A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes And Life

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1	Phony Rappers Vocals [Additional] – Consequence	3:35
2	Get A Hold	3:35
3	Motivators Vocals [Additional] – Consequence	3:20
4	Jam Vocals [Additional] – Consequence	4:38
5	Crew	1:58
6	The Pressure	3:02
7	1nce Again Featuring – Tammy LucasWritten-By – S. Swallow*	3:49
8	Mind Power Vocals [Additional] – Consequence	3:55
9	The Hop Producer, Instruments [All] – Rashad SmithScratches [Additional] – Mase*Written-By – R. Smith*	3:27
10	Keeping It Moving	3:38
11	Baby Phife's Return	3:18
12	Separate/Together	1:38
13	What Really Goes On Written-By – A. Noland*, G. Webster*, J. Morrison*, L. Bonner*, M. Jones*, M. Pierce*, N. Napier*, R. Middlebrooks*	3:23
14	Word Play Vocals [Additional] – Consequence	2:59
15	Stressed Out Featuring – Faith EvansVocals [Additional] – Consequence Written-By – F. Evans*, G. Taylor*	4:57

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Zomba Recording Corporation
• Produced For – Tumblin' Dice Productions, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Zomba Recording Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Zomba Recording Corporation
• Pressed By – Sony DADC – DIDX-249096
• Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
• Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
• Published By – Get Ya Frog On Publishing
• Published By – E.P.H.C.Y.
• Published By – Wonder Buns Inc.
• Published By – Mayflower Music Corp.
• Published By – Sadiyah Music
• Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
• Published By – Chyna Baby Music
• Published By – Golden Rule Music Ltd.
• Published By – EMI Virgin Songs Inc.
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Jackie Murphy, Nick Gamma
• Artwork – Skam2?
• Management [/Direction] – Chris Lighty
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mixed By – Bob Power (tracks: 3, 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 13, 15), The Ummah, Tony Smalios (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 14)
• Other [Stylin'] – Andre Austin
• Photography By – Christian Lantry
• Producer – The Ummah (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 15)
• Written-By – A. Muhammad* (tracks: 3, 5 to 8, 15), D. Mills* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 14, 15), J. Yancey* (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 14, 15), K. Fareed*, M. Taylor* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9, 11, 14)

Notes

Track 1 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On (BMI).
Tracks 2, 10 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/E.P.H.C.Y. (ASCAP).
Tracks 3, 4, 8 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI).
Tracks 5, 6, 11, 12 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP).
Track 7 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/E.P.H.C.Y. (ASCAP)/Wonder Buns Inc. (adm. by Mayflower Music Corp.) (BMI).
Track 9 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/Sadiyah Music (BMI).
Track 13 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.) (ASCAP)/Bridgeport Music Inc. (BMI).
Track 14 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/E.P.H.C.Y. (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI).
Track 15 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (adm. by Zomba Enterprises Inc.)/E.P.H.C.Y. (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing/Chyna Baby Music (adm. by Golden Rule Music Ltd.)/EMI Virgin Songs Inc. (BMI).

"Get A Hold" contains a sample from "The Visit" written by E. McKendry and B. Chandler and performed by The Cyrkle.
"Motivators" contains a sample from "Sound Pieces" written and performed by Michal Urbaniak.
"1nce Again" contains a sample from "I'm Your Pal" written by S. Swallow and performed by The Gary Burton Quartet. Also contains an excerpt from a Cannonball Adderley monologue.
"Mind Power" contains a sample from "N.T." written by G. Reed and R. Kool Bell and performed by Kool & The Gang.
"The Hop" contains a sample from "Soft Spirit" written by A. Hall.
"Seperate/Together" contains a sample from "Funky Drummer" written and performed by James Brown.
"What Really Goes On" contains a sample from "Pain" written by L. Bonner, G. Webster, A. Noland, M. Jones, R. Middlebrooks, W. Morrison, M. Pierce and N. Naper; performed by The Ohio Players. Also contains a sample from "Make it Funky" written and performed by James Brown.
"Stressed Out" contains portions of the composition of "Good Love" written by G. Taylor.

Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc., NYC.

Track 9 produced for Tumblin' Dice Productions, Inc.
Management/Direction for Violator Management.
Stylin' for the Mode Squad.

Consequence appears courtesy of Museum Music/EastWest Records/Elektra Entertainment Group.
Faith Evans appears courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc./Arista Records, Inc.
Mase appears courtesy of Tommy Boy Records.

℗ & © 1996 Zomba Recording Corporation.
Manufactured in the United States by Zomba Recording Corporation.
Printed in the United States.

Reissue release with Digital Audio Disc Corp. matrix. Already released as original 1996 version with Sonopress USA matrix.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 1241-41587-2 7
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 5080
• Matrix / Runout: DIDX-249096 1 A03

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CHIP 170, 051 554-2	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes And Life ‎(CD, Album)	Jive, Jive	CHIP 170, 051 554-2	Europe	1996
D31630	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes And Life ‎(CD, Album)	Liberation Records	D31630	Australia	1996
J2 1587	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes And Life ‎(CD, Album, Club, RE)	Jive	J2 1587	US	Unknown
82876 53548 2	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes And Life ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Jive	82876 53548 2	Europe	2003
01241-41587-2, 01241-41587-2V	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes And Life ‎(CD, Album, Ltd)	Jive, Jive	01241-41587-2, 01241-41587-2V	US	1996