The College Dropout

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2004

Labels: Roc-A-Fella Records, Hustle., Hip Hop Since 1978, The Heavy Hitters

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Tracks 1, 10, 14, 16 and 17 BMI. Recorded at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound, North, Los Angeles, CA.

Track 2 BMI. Recorded at The Enterprise, Burbank, CA and at The Light @ The End Of The Tunnel. NYC. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions. Contains a sample from the Jimmy Castor Bunch recording "I Just Wanna Stop", produced under license from Cotillion Records by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing, published by Ross Vannelli Publishing (BMI).

Track 3 BMI/ASCAP. Recorded at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and at The Light @ The End Of The Tunnel, NYC. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Percussion for Drums For Knuckles Productions. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions.

Track 4 BMI / Gimme My Publishing, Inc. / EMI Blackwood (BMI) / Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (BMI). Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Acoustic guitar for NQC Management. Syleena Johnson appears courtesy of Jive Records. Contains an interpolation of "Mystery Of Iniquity", published by Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (BMI).

Track 5 Copyright Control. Recorded at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA.

Track 6 ASCAP/BMI. Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Contains a sample of the recording "Distant Lover" performed by Marvin Gaye, used courtesy of Motown Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., published by EMI April Music Inc. / Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP).

Track 7 BMI ASCAP. Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and at Light @ The End Of The Tunnel, NYC. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions. Contains a sample of "Walk With Me" as performed by The Arc Choir, used courtesy of Mapleshade Productions, appears on the CD "Walk With Me" (Mapleshade 04132).

Track 8 BMI/ASCAP. Recorded at Baseline Recording, NYC; The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Full Time Dreamer Studios and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Percussion for Drums For Knuckles Productions. Sample recreated and performed for NQC Management. Contains a sample of "Maybe It's The Power Of Love", used courtesy of The Publishing Designee Of Michael Bolton (BMI) / Robert Bruce Music Ltd. (ASCAP).

Track 9 BMI. Recorded at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment, LLC. Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records.

Track 11 BMI/ASCAP. Recorded at Quad Recordings, NYC for Double Empak Productions; Sony Music Studios, NYC and at Light @ The End Of The Tunnel. Mixed at RMP Studios, Fern Park, FL. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions.

Track 12 BMI/ASCAP. Recorded at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Hit Factory, NYC and Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Percussion for Drums For Knuckles Productions. Licensed courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation. ℗ 2003 Atlantic Recording Corporation for The United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Contains a sample of "A House Is Not A Home" performed by Luther Vandross, used courtesy of Sony Music, published by Famous Music Corp. / Diplomat Music Corp. / Largo Music, Inc. (ASCAP).

Track 13 BMI/ASCAP. Co-produced for U&C Music. Recorded at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Digital Insight, Las Vegas, NV and at Light @ The End Of The Tunnel, NYC. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions. Ludacris appears courtesy of Disturbing Tha Peace / Def Jam South.

Track 15 BMI. Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Contains a sample of the Aretha Franklin recording "Spirit In The Dark", produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing, published by Springtime Music Inc. (BMI).

Track 18 BMI/ASCAP. Recorded at Edie Road Recording Studios, Argyle, NY; Quad Recordings, NYC for Double Empak Productions and Blessed One Entertainment. Mixed at Dean's List House Of Hits for Dean's List Productions. Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records. Freeway appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC. All violins produced, arranged, performed and written for Mirimode Productions. Contains a sample of "Peace And Love (Amani Na Mapenzi) - Movement III (Time)" as performed by Mandrill, ℗ 1970 Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., courtesy of Universal Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises , a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., published by Intersong U.S.A., Inc. (ASCAP) / Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP), all rights administered by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP).

Track 19 BMI. Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Contains a sample from the Chaka Khan recording "Through The Fire", produced under license from Warner Bros. Records Inc. by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing, published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Dyad Music Ltd. / Neropub Music (BMI).

Track 20 BMI. Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Additional instrumentation for NQC Management.

Track 21 BMI. Co-produced for Dilated Peoples. Recorded at Full Time Dreamer Studios and at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA. Guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion and vocal for NQC Management.

All songs produced for Very Good Beats / Hip Hop Since 1978. Remastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

On inlay:
℗© 2004 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC. The Island Def Jam Music Group. Manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Canada Inc.

Inside booklet:
© 2004 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC.

On disc:
℗© 2004 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC. Manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Canada Inc.

The release is housed in a standard jewel case with a twenty-page booklet and rear inlay.