a&r [a&r direction] Angelo Sanders a&r [co a&r] Tony Martin administrator [a&r administration] Kelvin Chu administrator [a&r administration] Ken Kaldenbach booking [us & international booking] ICM booking [us & international booking] Mark J. Cheatham coordinator [marketing coordinator] Joshua Fisher coordinator [project coordinator] Wendell Cage creative director [creative] Nicole Frantz executive-producer The Game executive-producer [co-executive producer] Jimmy Rosemond hair [grooming] Heinrich "Heimy" Boykins legal [sample clearance agent] DMG Clearances, Inc. legal [sample clearance agent] Deborah Mannis-Gardner management Jimmy Rosemond management Tony Martin management [business affairs] Susan Hilderley management [business affairs] Tanya Greig marketing [international marketing] Don Robinson marketing [marketing] Chris Clancy mastered by Bernie Grundman tracks 1, 2, 9 to 15 mixed by Steve Baughman photography by Jonathan Mannion product manager Andrew Flad promotion [new media] Ravid Yosef promotion [video promotion] David Saslow promotion [video promotion] Herve' Romain promotion [video] Randy Sosin public relations [international publicity] Neil Jacobson public relations [publicity] Greg Miller tracks 10, 12 recorded by Andrew Dawson tracks 1, 14 recorded by Brian Sumner tracks 9, 14 recorded by Oscar Ramirez stylist [wardrobe] Monica Morrow supervised by [production] Andrew Van Meter Phonographic Copyright (p) Geffen Records Copyright (c) Geffen Records Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc. Published By BabyGame Published By PicoPride Publishing Published By Ervin Pope Music Produced For The Furnace Music Group Recorded At Encore Studios Mixed At Chalice Recording Studios Published By Jaleesa And Mahdis Music Published By Lunar Music (3) Published By Miss Anne Thrope Music, Ltd. Produced For DJ Khalil Productions LLC Published By 239 Music Published By D Roc 15 Produced For Mic Checkk Produced For ATM Ent. Produced For Relentless LLC Produced For Heat Rocc Entertainment Recorded At Firehouse Studio, NYC Recorded At Chalice Recording Studios Recorded At Studio Atlantis Recorded At The Hit Factory Criteria Mixed At Dean's List House Of Hits, Cypress, TX Licensed From Big Life Records Licensed From Polydor Ltd. Published By Will.I.am Music, Inc. Published By Cherry River Music Co. Published By Ruthless Attack Muzick Published By Street Mad Songs Published By Hard II Oppose Music Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Published By Zomba Songs Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At Pacifique Studios Licensed From Rhino Entertainment Corp. Published By N.Q.C. Music Publishing Published By F.O.B. Music Publishing Published By Irving Music Produced For F.O.B. Entertainment Produced For N.Q.C. Management, LLC Produced For Hip Hop Since 1978 Recorded At Baseline Studios Mixed At Baseline Studios Published By Scott Storch Music Published By TVT Music, Inc. Produced For Tuff Jew Productions Produced For Hustla Foundation Inc. Recorded At Pacifique Studios Mixed At The Hit Factory Criteria Published By Nate Dogg Music Published By Reach Global Published By Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc. Published By EMI Blackwood Published By Jobete Music Co. Produced For Very Good Beats Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios Recorded At NRG Studios Mixed At Encore Studios Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal Records Licensed From Universal Music Enterprises Published By Swizz Beatz Published By Universal Tunes Published By Songs Of Universal, Inc. Produced For Swizz Beatz Productions, LLC Published By Teamsta Entertainment Music Published By Sony/ATV Songs LLC Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Published By Mister Johnsons Jams Music Produced For DMP (5) Produced For Teamsta Ent. Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City Published By T'Ziah's Music Published By Ensign Music Corp. Published By Jonathan Rotem Music Published By Southside Independent Music Publishing Published By New Line Music Co. Produced For Beluga Heights Published By DJ Hi Tek Music Publishing Published By Songs Of Windswept Pacific Produced For Hi-Tek Productions, Inc. Published By My Own Chit Publishing Published By EMI Blackwood Music Published By Straight From The Shoulder Music Recorded At The Cathedral Published By Scodie Mac Published By Dogg Pound Music Published By Denver St. Publishing Published By Heat Chambers Music Published By Warner/Chappell Produced For Heat Chambers Published By Dertyworks Publishing Published By EMI April Music Published By Mike Chav Music, LLC Produced For MR Porter Productions Recorded At Area 51, Detroit, MI Published By Ill Will Music, Inc. Published By Zomba Enterprises, Inc. Published By Marshmellow Music Published By Perfect Songs Ltd. Published By SPZ Music Inc. Published By Leaf Songs Published By N.Q.C. Management Published By Carbaby Music Recorded At Westlake Studios Produced For Czar Entertainment Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering Made By EDC, Germany Track 1 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Ervin Pope Music (BMI) Produced for The Furnace Music Group Recorded @ Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Track 2 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Mahdi and Jaleesa's Music (ASCAP) / Lunar Music (ASCAP) / Miss Ann Thrope Music Ltd. (BMI) Produced for DJ Khalil Productions LLC Recorded @ Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Contains interpolations from Ipecac written by Zoogz Rift and published by Miss Ann Thrope Music Ltd. (BMI) Contains excerpts from the motion picture Tales From The Hood courtesy of Universal Pictures. With special thanks to Joe Torry and Clarence Williams III
Track 3 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / 239 Music (ASCAP), D Roc 15 (ASCAP), designee Produced for Mic Checkk/ATM Ent./Relentless LLC Co-produced for HeatRoc Ent. Recorded by: Reefa (Fire House Studios), Brian Sumner (Chalis & Studio Atlantis), Marc Lee (The Hit Factory) @ Fire House Studios, Brooklyn, NY, Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Studio Atlantis, Hollywood, CA, The Hit Factory, Miami, FL Assisted by: Jason Weeks (Chalis), Omar Reyna (Studio Atlantis), Patrick Magee (The Hit Factory) Mixed for Dean's List Productions @ Dean List House of Hits, Cypress, TX Features a sample of One Blood by Junior Reid, under license and courtesy of Big Life Records/Polydor Limited
Track 4 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / will.i.am Music, Inc./Cherry River Music Co. (BMI), Ruthless Attack Muzick (ASCAP), Street Mad Songs obo itself and Hard II Oppose Music (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Zomba Songs (BMI) Recorded @ The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA Mixed @ Pacifique Recording, N. Hollywood, CA Contains excerpts from Real Muthaphukkin' G's written by Alandis Hinton, Andre Wicker, David Weldon, Erick Wright and published by Ruthless Attack Muzick (ASCAP), Street Mad Songs obo itself and Hard II Oppose Music (ASCAP) performed by Eazy E courtesy of Ruthless Records Contains excerpts from Gangster Boogie written by Jesse Weaver, Jr., published by Zomba Songs (BMI). Contains a sample from Gangster Boogie as recorded by Schooly D used courtesy of Jive Records, a unit of Sony BMG Music Entertainment Contains excerpts from Hard Times (C.Mayfield) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). Featuring samples from Baby Huey recording Hard Times produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Corp., a division of Warner Music Group will.i.am appears courtesy of A&M Records
Track 5 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / N.Q.C. Music Publishing o/b/o F.O.B. Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Irving Music (BMI) Produced for F.O.B. Entertainment/N.Q.C. Management LLC & Hip Hop Since 1978 Recorded @ Baseline Recordings, NY, NY, Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Mixed for N.Q.C. Management LLC @ Baseline Recordings, NY, NY Contains samples from Hyperbolicsyllablicsequedalymistic, performed by Isaac Hayes, from the album Hot Buttered Soul (Stax 4114), courtesy Stax Records/Concord Music Group, Inc. Contains excerpts from Hyperbolicsyllablicsequedalymistic written by Isaac Hayes and published by Irving Music (BMI)
Track 6 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Scott Storch Music, TVT Music, Inc (ASCAP) Produced for Tuff Jew Productions/Hustla Foundation Inc. Recorded by Conrad Golding for Mandatory Entertainment, Wayne The Brain Allison & Brian Sumner at The Hit Factory, Miami, Chalice, LA & Pacifique, N. Hollywood Recorded for Geolife Management, Inc @ The Hit Factory, Miami
Track 7 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Nate Dogg Music/Reach Global (BMI) / Scott Storch Music, TVT Music, Inc. (ASCAP) Recorded by Conrad Golding for Mandatory Entertainment, Brian Sumner at The Hit Factory Criterion, Miami, FL & Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Recorded for Geolife Management @ The Hit Factory Criterion, Miami Nate Dogg appears courtesy of Nate Dogg, Inc./Love & Happiness Productions
Track 8 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Gimmie My Publishing, Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI), Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP) Produced for Very Good Beats/HipHopSince1978 Recorded @ Encore Recording, Burbank, CA / Larrabee Studios N. Hollywood, CA / NRG Studios, N. Hollywood, CA Mixed @ Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Contains excerpts from I'd Find You Anywhere written by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer published by Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP). Contains a sample of the recording I'd Find You Anywhere as performed by Creative Source. ℗ 1976 Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises Kanye West appears courtesy of HipHopSince1978/Rocafella Records/Def Jam Records
Track 9 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / SwizzBeatz/Universal Tunes, a division of Songs of Universal Inc. (SESAC) Produced for Swizz Beatz Productions, LLC Recorded / mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Track 10 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Teamsta Entertainment Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Pub (BMI) and Mister Johnsons Jams Music (BMI) Produced for DMP/Teamsta Entertainment Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Recorded @ Sony Studios, NY, NY Contains interpolations from the composition Two Occasions, written by Darnel Bristol, Kenny Edmonds, Sid Johnson and published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Pub (BMI) and Mister Johnsons Jams Music (BMI)
Track 11 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / T'Ziah's Music/Ensign Music Corp (BMI) / Jonathan Rotem Music/Southside Independent Music Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (BMI) obo itself and New Line Music Co. (BMI) Produced for Beluga Heights Recorded @ Sony Studios, NY, NY Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Busta Rhymes appears courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment Contains excerpts from Up Against The Wind (C. Young/D. Goldsmith) Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. (BMI) obo itself and New Line Music Co. (BMI) performed by Lori Perri courtesy of New Line Productions, Inc.
Track 12 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / DJ Hi-Tek Music Publishing admin. by Songs of Windswept Pacific (BMI) Produced for Hi-Tek Productions, Inc. Recorded @ Sony Studios, NY, NY Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Dion appears courtesy of Aftermath Ent.
Track 13 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Music Blackwood Music (BMI) / Straight from the Shoulder Music (ASCAP) / Jonathan Rotem Music/Southside Independent Music (BMI) Produced for Beluga Heights Recorded at Encore Recording, Burbank, CA & Cathedral, Hollywood, CA Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Snoop Dogg appears courtesy of Doggy Style/Geffen Records Xzibit appears courtesy of Open Bar Entertainment
Track 14 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Scodie Mac (BMI) / Dogg Pound Music (BMI) / Denver St Publishing/Heat Chambers Music/Warner Chappell (BMI) Produced for Heat Chambers Recorded @ Encore Recording, Burbank, CA Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Daz appears courtesy of Virgin Records
Track 15 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Dertyworks Publishing/EMI April Music (ASCAP) / Mike Chav Music, LLC (ASCAP) Produced for Mr. Porter Productions Recorded @ Sony Studios, NY, NY, Area 51 Studio, Detroit, MI Mixed @ Chalice Recording, Los Angeles, CA Jamie Foxx appears courtesy of J Records
Track 16 Published by: BabyGame/PicoPride Publishing (BMI) / Ill Will Music, Inc./Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP) / Marshmellow Music/Perfect Songs Limited/SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI) / Leaf Songs / N.Q.C. Management o/b/o F.O.B. Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Carbaby Music (ASCAP) Produced for F.O.B. Entertainment/N.Q.C. Management LLC & Hip Hop Since 1978 Recorded @ Baseline Studios, NY, NY; The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sony Studio, NYC, Encore Recording, Burbank, CA; Larrabee Studios, N. Hollywood, CA Mixed for N.Q.C. Management, LLC @ Baseline Studios, NYC Contains excerpts from With You written by Norbert Sloley published by Carbaby Music (ASCAP). Contains a sample from With You as recorded by The Main Ingredient used courtesy of RCA Records, a unit of Sony BMG Music Entertainment Nas appears courtesy of Def Jam Records Marsha Ambrosius appears courtesy of Geffen Records and The Coalition