1991,
United States
00:47:55;
44M;
128JS;
417;
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01 - excursions
- 3:53
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02 - buggin' out
- 3:37
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03 - rap promoter
- 2:13
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04 - butter
- 3:38
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05 - verses from the abstract
- 3:58
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06 - show business
- 3:53
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07 - vibes and stuff
- 4:17
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08 - the infamous date rape
- 2:53
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09 - check and rhime
- 3:36
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10 - everything is fair
- 2:58
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11 - jazz (we've got)
- 4:10
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12 - skypager
- 2:12
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13 - what
- 2:28
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14 - scenario
- 4:09
Skeff Anselm - producer (6, 10), written-by (6, 10)
Charlie Brown - featuring [appears on] (14)
Ron Carter - double bass [jazz bass] (5)
Pete Christensen - engineer [additional]
Tom Coyne - mastered by
Paddy Crofton - other [special effects make-up: model]
Diamond D - featuring [appears on] (6)
Dinco D - featuring [appears on] (14)
Jonathan Davis - written-by
Lorenzo DeChalus - written-by (6)
Eric Gast - engineer [additional]
Joe Gran1 - photography
Brian Higgins - written-by (14)
Rod Hui - engineer [additional]
ZombArt JK - artwork by [design]
James Jackson - written-by (14)
Lord Jamar - featuring [appears on] (6)
Gerard Julien - engineer [additional]
Joseph Kirkland - written-by (6)
Jim Kvoriak - engineer [additional]
Tim Latham - engineer [additional]
Vinia Mojica - vocals [vocal tones] (5)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad - written-by (2 to 4, 6, 8 to 12, 14)
Derrick Murphy - written-by (6)
ZombArt NG - artwork by [handlettering]
Bob Power - recorded by, mixed by
A Tribe Called Quest - producer (1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 14), recorded by, mixed by, co-producer (6, 10)
Busta Rhymes - featuring [appears on] (14)
Anthony Saunders - engineer [additional]
Chris Shaw - engineer [additional]
Marc Singleton - engineer [additional]
Trevor Smith - written-by (14)
Jamie Staub - engineer [additional]
Malik Taylor - written-by (2, 4, 6 to 12, 14)
Dan Wood - engineer [additional]
Sadat X - featuring [appears on] (6)
Kim Young - other [make-up: group members]
● Recorded and mixed by Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest at Battery Studios, Greene Studios and Soundtrack Studios.
● "Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio.
● Additional engineering by Pete Christensen, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Tim Latham, Anthony Saunders and Marc Singleton at Battery; Rod Hui, Chris Shaw, Jamey Staub and Dan Wood at Greene Street; Jim Kvoriak at Soundtrack.
● Mastered by Tom Coyne at DMS, NYC.
Direction/management: Chris Lighty, Baby Sound Productions and Rush Management.
"Excursions" contains samples from "Time Is Running Out" performed by the Last Poets and written by Omar Ben Hassen.
"Check The Rhime" features samples from Average White Band recording "Love Your Life" (H. Stuart/A. Gorrie/O. McIntyre/S. Ferrone/M. Duncan/R. Ball).
"Everything Is Fair" contains samples from "Let's Take It To The People" (G. Clinton/G. Shider/E. Hazel) performed by Funkadelic.
"Vibes And Stuff" contains samples from "Down Here On The Ground" (L. Shifrin/G. Garnet) performed by Grant Green
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