The Kings of Hip Hop

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Breaks
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mister Magic (single version)
recording of:
Mister Magic (Mr. Magic)
composer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
Grover Washington, Jr.6:34
2Skin Tight (single version)
recording of:
Skin Tight
writer:
Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
Ohio Players5:49
3Ain’t No Half Steppin’
recording of:
Ain’t No Half Steppin’
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Heatwave6:09
4The Message From the Soul Sisters, Parts 1 & 2
Vicki Anderson4:28
5Love Ballad
recording of:
Love Ballad
lyricist and composer:
Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
L.T.D.5:12
6Sweet Thing (album version)
performer:
Chaka Khan
recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Tony Maiden and Yvette Marie Stevens
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan3:49
7I Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins3:06
8Q (album version)
The Brothers Johnson3:11
9We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
recording of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Curtis Mayfield4:33
10Walkin’ in the Sun
Percy Sledge3:04
11Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
Otis Redding4:24
12In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett2:51
13Bring It on Home to Me
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Percy Sledge3:29
14Men Are Getting Scarce
Chairmen of the Board6:37
15Don’t Explain (album version)
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Nina Simone4:15
2▼CD: Hip Hop
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1THINGTRO
Mr. Thing1:03
2Sound Bwoy Burreill
Smif‐n‐Wessun3:08
3I Got Cha Opin
Black Moon3:04
4Fakin Jax
producer:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
INI feat. Pete Rock2:53
5The Bizness
performer:
Common (US rapper)
recording of:
The Bizness
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul feat. Common Sense5:03
6Skinz
performer:
Grand Puba
recording of:
Skinz
lyricist:
Corey Penn and Maxwell Dixon
composer:
Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba3:25
7SH.FE.MC’s
performer:
A Tribe Called Quest
recording of:
Sh.Fe.MC's
writer:
Dick Hyman (jazz pianist), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ziggy Modeliste, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr., Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul feat. A Tribe Called Quest4:56
8Mic Checka (remix)
Das EFX1:53
9Brooklyn Zoo
Ol’ Dirty Bastard2:07
10Shimmy, Shimmy Ya
Ol’ Dirty Bastard2:18
11Microphone Fiend (album version)
recording of:
Microphone Fiend
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Eric B. & Rakim3:32
12Get on Down
The Unreleased Project4:11
13Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
recording of:
Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down
Brand Nubian4:21
14Fakin’ the Funk
Main Source3:14
15A Chorus Line 2000 (remix)
Ultramagnetic MC’s6:05
16Peace Is Not the Word to Play
Main Source1:36
17Set It Off
Big Daddy Kane4:28

Credits

Release

liner notes:Huw Bowles
miscellaneous support:DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mastering:Shawn Joseph (mastering)
DJ-mixer medium 1:DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
DJ-mixer medium 2:Mr. Thing
mixed at:HeadQcourterz Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mastered at:Optimum Mastering in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/572417 [info]
ASIN:US: B0007TFI4M [info]