a&r Jay Brown a&r Karl B. Jenkins a&r Lenny Santiago administrator [a&r administration] A.J. Benson art direction Kenny Gravillis art direction Richard Nichols art direction Todd Russell coordinator [a&r coordination] Leesa D. Brunson coordinator [art & photography coordination] Todd Russell design Gravillis Inc. executive-producer Richard Nichols illustration [cover illustration] Mel Marcelo legal [legal counsel] Brad Rubens, Esq. legal [sample clearances] DMG Clearances, Inc. legal [sample clearances] Deborah Mannis-Gardner management Richard Nichols management Shawn Gee management [business affairs] Antoinette Trotman management [business affairs] Ian Allen management [business affairs] Randy McMillan management [business management] SEFG Entertainment, Inc. management [business management] Shawn Gee management [creative management] Coolhunter LLC management [creative management] Richard Nichols marketing Erica Holley mastered by Dave Kutch tracks 2, 3, 7 to 15 mixed by Jason Goldstein tracks 5, 6 mixed by Questlove tracks 5, 6 mixed by Steve Mandel tracks 2, 3, 7 to 15 mixed by [mix assistant] Tim Sturges tracks 2, 5, 14, 15 producer Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson tracks 14 producer James Poyser tracks 6, 7, 10 to 12 producer Khari Mateen tracks 6, 11 producer Radji Mateen tracks 8, 9 producer Richard Nichols tracks 3 producer Ritz Reynolds tracks 15 producer Shane Clark tracks 6, 11, 13 producer Tahir Jamal tracks 3, 6 to 13 producer The Roots tracks 13 recorded by Anthony Kilhoffer tracks 7, 8, 12 recorded by Jason Goldstein tracks 6, 11 recorded by John Stahl tracks 2, 3, 6 to 15 recorded by Jon Smeltz tracks 7, 12 recorded by Khari Mateen tracks 5 recorded by Montez Roberts tracks 3 recorded by Ritz Reynolds tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 recorded by Steve Mandel tracks 3, 15 recorded by [drums] Steve Mandel tracks 8, 12 recorded by [recording assistant] Tim Sturges supervised by [package production] Doug Joswick Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc. Recorded At A House Called ?uest Recorded At The Boom Room Mixed At Battery Studios, New York Published By Storybook Music Published By Cram Renraff Published By MCS America Recorded At Far-N-Low Studios Published By A Little More Music, Inc. Published By EMI Longitude Music Published By Universal Music-Careers Licensed From Rhino Entertainment Corp. Recorded At The Studio Mixed At A House Called ?uest Recorded At Battery Studios, New York Published By FKO Music Recorded At Paramount Recording Studios Recorded At Avatar Studios Mastered At The Mastering Palace Made By EDC, Germany Tracks numbered 128 through 142. Issued in a super jewel box with clear tray and 8-page booklet.
Track 2 BMI/ASCAP Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Mos Def appears courtesy of Downtown Records Contains an interpolation from the composition Nothing Is The Same written by Mark Farmer and published by Storybook Music (BMI) and Cram Renraff c/o MCS America
Track 3 Copyright Control/BMI/ASCAP Recorded by Ritz Reyonolds at Far-n-Low Studios, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Contains excerpts from the Pee Wee Dance written by Vincent Davis, Joel Roper and Chuck Rio and published by A Little More Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Longitude Music (BMI)/Universal Music Careers (BMI). Featuring samples from the Joeski Love recording produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Corp., a division of Warner Music Group
Track 4 BMI
Track 5 Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Montez Roberts at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Track 6 BMI Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Track 7 Recorded by Khari Mateen/Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Saigon appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
Track 8 BMI Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Contains excerpts from the composition and sound recording Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss written by Fela Kuti and published by FKO Music. Performed by Fela Kuti
Track 9 BMI Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Track 10 BMI Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Track 11 BMI Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Track 12 BMI/Copyright Control Recorded by Jon Smeltz/Kahri Mateen at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. Records
Track 13 BMI Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Anthony Kilhoffer at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
Track 14 BMI/Copyright Control Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Track 15 BMI/Copyright Control Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA Patrick Stump was recorded at Avatar, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY