Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap (explicit)

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Annotation

ISBN 978-1-7341305-0-8

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-16 07:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1979–1982
2▶CD: 1982–1984
3▶CD: 1984–1988
4▶CD: 1987–1989
5▼CD: 1989–1991
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1Ladies 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 Latifah feat. Monie Love3:54
2Bring the Noise
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Get Off Your Ass and Jam by Funkadelic and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 90), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 397)
recording of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Public Enemy3.853:45
3Me Myself and I (remastered single version)
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 Soul3:46
4Just a Friend
engineer:
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
co-producer:
Cutmaster Cool V (hip hop DJ Vaughan Lee)
producer and mixer:
The Diabolical Biz Markie
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 477) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 480)
recording of:
Just a Friend
lyricist:
Joe Flizzow, Leaflizard, Malique and Biz Markie
composer:
Biz Markie
Biz Markie3.84:01
5It’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.34:30
6Me So Horny
recording of:
Me So Horny
writer:
Brother Marquis, Chris Wong Won, David Hobbs (US hip-hop DJ and producer Mr. Mixx), Luther Campbell (US rapper Luther Campbell (2 Live Crew); aka Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke) and Ricardo Williams
publisher:
Pac-Jam Publishing
The 2 Live Crew4:38
7The Humpty Dance
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Counter
producer:
The Underground (Digital Underground, hip hop)
vocals:
Fuze (US hip-hop DJ/producer David Elliot), Humpty Hump, Money B (of Digital Underground) and Shock‐G (of Digital Underground)
recorded at and mixed at:
Starlight Sound (San Francisco) in Richmond, California, United States
music videos:
The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground (hip hop)
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 241)
recording of:
The Humpty Dance
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Humpty Hump and Junie Morrison
Digital Underground3.756:32
8U 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 Hammer4.14:17
9Ice Ice Baby
recording of:
Ice Ice Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper) and Vanilla Ice
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), John R. Deacon, Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) and Vanilla Ice
publisher:
Aftershock Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fernhill Publishing, Ice Baby Music, Knightlife Productions, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), QPM Music Inc., Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice3:47
10All for One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2020)
Brand Nubian54:56
11Mind Playing Tricks on Me
recording of:
Mind Playing Tricks on Me
writer:
Willie D (of the Geto Boys), Isaac Hayes, Doug King and Scarface (US rapper Brad Jordan)
Geto Boys5:10
12Scenario (LP mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
guest other vocals:
Leaders of the New School
performer:
Charlie Brown (US rapper), Busta Rhymes and Dinco D
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Blind Alley by The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group), Ecstasy by Ohio Players, Give It Up by Kool & the Gang, Little Miss Lover (original stereo studio mix) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Oblighetto by “Brother” Jack McDuff and Soul Vibrations by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Scenario
writer:
Bryan Higgins (US rapper), James Jackson, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (Busta Rhymes)
quotes lyrics from:
Roman’s Revenge
A Tribe Called Quest54:12
13The Choice Is Yours
samples:
Big Sur Suite by Johnny “Hammond” Smith, Her Favorite Style by Iron Butterfly, Hot and Nasty by Black Oak Arkansas and Humpin’ by The Bar‐Kays
recording of:
The Choice Is Yours (revisited)
writer:
Andres Titus (US American rapper Andres Titus, member of Black Sheep), Ben Cauley, James E. Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter), John R Smith, Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and William McLean (DJ William McLean)
Black Sheep54:04
14Let’s Talk About Sex
producer:
Hurby Luv Bug and The Invincibles (Production Team)
background vocals:
Alpha, Omega (US rapper) and Hurby Luv Bug
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990) and Next Plateau Records Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Sex
lyricist and composer:
Fingerprints
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Sons of K-oss Music
Salt‐N‐Pepa33:32
15You Can’t Play With My Yo‐Yo
recording of:
You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), O’Shea Jackson, “Sweet” Charles Sherrell and Yolanda Whittaker
Yo‐Yo feat. Ice Cube5:06
16O.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 Nature4.254:33
6▶CD: 1992–1994
7▶CD: 1994–1997
8▶CD: 1997–2002
9▶CD: 2004–2013

Credits

Release

art direction, graphic design and design:Cey Adams
mastering:Sean Brennan (mastering engineer)
Paul du Gré
Mike Monseur (mastering and recording engineer at Bias Studios)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/19550332 [info]
ASIN:US: B097FXRP8C [info]