a&r [a&r direction for violator management] Chris Lighty
a&r [a&r direction] Eric Nicks
a&r [a&r direction] Martin Moor
a&r [a&r direction] N.O.R.E.
a&r [a&r direction] Shan Doona
a&r [a&r direction] Skane $
a&r [a&r direction] Uncle Wise
administrator [a&r administration for def jam recordings] Hector Aviles
administrator [a&r administration for violator management] Gail Hansen
administrator [recording administration] Patrick Reynolds
tracks 12 co-producer Kyze
coordinator [production coordinator for violator management] Claudine Joseph
design Kyledidthis
executive-producer Anthony Williams
executive-producer Victor Santiago
executive-producer [co-executive producer for thugged out entertainment] Martin Moor
management Violator Management
management [business affairs] Gizelle Galang
mastered by Tom Coyne
tracks 4 mixed by DURO
tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 11 to 14 mixed by Glen Marchese
tracks 18 mixed by Joe Quinde
tracks 16 mixed by Larry Phillabaum
tracks 7 mixed by Milwaukee Buck
tracks 3, 8, 15 mixed by Pat Viala
tracks 10 mixed by Serban Ghenea
photography by Jonathan Mannion
tracks 7 producer Irv Gotti
tracks 2, 6 producer Kyze
tracks 12 producer L.E.S.
tracks 9, 13, 14 producer SPK
tracks 5, 11, 16 producer Swizz Beatz
tracks 3, 4, 8, 10, 15 producer The Neptunes
producer Yogi
product manager [marketing/product management for def jam recordings] Shante Bacon
product manager [marketing/product management for violator management] Akinah Rahmaan
tracks 5, 11, 16 recorded by Adam Gazzola
tracks 3, 4 recorded by Andrew Coleman
tracks 18 recorded by Bob Brown
tracks 8, 10, 12, 15 recorded by Brian Garten
tracks 3 recorded by Carlos Bedoya
tracks 18 recorded by Joe Quinde
tracks 2, 6 recorded by Kyze
tracks 16 recorded by Larry Phillabaum
tracks 7 recorded by Milwaukee Buck
tracks 9, 13, 14 recorded by SPK
tracks 16 recorded by Tara Lacarna
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group
Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc.
Licensed To Mercury Records
Marketed By Barclay S.A.
Distributed By Barclay S.A.
Made By Universal M & L, Germany
Produced For Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded At The Room Lab
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At Mastersound Studio, Virginia Beach
Recorded At South Beach Studios
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Produced For Ruff Ryders
Recorded At Quad Recording Studios
Mixed At Patchwerk Recording Studios
Produced For Top Dawg Productions
Recorded At Crack House Studios, NYC
Mixed At Sound On Sound, New York
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Produced For SPKilla Muzik
Recorded At Troposphere Studios
Published By Rellla Music Corp.
Published By Sony Songs
Published By WB Music Corp.
Mixed At Windmark Recording Studios, Virginia Beach
Mixed At The Enterprise
Produced For Big Things Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At South Coast Recorders
Produced For Big Things Inc.
Produced For The Hitmen
Produced For Bad Boy Entertainment
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Track 1
Nas appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Nelly appears courtesy of Universal Records

Track 2
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at The Room Lab, Hackensack, NJ
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management

Track 3
BMI/ASCAP
Recorded at Master Sound Recording Studio, Virginia Beach, VA by Andrew Coleman and at South Beach Studios, Miami, FL by Carlos Bedoya
Mixed at Right Track Studio, NYC for Pat 'Em Down Music/Loreal, Inc.

Track 4
BMI/ASCAP
All instruments arranged and performed for The Neptunes
Recorded at Mastersound Recording Studio, Virginia Beach, VA
Mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA for No Question Entertainment/Loreal, Inc.

Track 5
BMI/ASCAP/Copyright Control
Produced for Ruff Ryders
Recorded at Quad Studios, NYC for Double Empak Productions, Inc.
Mixed at Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
DWNLZY appears courtesy of Thugged Out Entertainment

Track 6
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at The Room Lab, Hackensack, NJ
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
Musaliny-N-Maze, Gold (Oro) & Troy Outlaw appear courtesy of Thugged Out Entertainment

Track 7
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Top Dawg Productions
Recorded at Crackhouse Studios, NYC for The Crackhouse
Mixed at Sound On Sound, NYC for The Crackhouse
Ja Rule appears courtesy of Murder Inc./Def Jam Records

Track 8
BMI/ASCAP
Recorded at Right Track Studio, NYC
Mixed at Right Track Studio, NYC for Pat 'Em Down Music/Loreal, Inc.

Track 9
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for SPKilla Muzik/Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at Troposphere Studios, NJ and The Room Lab, Queens, NY
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
Capone appears courtesy of Def Jam Records
Musaliny-N-Maze & Gold (Oro) appear courtesy of Thugged Out Entertainment
Contains a sample from Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, Robert Hyman) Rella Music Corp./Sony Songs (BMI)/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Performed by Cyndi Lauper. Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment

Track 10
BMI
Recorded at Right Track Studio, NYC
Mixed at Windmark Recording Studio, Virginia Beach, VA

Track 11
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Ruff Ryders
Recorded at Quad Studios, NYC for Double Empak Productions, Inc.
Mixed at The Enterprise, Burbank, CA for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management

Track 12
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Big Things Entertainment, Inc.
Co-produced for Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at Right Track Studio, NYC
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
All instruments played for Thugged Out Entertainment
Drum programming for Big Things Entertainment

Track 13
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for SPKilla Muzik/Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at Troposphere Studios, NJ and The Room Lab, Queens, NY
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
Final Chapter appears courtesy of Thugged Out Entertainment

Track 14
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for SPKilla Muzik/Thugged Out Entertainment
Recorded at Troposphere Studios, NJ and The Room Lab, Queens, NY
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for 2-11 Productions Inc./E. Nicks Management
Musaliny appears courtesy of Thugged Out Entertainment

Track 15
BMI/ASCAP
Recorded at Right Track Studio, NYC
Mixed at Right Track Studio, NYC for Pat 'Em Down Music/Loreal, Inc.
Kelis appears courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

Track 16
BMI/ASCAP/Copyright Control
Recorded by Larry Phillabaum at Sony Studios, NYC; Tara Lacarna at South Coast Recordings, Friendswood, TX and Adam Gazzola at Right Track Studios, NYC for Double Empak Productions, Inc.
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC
Fat Joe appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
Cassidy appears courtesy of Full Surface Records/J Records

Track 17
Busta Rhymes appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
Jadakiss appears courtesy of Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records

Track 18
Produced for Big Things Inc./The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment
Recorded at Quad Studios, NYC by Bob Brown and at Sony Studios, NYC by Joe Quinde
Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC for Double Empak Productions, Inc.
Chinky appears courtesy of Paint, Time & Glory Enterprise

Co-executive producer for Thugged Out Entertainment

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group © 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Def Jam is exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Worldwide excluding France. Marketed and distributed in France by Barclay S.A.

Made in the EU.

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Label Code: LC 08427
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L001
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