a&r Jaha Johnson a&r [a&r administration] Alicia N. Graham a&r [a&r coordinator] Michael Chavez art direction, design JP Robinson art direction, design Mos Def band [black jack johnson is], bass, other [groitaz beauty] Doug Wimbish band [black jack johnson is], drums, percussion, other [bronx engine chief] Will Calhoun band [black jack johnson is], keyboards [magic key holder], other [majesty] Bernie Worrell band [black jack johnson is], lead guitar, other [follow none] Gary Miller band [black jack johnson is], vocals, lyrics by, other [shiny priceless 2¢] Dante Smith executive-producer EL-Bey The Moor lyrics by Mos Def management Jayson Jackson management Seven Days Entertainment mastered by Bernie Grundman tracks 3, 9, 10, 13, 15 mixed by Dave Dar tracks 5, 7, 16 mixed by Dylan Margerum tracks 4, 12, 17 mixed by Fran Flannery tracks 17 music by Black Jack Johnson tracks 3, 6, 10, 14 music by Minnesota tracks 6, 14, 16, 17 music by Mos Def photography by Peggy Sirota tracks 4 producer Easy Mo Bee tracks 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14 producer Minnesota tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 16, 17 producer Mos Def tracks 12 producer Psycho Les tracks 1 producer Raphael Saadiq tracks 9, 11, 13, 15 recorded by Dave Dar tracks 5, 7, 10, 14, 16, 18 recorded by Dylan Margerum Manufactured By Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Distributed By Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Phonographic Copyright (p) Geffen Records Copyright (c) Geffen Records Produced For Whiskey Slew Productions Recorded At Blakeslee Recording Company Mixed At Blakeslee Recording Company Recorded At Long View Farm Studios Mixed At Long View Farm Studios Produced For Lifestyle Music Inc. Recorded At Chung King Studios Recorded At The Cutting Room Mixed At The Cutting Room Produced For Bee Mo Easy Entertainment, Incorporated Produced For Getting Out Our Dreams Produced For Hip Hop Since 1978 Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles Produced For My Block Records Recorded At Fever Recording Studios Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios Mixed At Right Track Recording Mixed At Mirror Image Recorders Produced For Pit Fight Productions Produced For HRH Management Produced For Locksmith Music Inc. Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering Glass Mastered At Technicolor Universal Media Services Track 1 Produced by Raphael Saadiq for Whiskey Slew Productions and Mos Def. Recorded and mixed at Blakeslee Recording Co. North Hollywood, CA.
Tracks 2, 17 Recorded and mixed at Long View Farm Studios.
Track 3 Produced for Lifestyle Music, Inc. Recorded at Chung King Studios, New York, NY. Vocals recorded at The Cutting Room, New York, NY. Mixed at The Cutting Room, New York, NY.
Track 4 Produced by Easy Mo Bee for Bee Mo Easy Entertainment, Incorporated & Mos Def. Recorded and mixed at Long View Farm Studios.
Track 5 Produced for Getting Out Our Dreams/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded and mixed at The Cutting Room, New York, NY.
Track 6 Produced for Lifestyle Music, Inc. Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Vocals recorded at The Cutting Room, New York, NY. Mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks 7, 9, 15, 16 Recorded and mixed at The Cutting Room, New York, NY.
Track 8 Produced for My Block Records! Recorded by Dylan Margerum at The Cutting Room, New York, NY, Bruce Buechner at Fever Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Jan Fairchild at the Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks 10, 13 Produced for Lifestyle Music, Inc. Recorded and mixed at The Cutting Room, New York, NY.
Track 11 Produced for Lifestyle Music, Inc. Recorded at The Cutting Room, New York, NY. Mixed for No Question Ent/Loreal Inc. at Right Track Recording, New York, NY and Mirror Image, New York, NY.
Track 12 Produced by Psycho Les for Pit Fight Productions/HRH Management & Mos Def. Recorded and mixed at Long View Farm Studios.
Track 14 Produced for Lifestyle Music, Inc. Recorded at The Cutting Room, New York, NY. Mixed for No Question Ent/Loreal Inc. at Mirror Image, New York, NY.
Track 18 Produced for Locksmith Music Inc. Recorded at The Cutting Room, New York, NY. Mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.