art direction, design Red Herring Design tracks 8, 9 co-producer Lincoln DeVlugt tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12, 14 co-producer Tim Shider coordinator [production] Debbie Wilkinson coordinator [production] Ibrahim Duarte tracks 2 engineer Ben Garrison tracks 12 engineer Jay Lean tracks 3 engineer John Karpowich tracks 13 engineer Kendal Stubbs tracks 6 engineer Oral Simmonds tracks 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14 engineer Paul Higgins tracks 6 engineer Paul Hussey tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 14 engineer Ron London tracks 4, 7 engineer [assistant] Bo Ross tracks 1, 14 engineer [assistant] George Clavijo tracks 13 engineer [assistant] Ron London tracks 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12 engineer [assistant] Tom Gerity tracks 13 engineer [assistant] Warren Ridell executive-producer Cassandra Mills executive-producer Hakim Bell executive-producer [co] Michael A. Smith executive-producer [co] Robert Kool Bell management [management and direction] Attitudes Entertainment management [management and direction] Imani Smith management [management and direction] Michael A. Smith management [management and direction] RCM Artist Management management [management and direction] Robert Kool Bell management [management and direction] Sakinah Bell mastered by Tom Baker tracks 3 mixed by Dave Way tracks 4, 5 mixed by Hakim Bell tracks 1, 7 to 9, 11 to 14 mixed by Kendal Stubbs tracks 6 mixed by Oral Simmonds tracks 4, 5 mixed by Vincent Herbert tracks 3 mixed by [assistant] Kenny Ochoa tracks 4, 5 mixed by [engineer] Ben Garrison photography by Michael Lavine tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 14 producer Hakim Bell tracks 2 producer Vincent Herbert tracks 4, 7, 14 programmed by Hakim Bell tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12, 14 programmed by Tim Shider tracks 12 saxophone Khalis Bayyan Record Company Bertelsmann Music Group Copyright (c) Giant Records Phonographic Copyright (p) Giant Records Distributed By BMG Mastered At Future Disc Recorded At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ Recorded At Manhattan Center Studios Recorded At CRS Studio Recorded At Bad Animals Studio, Los Angeles, CA Recorded At Cherokee Studios Mixed At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ Mixed At Manhattan Center Studios Mixed At Encore Studios Mixed At Quad Recording Studios Mixed At Penthouse Studios Mixed At Cherokee Studios Published By Ramohak Music Publishing Published By Rashaun Music Published By RCM Music (2) Published By Attitudes Music Published By 3 Boyz From Newark Publishing Published By Paid And Live Music Published By Gulag Music Published By Bridgeport Music, Inc. Published By Buffman Music Published By Linky D Music Published By Conjugate Music Published By 8 To 80 Music Published By Live N Live Music Published By Large Giant Music Published By Wokie Music Published By Michael Anthony Smith Music Published By Timothy Shider Publishing Published By Paid And Live Publishing Published By Cayman Music Published By Stuck On Music Published By PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. Produced For H.B. Productions (5) Produced For Sure Thang Productions Produced For 3 Boyz From Newark Produced For Hak Productions Inc. Produced For Twin City Productions Produced For Two Friends, Ltd. Produced For M.B. Productions (3) Pressed By MPO Tracks 1, 14 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Rashaun Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music Recording Studios, West Orange, NJ
Track 2 Published by Ramohak Publishing BMI/3 Boyz From Newark Publishing/Paid & Live Music ASCAP/Gulag Music/Attitudes Music/RCM Music BMI Contains a sample from Funky Worm by the Ohio Players, courtesy of Westbound Records. Written by Gregory A. Webster/Marvin R. Pierce/Norman B. Napier/Andrew Noland/Leroy Bonner/Marshall E. Jones/Ralph Middlebrooks/Walter Morrison. Published by Bridgeport Music, Inc. BMI Produced for 3 Boyz From Newark (Vincent Herbert) and for H.B. Productions (Hakim Bell) Recorded and mixed at Manhattan Center Studios, NY
Track 3 Published by Buffman Music/Gulag Music/Ramohak Publishing BMI/Paid And Live Music ASCAP Produced for Hak Productions, Inc. Recorded at Manhattan Center Recording Studios, NYC. Mixed at Encore Studios, Burbank
Track 4 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D Music/Conjugate Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI/8to80 Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded at House of Music Recording Studios, West Orange, NJ. Mixed at Quad Recording Studios, NYC for H.B. Productions (Hakim Bell) and for 3 Boyz From Newark Productions (Vincent Herbert)
Track 5 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D Music/Conjugate Music/Attitudes Music/RCM Music BMI/Paid and Live Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded at House of Music Recording Studios, West Orange, NJ. Mixed at Quad Recording Studio, NYC for H.B. Productions (Hakim Bell) and for 3 Boyz From Newark Productions (Vincent Herbert)
Track 6 Published by Live N Live ASCAP Produced for Twin City Productions Recorded at CRS Studios, Kingston, Jamaica. Mixed at Penthouse Studios, Jamaica * Produced for Two Friends, Ltd. (as printed on the back cover)
Track 7 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Gulag Music/Linky D Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music/Conjugate Music BMI/8to80 Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music Recording Studios, West Orange, NJ
Track 8 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI/8to80 Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music, West Orange, NJ
Track 9 Published by Linky D Music/Conjugate Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI/8to80 Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music, West Orange, NJ
Track 10 Published by Large Giant Music/Wokie Music ASCAP Recorded at Bad Animals Studio, Los Angeles and House of Music, West Orange, NJ
Track 11 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D Music/Conjugate Music/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI/8to80 Music/Michael Anthony Smith Music ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music, West Orange, NJ
Track 12 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D Music/Timothy Shider Publishing/RCM Music/Attitudes Music BMI Produced for H.B. Productions. Co-produced for Sure Thang Productions Recorded and mixed at House of Music, West Orange, NJ and Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Track 13 Published by Ramohak Publishing/Linky D. Music/Attitudes Music/RCM Music BMI/Paid and Live Publishing/Cayman Music/Stuck On Music administered by Polygram International Publishing, Inc. ASCAP Produced for H.B. Productions (Hakim Bell) and for M.B. Productions (Muhammad Bell) Recorded at House of Music, West Orange, NJ. Mixed at House of Music for Beatdown Productions Robert Kool Bell appears courtesy of Mogul Records