:45
11I Got 5 On It
guest vocals:
Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noo Trybe Records, Inc. (No̅o̅ Trybe Records, Inc.) (in 1995)
recording of:
I Got 5 on It
writer:
Anthony Gillmour, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Denzil Foster, Garrick Husband, Jerold Ellis Jr. (US rapper), Jay King, Michael Marshall (US hip-hop/R&B vocalist/producer, member of Timex Social Club), Thomas McElroy, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
Luniz3.654:06
12It Was A Good Day
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube4:13
13Caramel
performer:
Eve (US rapper/singer)
recording of:
Caramel
City High23:30
14Don't Leave Me
recording of:
Don’t Leave Me
writer:
Karen Anderson (US R&B/hip-hop singer and songwriter), Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Roosevelt Harrell III
Blackstreet5:11
15Rump Shaker
Wreckx‐N‐Effect2.93:57
16Here Comes the Hotstepper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner and Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal & the Headhunters
recording of:
Here Comes the Hotstepper
writer:
Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner and Salaam Remi
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Longitude Music, Pine Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salaam Remi Music
Ini Kamoze34:09
17It's Tricky
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
samples:
My Sharona by The Knack (Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 175)
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.
Run‐D.M.C.43:04
18When The Shit Goes Down
recording of:
When the Ship Goes Down
writer:
Lawrence Dickens, Louis Freese and Larry Muggerud
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher), Freddy Bienstock Music Co. and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3:05
19Can I Kick It?
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
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1Get Your Freak On
recording of:
Get Ur Freak On
writer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
Missy Elliott3:30
2Gravel Pit
recording of:
Gravel Pit
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Clifford Smith (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Antoine Duhamel, Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter), Lamont Hawkins, Nathan Leftenant, Paulisa Moorman and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
quotes lyrics from:
Back and Forth
Wu‐Tang Clan33:53
3Gimmie Some More (Explicit LP Version)
recording engineer:
Robert Burnette and Vinny Nicoletti
assistant sound engineer:
Darren Rapp
sound engineer:
Vinny Nicoletti
assistant engineer:
Eduardo Larez
producer:
DJ Scratch
mixer:
Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
arranger:
Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1998)
mixed for and arranged for:
B.U.D.A. Prod. Inc. and Flipmode Ent., Inc.
produced for:
B.U.D.A. Prod., Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Gimme Some More
writer:
George Spivey, Bernard Herrmann (composer) and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (Busta Rhymes)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, I’m a Play Jason Music, Sony/ATV Melody, T’ziah’s Music, Warner Chappell and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Busta Rhymes4.42:39
4Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3:13
5Don't Play Nice
recording of:
Don’t Play Nice
writer:
Thomas Gustafsson, Tobias Lindell, Hugo Lira and Natalia Keery-Fisher
Verbalicious22:46
6Lovely
Bubba Sparxxx3:57
7It Takes Two
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 18)
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock4:19
8I Wish
producer:
Walter “Kandor” Kahn and Skee‐Lo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scotti Bros. Records (in 1995) and Sunshine (Skee-Lo) (in 1995)
samples:
Spinnin’ by Bernard Wright
music videos:
I Wish by Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
Skee‐Lo44:07
9On Fire
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
co-producer:
The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
bass:
Lonnie Marshall
remixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1989)
recording of:
On Fire
writer:
Anthony Smith and Matt Dike (American producer)
Tone‐Lōc4:50
10Eighth Wonder
The Sugarhill Gang7:30
11Adventures 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
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 Flash4.657:10
12Somethin 4 Da Honeyz
Montell Jordan4:36
13Get Me Home
producer:
Poke and Tone
performer:
Blackstreet and Foxy Brown (rapper)
Foxy Brown3:47
14Push It
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 54), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 374) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 440)
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‐Pepa3.753:28
15No Scrubs
music videos:
No Scrubs by TLC (US pop/R&B trio)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 20)
recording of:
No Scrubs
additional writer:
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
writer:
Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), Kevin Briggs and Tameka Cottle
TLC53:36
16No Woman, No Cry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
Fugees4:19
17My Love Is Like Wo
recording of:
My Love Is Like...Wo
writer:
Charlie Bereal, Kenny Bereal and Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
Mýa2.253:30
18Perfect Gentleman
edit of:
Perfect Gentleman by Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
recording of:
Perfect Gentleman
writer:
Jerry Duplessis, Hope Harris (Hope Harris, vocalist, wyclef jean related), Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Harry Tait
quotes lyrics from:
No Sex
Wyclef Jean23:18
19Ms Jackson
assistant recording engineer:
Malik Albert, Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer)
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
programming and producer:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
assistant mixer:
Warren Bletcher (engineer)
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
guest bass guitar:
Aaron Mills (funk/jazz bassist, member of Cameo)
guest congas:
Rajinder Kala
guest keyboard:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
guest piano:
Marvin “Chanz” Parkman
guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
André 3000
lead vocals:
Big Boi
arranger:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2020)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 145) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 277)
recording of:
Ms. Jackson
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Dungeon Ratz Music Inc. and Gnat Booty Music
OutKast4.154:32

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part of:Kiss Compilations (order: 42)