art direction Jackie Murphy costume designer [jewrelry] Fred Leighton design Ryan Wise executive-producer Joe executive-producer Kedar Massenburg management Kedar Entertainment mastered by Tom Coyne photography by Jonathan Mannion stylist [styling] June Ambrose stylist [styling] Mode Squad Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Zomba Recording Corporation Copyright (c) Zomba Recording Corporation Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Published By Zomba Enterprises, Inc. Published By 563 Music Publishing Published By Tallest Tree Music Published By Calvin Gaines Publishing Designee Published By Rick Slaughter Publishing Designee Published By Conversation Tree Entertainment Published By WB Music Corp. Published By Al's Street Music Published By Foray Music Published By 1972 Music Published By Zomba Songs Inc. Published By Tuff Huff Music Published By East/Memphis Music Published By Irving Music, Inc. Published By Shak'em Down Music Published By Hitco South Published By Kandacy Music, Inc. Published By Air Control Music, Inc. Published By EMI April Music Inc. Published By 34Di Music Works Published By Okoso Muzik Published By Shak'em Down Music, Inc. Published By Melodic Noise Published By Browntown Sound Publishing Published By Yab Yum Music Published By Sony/ATV Songs LLC Published By It's Tyme For Flytes Music Publishing Published By Dreamworks Published By Rye Songs Published By Flyte Tyme Tunes Published By Flyte Tyme Tunes, Inc. Published By Donril Music Recorded At The Hit Factory Recorded At Future Recording Studios Recorded At Head Up Recording Recorded At The Crib, Maplewood, NJ Recorded At Battery Studios, Chicago Recorded At Battery Studios, New York Recorded At Triangle Sound Studios Recorded At Westlake Audio Recorded At 440 Studio, New York Recorded At DARP Studios Recorded At Right Track Recording Recorded At Whitfield Street Studios Recorded At Home Studios, Hamburg Recorded At Chung King Studios Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At Battery Studios, New York Mixed At Chung King Studios Mixed At Soundtrack Studios Mixed At Larrabee North Mixed At Electric Lady Studios Mixed At Barking Doctor Recording Mixed At DARP Studios Mixed At Right Track Recording Produced For Starcyde Entertainment Produced For Stone Productions, Inc. Produced For She'kspere Productions, Inc. Produced For Boob Tube Productions Produced For No Question Entertainment Mastered At Sterling Sound Made By Sony DADC Glass Mastered At Sony DADC Issued in a standard jewel case with clear tray and a 12.page booklet.
Track 2 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/Tallest Tree Music (ASCAP)/C. Gaines Publishing Designee/R. Slaughter Publishing Designee Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC Mixed at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Track 3 Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP) Recorded at Future Recording Studio, Virginia Beach, VA Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
Tracks 4, 9 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing/Conversation Tree Entertainment (both adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/WB Music Corp./Al's Street Music (ASCAP) Produced/additional production for Starcyde Entertainment Recorded for Starcyde Entertainment at Head Up Recording, NYC Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Track 5 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing/Conversation Tree Entertainment (both adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/Foray Music/1972 Music (adm. by Foray Music) (SESAC) Recorded at The Crib, Maplewood, NJ Mixed at Soundtrack Studio, NYC
Track 6 Zomba Songs Inc./Tuff Huff Music (adm. by Zomba Songs Inc.)/East Memphis Music (adm. by Irving Music Inc.) (BMI) Produced for Stone Productions, Inc. Recorded at Battery Studios, Chicago, IL Additional recording at Battery Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains a portion of the composition Bumpy's Lament, written by Isaac Hayes and published by East Memphis Music (adm. by Irving Music Inc.) (BMI)
Track 7 Shak'em Down Music/Hitco South/Kandacy Music, Inc./Air Control Music, Inc. (all adm. by EMI April Music, Inc.)/34Di Music Works/Okoso Muzik (adm. by Shak'em Down Music, Inc.) (ASCAP) Produced for She'kspere Productions, Inc. Co-produced for Boob Tube Productions in association with She'kspere Productions, Inc. Recorded at Triangle Sound Studio, Atlanta, GA Mixed at Larrabee North, West Hollywood, CA All instruments/Midi & sound for She'kspere Productions, Inc. (She'kspere) and for Boob Tube Productions in association with She'kspere Productions, Inc. (Focus)
Track 8 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/Tallest Tree Music (ASCAP) Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC Additional recording at Battery Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
Track 10 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/Tallest Tree Music/Melodic Noise (ASCAP) Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC and Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Track 11 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/Tallest Tree Music (ASCAP)/Browntown Sound Publishing/Yabyum Music/ Sony/ATV Songs, LLC (BMI) Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Track 12 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing/Conversation Tree Entertainment (both adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/WB Music Corp./Al's Street Music (ASCAP) Produced for Starcyde Entertainment Recorded for Starcyde Entertainment at Head Up Recording, NYC Additional recording at Battery Studios, NYC Mixed at Barking Doctor Recording, Mt. Kisco, NY Strings recorded at Studio 440, NYC
Track 13 Zomba Enterprises Inc./563 Music Publishing (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/It's Tyme For Flytes Music Publishing (adm. by Dreamworks) (BMI) Recorded & mixed at Darp Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA
Track 14 Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Rye Songs (BMI)/EMI April Music, Inc./Flyte Tyme Tunes/Rye Songs/All rights for Flyte Tyme Tunes Inc. (adm. by EMI April Music, Inc.) (ASCAP)/WB Music Corp./Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP) Remix produced for No Question Entertainment (Clue and Duro) Mixed for No Question Entertainment at Right Track Studios (NYC) Recorded at Right Track Studios (NYC), Whitfield Street Studios (London, England), H.O.M.E. Studios (Hamburg, Germany), Chung King Studios (NYC) Keyboards for Flavorhood Contains interpolations from the composition Make It Last Forever, written by T. Riley and K. Sweat, published by WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Zomba Enterprises Inc. and Donril Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP) Mariah Carey appears courtesy of Columbia Records Nas appears courtesy of Columbia Records