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Tracklist

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1The Space Program
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Cato
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Chris Sholar (American guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI) and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Jarobi, Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 177)
recording of:
The Space Program
writer:
Kamaal Fareed (American rapper), Malik Izaak Taylor and Jarobi White
4.155:41
2We the People…
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Casey Benjamin and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
samples:
Behind the Wall of Sleep by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 104)
recording of:
We the People…
writer:
Anthony Frank Iommi, John Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne), Kamaal Fareed (American rapper), Malik Izaak Taylor, Terrance Butler and William Ward
3.952:52
3Whateva Will Be
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Consequence (US rapper), Jarobi, Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
samples:
Promised Land by Nairobi Sisters
recording of:
Whateva Will Be
writer:
Dexter Mills (US rapper), Winston Jones (Jamaican reggae artist/producer), Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Malik Izaak Taylor and Jarobi White
4.42:53
4Solid Wall of Sound
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set):
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
vocals:
Busta Rhymes, Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Phife, Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
samples:
Bennie and the Jets by Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Gimme Some More by The J.B.’s
recording of:
Solid Wall of Sound
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Malik Izaak Taylor, Trevor Smith (Busta Rhymes) and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
53:43
5Dis Generation
additional recording engineer:
Michael Starita
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
drum machine [drums] programming:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
assistant engineer:
Laura Gonzalez, Gloria Kaba (engineer) and Robert Kirby (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Busta Rhymes, Jarobi, Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States and Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
samples:
Halleluwah by Can (German rock band) and Pass the Dutchie (7″ version) by Musical Youth
recording of:
Dis Generation
writer:
Fitzroy Simpson, Headley Bennett, Holgar Czukay, Huford Brown (Jamaican reggae deejay), Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Michael Karoli, Leroy Sibblis (Jamaican reggae), Jaki Liebezeit, Lloyd Ferguson, Malik Izaak Taylor, Jackie Mittoo, Robert Lyn, Irmin Schmidt, Damo Suzuki, Trevor Smith (Busta Rhymes) and Jarobi White
3.553:33
6Kids…
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Casey Benjamin and Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
vocals:
André 3000 and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Kids…
writer:
André Lauren Benjamin and Kamaal Farid (American rapper)
3.553:48
7Melatonin
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
additional bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Cato
additional drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mark Colenburg
bass guitar [bass]:
Thaddaeus Tribbett (American R&B and gospel bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Chris Sholar (American guitarist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Casey Benjamin
synthesizer:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
vocals:
Abbey Smith, Marsha Ambrosius and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Melatonin
writer:
Marsha Ambrosius, Louis Cato, Hirano Masayuki (BIGYUKI) and Kamaal Farid (American rapper)
3.554:45
8Enough!!
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
turntable [scratches]:
George “DJ Scratch” Spivey
vocals:
Jarobi and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Enough!!
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper)
3.23:21
9Mobius
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
acoustic guitar:
Chris Sholar (American guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Blair Wells (engineer)
organ:
Casey Benjamin
piano:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
vocals:
Busta Rhymes, Consequence (US rapper) and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Mobius
writer:
Dexter Mills (US rapper), Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant), Philip Shulman, Raymond Shulman (Gentle Giant), Derek Shulman and Trevor Smith (Busta Rhymes)
is based on:
Prologue
2:52
10Black Spasmodic
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Black Spasmodic
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper) and Malik Izaak Taylor
3.33:04
11The Killing Season
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Louis Cato
keyboard [keyboards]:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI) and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
vocals:
Consequence (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Q‐Tip (American rapper), Talib Kweli and Jarobi White
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
The Killing Season
writer:
Dexter Mills (US rapper), Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Talib Kweli Greene and Jarobi White
2:44
12Lost Somebody
recording engineer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Dave Kennedy (mix credit), Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Chris Parks (guitarist) and Chris Sholar (American guitarist)
piano:
Chris Bower
vocals:
Katia Cadet, Jarobi and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
samples:
Halleluwah by Can (German rock band)
recording of:
Lost Somebody
writer:
Holgar Czukay, Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt, Damo Suzuki and Jarobi White
54:19
13Movin Backwards
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Chris Sholar (American guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Anderson .Paak (American rapper and producer), Jarobi and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Movin Backwards
writer:
Brandon Paak Anderson and Kamaal Farid (American rapper)
4:42
14Conrad Tokyo
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guest vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
vocals:
Phife
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Conrad Tokyo
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper), Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Malik Izaak Taylor
3.353:32
15Ego
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Cato and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Chris Sholar (American guitarist) and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
piano:
Casey Benjamin
turntable [scratches]:
George “DJ Scratch” Spivey
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Ego
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper) and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
53:18
16The Donald
recording engineer and mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Gloria Kaba (engineer)
co-producer:
Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:
ATCQ
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
bass guitar [bass]:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
guitar:
Louis Cato and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Masayuki “BIGYUKI” Hirano (BIGYUKI)
turntable [scratches]:
George “DJ Scratch” Spivey
vocals:
Busta Rhymes, Katia Cadet, Phife and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
AbLab in New Jersey, United States
recording of:
The Donald
writer:
Kamaal Farid (American rapper)
5:22

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction:Anita Marisa Boriboon
graphic design:Anita Marisa Boriboon
Richard Prince (American painter and photographer)
co-producer:Blair Wells (engineer)
executive producer:ATCQ
producer:Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recording engineer:Q‐Tip (American rapper)
Blair Wells (engineer)
assistant mastering:Jeremy Lubsey (mastering)
mastering:Vlado Meller
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2016)
mastered at:Vlado Meller Mastering in Charleston, South Carolina, United States