a&r [a&r administration] Laurie Marks
a&r [a&r coordination] Che Harris
creative director [creative direction], design [design by], layout [layout by] Ola Kudu
design [add'l design by], layout [add'l layout by] Maurice Whitaker
design [pete rock's logo by] Mark Hayes
executive-producer [executive producers] Chris LaMonica
executive-producer [executive producers] Pete Rock
lacquer cut by Wes Garland
mastered by Tom Coyne
tracks a2 to d3 mixed by Jamie Staub
tracks d4 mixed by Ken Lewis
photography by Stephen McBride
photography by [in-studio photography by] Sue Kwon
tracks a2, a4 to b2, b4 to d4 producer [produced by] Pete Rock
product manager Jeff Swierk
tracks a5 recorded by Bob Tucker
tracks a3 recorded by Daniel Boom
tracks d4 recorded by Danny Madorsky
tracks c2 recorded by Djinji Brown
tracks a2 to d3 recorded by Jamie Staub
tracks a2 to b1, b3, c1, d2 to d4 recorded by Ken Lewis
tracks b3 recorded by Mark Matson
tracks b2 recorded by Prince Strickland
tracks d4 recorded by Prince Strickland
Record Company Steven Rifkind Company
Record Company Sony Music
Licensed From Polymedia
Licensed From Loud Records
Licensed From RCA Records Label
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured For Nature Sounds
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records
Copyright (c) RCA Records
Pressed By United Record Pressing
Published By Pete Rock Publishing
Published By Copyright Control
Published By Wu-Tang Publishing
Published By Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By Dynatone Music
Published By Diamond Dialect
Published By EMI April Music Inc.
Published By Zomba Enterprises
Published By Skematics Music
Published By Protoons, Inc.
Published By MoFunk Music
Published By Stuckey Music
Published By Kool Kyle Music
Published By Kuwa Music
Published By Careers-BMG
Published By BMG Songs
Published By Organismz Music
Published By Careers-BMG Music
Published By Irving Music
Published By BMG Songs, Inc.
Published By Juvenile Hell Publishing
Published By Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Published By Robert Hill Music
Published By Songs Of Polygram International
Published By Def Songs, Inc.
Published By Bring the Noize, Inc.
Published By Wb Music Corp.
Published By Cold Chillin' Music Publishing
Published By Songs Of Marl
Published By Bow Down Music
Published By Gunz Publishing
Published By Unichappell Music, Inc.
Published By Savette Music Co.
Published By Ill Ville Publishing
Published By The Large Professor Music
Published By Stephanye Music
Published By Grand Nigaz Publishing
Published By Rob O Publishing
Published By Hancock Music
Published By Arc Music Group
Published By Conrad Music
Published By Tonk Music
Published By Prodisc Music
Published By Red Alert Music
Published By Drive By Music
Published By J.E.S.P.
Published By Ms. Jones Music
Published By ISWV Publishing
Published By Ambush Music Group, Inc.
Published By Ness, Nitty & Capone Publishing
Published By Smooth Flowin Publishing
Published By Suite 1202 Music
Published By Let Me Show You Music
Published By Senseless Music
Published By Jose Luis Gotcha Music
Published By Jelly Jams Music
Published By Joe Cartegena Music
Published By Madface Music
Published By Percy Coles Music
Published By Soul On Soul
Published By EMI
Published By Shocking Vibes Music
Published By Dubplate Music Publishers
Recorded At Greene St. Recording
Recorded At Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At Blue Palm Studios
Recorded At The Saltmine Studio Oasis
Mixed At Greene St. Recording
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At Nashville Record Productions
Limited to 1000 units. Including a bonus 7-inch with four album instrumentals.
Comes with a white printed inner sheet with credits and shout outs.

The 7 says 33 1/3 RPM but it actually needs to spin at 45.

On inner sheet, on track A3, sample artist Billy Bill, is miscredited as Billy Paul.
On track B1 sample artist Marlon Williams is miscredited as H. Williams.

On track C2 featured artists Carl McIntosh and Jane Eugene are credited as Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends and Jane Eugene formerly of Loose Ends.
On track D2 featured artist is credited as Common A.K.A. Willie Stargell

On cover sticker:
[...] [url=?id=a2081181]Chocolate [Boy Wonder][/url] [...]

On back cover, LP labels and 7inch labels:
© 1998, 2015 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment / This compilation ℗ 2015 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment [...] ® Marca(s) Registrada(s) RCA Trademark Management, S.A.

On inner sheet:
side A

1. Soul Survivor Intro

2. Tru Master [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing, ASCAP/Copyright Control/Wu-Tang Publishing/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. BMI
Contains portions of It's A New Day [...] Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Dynatone Music BMI. Used by permission. [...] Tru Master contains a sample from It's A New Day by [...] under license from PolyMedia, A Division of PolyGram Group Distribution Inc.

Inspectah Deck appears courtesy of Loud Records LLC
Kurupt appears courtesy of Antra Music

3. Half Man Half Amazin [...]
Recorded by [...] at Battery Studios. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Diamond Dialect/Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. BMI/EMI April Music Inc./Zomba Enterprises and Skematics/Zomba Enterprises/Protoons Inc./Mofunk Music/Stuckey Music/KoolyKyle Music and Kuwa Music ASCAP/Careers BMG BMI/BMG Songs ASCAP

Contains samples from It Ain't Hard To Tell performed by [...] courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment

Contains samples from The Style You Haven't Done Yet performed by [...] courtesy of Jive Records

Contains a sample of The Old School performed by [...] courtesy of Profile Records, Inc. and Protoons, Inc.

Contains a sample of Together Forever (Krush - Groove - Live At Hollis Park '84) as performed by [...] courtesy of Profile Records, Inc. and Protoons Inc.

Contains a sample of Rock Box performed by [...] courtesy of Profile Records, Inc. and Protoons, Inc.

Sample from Survival Of The Fittest performed by [...] under license from Loud Records/The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Entertainment

Method Man appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings

4. Respect Mine [...]
Recorded by [...] at Battery Studios. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Studios.
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP/Organismz Music/Careers BMG Music/Wu Tang Publishing/Irving Music BMI

Sample from C.R.E.A.M. performed by [...] under license from Loud Records/The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Entertainment

OC appears courtesy of London Records U.S.

5. Tha Game [...]
Recorded by Ken Lewis and Jamey Staub at Battery Studios and Greene Street Records and Bob Tucker at Blue Palm Studios. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP/Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. BMI/BMG Songs Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing ASCAP/Wu-Tang Publishing/Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. BMI

side b

1. #1 Soulbrother [...]
Recorded by [...] at Battery Studios. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Zomba Enterprises Inc. ASCAP

Contains portions of I Ain't No Joke written by [...] published by Robert Hill Music/Songs of PolyGram International BMI, performed by [...] used courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

Contains portions of Public Enemy No.1 written by [...] published by Def Songs, Inc./Bring The Noize, Inc. BMI

#1 Soulbrother contains a sample from Public Enemy No. 1 by [...] courtesy of Def Jam Recordings, under license from PolyMedia, A Division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.

Contains portions of The Doo Doo [...] WB Music Corp. on behalf of Cold Chillin' Music Publishing/Songs of Marl ASCAP. Used by permission. [...] Performed by [...] courtesy of Songs of Marl/Third Power Enterprises, Inc.

2. Rock Steady Part II [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP/Bow Down Music/Gunz Publishing BMI/Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of itself and Savette Music Co. BMI

Rock Steady contains a sample from Strange Games & Things by [...] under license from PolyMedia, A Division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.

Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz appears courtesy of Codeine/Columbia Records

3. Truly Yours '98 [...]
Recorded by Ken Lewis, Jamey Staub and Mark Matson at Battery Studios, Greene Street Recordings, Saltmine Recordings. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Ill Ville Publishing/The Large Professor Music ASCAP

Contains portions of N.T. [...] Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of itself and Stephanye Music BMI. Used by permission. [...]
Truly Yours '98 contains a sample from N.T. by [...] under license from PolyMedia, A Division of PolyGram Distribution, Inc.

4. It's About That Time [...]
Recorded and Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP/Grand Nigaz Publishing BMI/Rob O Publishing ASCAP/Hancock Music Co. BMI

Contains excerpts from Goin' Home written by [...] and published by Conrad Music BMI, administered by ARC Music Group, performed by [...] courtesy of 32 Records.

Contains Jimbrowski written by [...] published by Tonk Music/Prodisc Music/Red Alert Music (BMI). Performed by [...] courtesy of Warlock Records.

Black Thought of The Roots appears courtesy of MCA Records.

side c

1. One Life To Live [...]
Recorded by Ken Lewis and Jamey Staub at Battery Studios, Greene Street Recordings. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings.
Pete Rock PublishingASCAP/Drive By Music Publishing BMI

2. Take Your Time (feat. Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends and Jane Eugene formerly of Loose Ends) [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings
Pete Rock Publishing Sony Publishing/J.E.S.P. ASCAP

3. Mind Blowin' [...]
Recorded and Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings.
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP

4. Soul Survivor [...]
Recorded and Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings.
Pete Rock Publishing ASCAP/Ms. Jones Music administered by ISWV Publishing/Ambush Music Group BMI

side d

1. Da Two [...]
Recorded and Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Ness, Nitty & Capone Publishing/Smooth Flowin' Publishing/Protoons Inc. ASCAP

Contains a sample of Jam Master Jay performed by [...] courtesy of Profile Records, Inc. and Protoons, Inc.

2. Verbal Murder [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Let Me Show You Music/Joe Cartegena Music administered by Jelly Jams Music ASCAP/Suite 1202 Music/Jose Luis Gotcha Music/Senseless Music BMI/WB Music Corp. on behalf of Cold Chillin' Music Publishing/Songs of Marl ASACP

Contains portions of Pickin' Boogers [...] WB Music Corp. on behalf of Cold Chillin' Music Publishing/Songs of Marl ASCAP. Used by permission [...] Performed by [...] courtesy of Songs of Marl/Third Power Enterprises, Inc.

Big Punisher appears courtesy of Loud Records, LLC
Noreaga appears courtesy of Penalty Records
Common appears courtesy of Relativity Records

3. Strange Fruit [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Madface Music/Percy L. Coles Music ASCAP

4. Massive (Hold Tight) [...]
Recorded by [...] at Greene Street Recordings, NYC. Mixed by [...] at Greene Street Recordings, NYC [...]
Pete Rock Publishing/Soul On Soul/EMI/Shocking Vibes Music administered by Dubplates Music Publishing ASCAP

Heavy D appears courtesy of Uptown/Universal Records
Beenie Man appears courtesy of Shocking Vibes Productions Limited

©1998, 2015 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment




Barcode: 8 22720 78031 0 (Text)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-A WG/NRP ⓤ (Side A, etched)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-B WG/NRP ⓤ (Side B, etched)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-C NRP ⓤ (Side C, etched)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-D NRP ⓤ (Side D, etched)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-A NRP ⓤ (Side E, etched)
Matrix / Runout: 888 750 408 31-B NRP ⓤ (Side F, etched)