tracks 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17 to 20 co-producer [co-produced by] Guru design Brent Rollins engineer [assisted by] Dexter Thibou engineer [engineered by] Eddie Sancho legal [sample clearances] Mark Spier legal [sample clearances] Songwriter Services management Empire Artist Management mastered by Tony Dawsey mixed by [all songs mixed by] DJ Premier photography by Daniel Hastings tracks 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17 to 20 producer [all songs produced by] DJ Premier scratches [all scratches by] DJ Premier tracks 19 written-by Alex Brown tracks 18 written-by B.B. Dickerson tracks 18 written-by Charles Miller written-by Chris Martin tracks 6 written-by Ellean Hendley tracks 6 written-by Frank Wilson tracks 18 written-by Harold Brown tracks 18 written-by Howard Scott written-by Keith Elam tracks 18 written-by Lee Oskar tracks 18 written-by Lonnie Jordan tracks 19 written-by Monk Higgins tracks 18 written-by Papa Dee Allen Manufactured By Virgin Records America, Inc. Produced For Gang Starr Productions, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Noo Trybe Records, Inc. Copyright (c) Noo Trybe Records, Inc. Published By EMI April Music Inc. Published By Ill Kid Music Published By Gifted Pearl Music Published By Cord Kayla Music Published By LBN Publishing Published By Diggs Family Music Published By Jobete Music Co., Inc. Published By Stone Agate Music Published By Millenial Expedition Music Published By Blind Man's Bluff Music Published By Who's Hard Publishing? Published By Freddie Foxxx Music Inc. Published By Snatcha Music Published By Full Of Flavor Publishing Published By Trevell Coleman Published By Copyright Control Published By N-The-Water Publishing Published By Far Out Music Published By PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. Published By Special Agent Music Published By Tippy Music Recorded At D&D Studios Recorded At Hippie House Studios Mixed At D&D Studios Mastered At Masterdisk Glass Mastered At EMI MFG. Released in a standard jewel case with fold-out insert.
Track 6 contains a sample from It's Time To Breakdown by The Supremes Track 18 contains a sample from Deliver The Word by War Track 19 contains a sample from A Good Man Is Gone by Monk Higgins
[Track#: publishers] 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 to 15, 20: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) 4: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music / Cord Kayla Music / LBN Publishing (ASCAP) 5: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Diggs Family Music (BMI) 6: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music / Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) / Stone Agate Music (BMI) 7: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Millenial Expedition Music (BMI) 9: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music / Blind Man's Bluff Music (ASCAP) 10: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Who's Hard Publishing? (BMI) / Freddie Foxxx Music Inc. (BMI) 16: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Snatcha Music (BMI) 17: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Full Of Flavor Publishing o/b/o Trevell Coleman (ASCAP) / Copyright control 18: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music / N-The-Water Publishing / Far Out Music / PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) 19: EMI April Music Inc. / Ill Kid Music / Gifted Pearl Music (ASCAP) / Special Agent Pub. Co./Tippy Music (BMI) [adjusted to: Special Agent Music/Tippy Music as on original release by Monk Higgins] Barcode: 7 2438-45585-2 9 (Text) Barcode: 724384558529 (Scanned) Rights Society: ASCAP Rights Society: BMI Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 J-J-J2 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 1) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 1) Mould SID Code: ifpi 1604 (Variant 1) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 1-1-8 (Variant 2: Mirrored) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 2) Mould SID Code: ifpi 1678 (Variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 3) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 3) Mould SID Code: IFPI 6100 (Variant 3) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 4) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 4) Mould SID Code: IFPI 1664 (Variant 4) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 5) Matrix / Runout: 2-1-1 (Variant 5: Mirrored) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 5) Mould SID Code: ifpi 1679 (Variant 5) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 6) Matrix / Runout: 1-1-9 (Variant 6: Mirrored) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 6) Mould SID Code: ifpi 1662 (Variant 6) Matrix / Runout: 724384558529 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. (Variant 7) Matrix / Runout: 1-1-6 (Variant 7 - Mirrored) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (Variant 7) Mould SID Code: ifpi 1675 (Variant 7)