Afrika Bambaataa Presents Eastside

~ Release by Afrika Bambaataa (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rockit
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Herbie Hancock3:46
28th Wonder
recording of:
8th Wonder
writer:
Cheryl Lorraine Cook and Ronald LaPread
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd. and Sugar Hill Music
The Sugarhill Gang5:08
3Freedom
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five5:07
4Drop the Bomb
Trouble Funk4:19
5Funk You
Afrika Bambaataa and Family3:51
6Peter Piper
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
samples:
Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Peter Piper
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels) and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
Run‐D.M.C.3.653:25
7Yes We Can Can
The Treacherous Three5:12
8900 Number
The 45 King3:05
9Release Yourself
recording of:
Release Yourself
writer:
Taharqa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem
publisher:
West Kenya Music
The Fantastic Aleems4:47
10I 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) (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 Magazine’s 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. & Rakim3.54:48
11Saturday Night
Schoolly D45:21
12My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions4:06
13Teddy Jam
Guy4:24
14Ego Tripping
Ultramagnetic MC’s3:29
15If I Ruled the World
Kurtis Blow3:56
16Tramp
recording of:
Tramp
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin
publisher:
Budget Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
Salt‐N‐Pepa33:35
17Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
P.M. Dawn3:58
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Choice Is Yours
Black Sheep4.53:26
2Scenerio
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.
quotes lyrics from:
Roman’s Revenge
A Tribe Called Quest4:14
3Black Cop
KRS‐One3:03
4Ain't Nuthijn.../Shame on da Nigga
Wu‐Tang Clan3:40
5My State of Mind
Nas4:56
6Treat 'Em Right
Father MC5:53
7Music Makes Me High
Lost Boyz4:34
8Let Me Clear My Throat
engineer:
Al Grey (producer) and Michael Grey (producer)
producer:
Fred Derby, DJ Kool and s/x (aka Stephen Janis)
mixer:
Fred Derby and s/x (aka Stephen Janis)
recorded at:
The Bahama Bay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Sheffield Studios in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
samples:
Hollywood Swinging by Kool & the Gang, The 900 Number by The 45 King (aka DJ Mark) and The 900 Number (original mix) by The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
recording of:
Let Me Clear My Throat
writer:
DJ Kool
live recording of:
Let Me Clear My Throat
writer:
DJ Kool
DJ Kool34:51
9Hell on Earth
Mobb Deep4:38
10The Haunted House of Rock
Whodini3:50
11Hard Knock Life
recording engineer:
Paul Falcon
producer:
The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
mixer:
Ken “DURO” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans
recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
writer:
Martin Charnin, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Charles Strouse
publisher:
45 Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Helene Blue Musique Ltd., Lil Lulu Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Jay Z3.44:02
12Ms. Jackson
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
OutKast2.53:38
13Ugly
producer:
Timbaland
recording of:
Ugly
writer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer), Tim Mosley and Warren Anderson Mathis
publisher:
Mass Confusion Music, Two Hundred Miles From Civilization Music (BMI), Virginia Beach Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Bubba Sparxxx4.654:29
14I Am Hot
Erick Sermon3:46
15Lights, Camera, Action
producer:
Bink!
recording of:
Lights, Camera, Action!
writer:
Terrance Kelly (US rap artist Mr. Cheeks)
Mr. Cheeks34:24
16I Told Y'all
Petey Pablo4:20
17Getting Grown
Cee‐Lo Green4:13
18Grindin'
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 281)
Clipse4.54:27