The RootsThe Tipping Point

Label:

Geffen Records – B0002573-02

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

1A Star
Written-ByStewart*
1B Pointro
FeaturingWadud Ahmad
2 I Don't Care
ProducerRichard Nichols
VocalsDom (2)
Written-ByWalker*
3 Don't Say Nuthin'
ProducerScott Storch
Written-ByStorch*
4 Guns Are Drawn
ProducerRichard Nichols
VocalsAaron Livingston
Written-ByWalker*
5 Stay Cool
ProducerMelvin "Chaos" Lewis
VocalsMartin Luther
Written-ByPaterno*
6 Web
ProducerRobert "LB" Dorsey
Written-ByDorsey*
7 Boom!
FeaturingDice Raw
ProducerMelvin "Chaos" Lewis
Written-ByWilson*
8 Somebody's Gotta Do It
FeaturingMack Dub
ProducerTahir
VocalsDevin The Dude
Written-ByIbrahim*
9 Duck Down!
ProducerScott Storch
VocalsDom (2)
Written-ByStorch*
10.a Why (What's Goin On?)
ProducerZoukhan*
Written-ByBey*
10.b The Mic
Backing VocalsOl' Dirty Bastard
FeaturingTruck North
ProducerThe Grand Wizzards
VocalsDave Chappelle
10.c Din Da Da

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Geffen Records
  • Copyright ©Geffen Records
  • Manufactured ByUniversal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
  • Distributed ByUniversal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
  • Recorded AtThe Studio
  • Recorded AtThe Sound Villa
  • Recorded AtThe Hit Factory Criteria
  • Mixed AtThe Studio
  • Mixed AtManhattan Center Studios
  • Mixed AtCan-Am Recorders
  • Glass Mastered AtSony DADC – DIDX-152242

Credits

  • BassHub*
  • Drums?uestlove*
  • Executive-ProducerRichard Nichols
  • GuitarMartin Luther
  • HornsKevin Hanson
  • KeyboardsOmar Edwards
  • Mastered ByTom Coyne
  • Mixed ByRuss Elevado* (tracks: 1, 4, 7)
  • PercussionFrank "Knuckles" Walker
  • ProducerAhmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: 1A to 2, 4, 10.c)
  • Recorded ByWayne Allison (tracks: 3, 10)
  • VocalsBlack Thought
  • Written-ByTrotter*

Notes

"Star" contains samples of the composition "Everybody Is a Star" by Sly and the Family Stone written by Sylvester Stewart.

"Stay Cool" contains samples of the composition "Harlem Hendo" written by Paul Griffin and Yolanda Paterno, performed by Al Hirt.

"Boom!" contains resung elements from the composition "Poison" written by Nathaniel Wilson and Marlon Williams, also contains resung elements from the composition "Wrath of Kane" written by Antonio Hardy and Marlon Williams.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02498 62376 3
  • Matrix / Runout: DIDX-152242 1 A01
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L328
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 50D8

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album) Okayplayer Records 0602498624166 Europe 2004
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The Tipping Point (CD, Album) Geffen Records 9863067, 986 306-7 UK 2004
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The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album) Geffen Records B0002573-01 US 2004
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The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album) Geffen Records 986 241-6 Europe 2004
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The Tipping Point (CD, Album) Geffen Records 0602498323763, 0602498623763 Europe 2004

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  • TimaMachine's avatar
    TimaMachine
    Edited 10 years ago
    Although no credit is given, the last track "Din Da Da" is a Hip-Hop cover of the 1983 experimental masterpiece "Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz)" by German composer George Kranz, look it up!

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