It's Still Workin': Tommy Boy's Classic Cuts

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: May 27, 2003
• Type: Contains explicit content, Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rap

Review

For a compilation that doesn't seem all that necessary to exist -- given the widespread use of the majority of these songs on numerous other compilations -- it's plain to see that a good deal of effort was put into producing It's Still Workin': Tommy Boy's Classic Cuts. Unlike most other Tommy Boy anthologies, this one spans the label's entire existence as a significant force in hip-hop, beginning with Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force's "Planet Rock" and concluding with Noreaga's "Superthug." The possibility of assembling a definitive one-disc label overview had to be out of the question, since the picks from just about all the other groups could be easily debated. The only miscue here is the presence of the House of Pain's "Jump Around" immediately after the Force M.D.'s' "Tender Love." The latter should never immediately precede the former. (It could also be argued that the former should never precede or follow anything.) ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Planet Rock (Lyrics)	Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie, J. Miller, Ellis Williams	Afrika Bambaataa, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, Soul Sonic Force	(5:19)
Looking for the Perfect Beat (Lyrics)	Arthur Baker, John Robie	Afrika Bambaataa, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, Soul Sonic Force	(4:30)
The Humpty Dance [Mini-Hump Radio Mix]	Earl Humphrey, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Bootsy Collins, Greg Jacobs	Digital Underground	(4:38)
Me Myself and I [Radio Version]	Edwin Birdsong, Philippe Wynne, Paul Huston, Vincent Mason, David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer	De La Soul	(3:44)
Ladies First (Lyrics)	Mark James, Queen Latifah, Dr. Shane Faber, Dana Owens, Anthony Peaks, Mark Howard James, Shane Harbin Farber, Simone Antoinette Johnson	Queen Latifah, Monie Love	(3:55)
Fantastic Voyage [Single Edit]	Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Brian Dobbs, Frederick Lewis, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Otis Stokes, Mark Woods, Thomas Oliver Shelby, Fred Alexander, Fred Alexander, Jr., Artis Ivey Jr., Norman Berwers	Coolio	(4:05)
Hip Hop Hooray (Lyrics)	Naughty by Nature, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Vinnie Brown	Naughty by Nature	(4:24)
O.P.P. (Lyrics)	Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Jr., Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Vinnie Brown, Keir Gist	Naughty by Nature	(4:30)
Buddy [Native Tongue Decision Version]	J. Davis, Michael Small, Paul Huston, Vincent Mason, David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Phillip Hall	Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Q-Tip	(7:17)
Tender Love (Lyrics)	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis	The Force M.D.'s	(3:56)
Jump Around (Lyrics)	Lawrence Muggerud, Erik Schrody	House of Pain	(3:35)
Sally	Paul Huston, Arlester "Dyke" Christian, Glen Bolton, Arnold Hamilton	Stetsasonic	(4:33)
Gangsta Bitch (Lyrics)		Apache	(4:47)
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) [Radio Decision Version]	Glen Skinner, Paul Huston, Vincent Mason, David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer	De La Soul	(3:58)
Same Song [Edit]	Walter "Junie" Morrison, Bootsy Collins, Ron Brooks, George Clinton, Jim Vitti, J.S. Theracon, Greg Jacobs, Tupac Shakur	Digital Underground	(3:56)
Superthug	Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Victor Santiago	Noreaga	(5:00)

Credits

De La Soul (Producer), Kevin Thomas (Mixing), A Tribe Called Quest (Producer), Randy Perry (Project Assistant), Arthur Baker (Producer), Julie Vlasak (Art Direction), Dobbs the Wino (Producer), Dan Hersch (Remastering), John Robie (Mixing), Daddy O (Mixing), Jimmy Jam (Producer), Steve Pokorny (Remastering), David Corio (Photography), Naughty by Nature (Mixing), Leigh Hall (Project Assistant), De La Soul (Mixing), The 45 King (Producer), 2Pac (?), Bill Inglot (Remastering), Sheryl Farber (Editorial Supervision), Tashion Macon (Project Assistant), Bob Power (Mixing), Muggs (Producer), Terry Lewis (Producer), Digital Underground (Producer), Steve Counter (Mixing), Prince Paul (Mixing), Prince Paul (Producer), Jimmy Jam (Arranger), Reggie Collins (Discographical Annotation), Gabriel Alvarez (Liner Notes), Afrika Bambaataa (?), Derek Ridgers (Photography), Arthur Baker (Mixing), Barry Benson (Compilation Producer), April Milek (Project Assistant), Queen Latifah (?), Terry Lewis (Arranger), The 45 King (Mixing), John Robie (Producer), Julie Vlasak (Design), Dorothy Stefanski (Project Assistant), Soul Sonic Force (?), S.I.D. Reynolds (Mixing), C. Paul (Mixing), S.I.D. Reynolds (Arranger), Naughty by Nature (Producer), Posdnuos (Arranger), Tim Scanlin (Project Assistant), Shock-G (Sample Arrangements), Daddy O (Producer), Underground (Arranger)