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“Hits,” for the sake of this 2010 anthology, tends to refer to crossover singles, which might explain why it pays no attention to Jay-Z's first two albums, Reasonable Doubt and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. The emphasis is on his pop-leaning singles that reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, beginning with 1998’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” and concluding with 2009’s “Empire State of Mind.” It doesn’t include every Top 20 hit -- neither “Excuse Me Miss” nor “Young Forever” appear -- and not every selection qualifies as a hit. For instance, the Black Album tracks “Public Service Announcement” and “Encore” weren’t even issued as singles, though the latter might be the stand-in for the Linkin Park collaboration “Numb/Encore,” which did hit the Top 20. Regardless, this is a decent overview, but it’s far from definitive and more a celebration of the man’s popularity, while also serving as a tie-in with Decoded, his memoir. The Hits Collection, Vol. 1 is lavishly packaged, containing a 32-page booklet of black-and-white photos. This might be the first time that a track list has used asterisks for the sake of denoting Grammy winners.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Justin Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Just Blaze, Producer - David Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Raymond Levin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Wilson, Contributor, Transcription - Kanye West, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robyn Fenty, ComposerLyricist - Rihanna, FeaturedArtist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jeff Bhasker, ComposerLyricist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcos Tovar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Athanasios Alatas, ComposerLyricist - No-ID, Producer
℗ 2009 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Roc Nation
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Beyoncé Knowles, FeaturedArtist - Ricky Rouse, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Wrice, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Prince, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Johnson, Unknown, Other - Tupac Shakur, ComposerLyricist - Darryl Haper, ComposerLyricist - Shane "Bermuda" Woodley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Harris, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kanye West, Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Legend, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Don Crawley, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Chad Hugo, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Todd Shaw, ComposerLyricist - James Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, ComposerLyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Sean Combs, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell, Unknown, Other - Sparks, Producer, Unknown, Other - Kitt Walker, ComposerLyricist - Mike Flowers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
S. Carter, ComposerLyricist - P. Leka, ComposerLyricist - E. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Frashuer, ComposerLyricist - D. Sucky, ComposerLyricist - G. DeCarlo, ComposerLyricist - J. Nilovic, ComposerLyricist - No-ID, Producer
℗ 2009 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Roc Nation
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Weinstein, ComposerLyricist - John Ventura, ComposerLyricist - Norman Landsberg, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rubin, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Jason Lader, Programmer - Andrew Scheps, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alphonso Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Tracy Marrow, ComposerLyricist - William Squier, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Alicia Keys, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - S. Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Angela Hunte, Producer, Co-Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Shux, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, ComposerLyricist - A. Hunte, ComposerLyricist - J. Sewell-Ulepic, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Shuckburgh, ComposerLyricist - Ann Mincieli , Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken "Duro" Ifill, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2009 Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Marcella Araica, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer - Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay-Z, MainArtist
℗ 2003 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - CHARLES STROUSE, ComposerLyricist - Martin Charnin, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Howard James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark the 45 King, Producer
℗ 1998 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Justin Smith, ComposerLyricist - Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - E. Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Lamar Edwards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Johnny Pate, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Co-Mixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan West, Recording Engineer, Co-Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larrance Dopson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - M. McEwan, ComposerLyricist - Chucc 1500, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kenneth "Bam" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - B. MANN, ComposerLyricist - LV, Producer - LeVar Coppin, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Brenneck, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Sean Combs, ComposerLyricist - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Testa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARIO WINANS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Diddy, Producer - Cassie, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sean C, Producer - David Guy, ComposerLyricist - Leon Michels, ComposerLyricist - Steve Dickey, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Goldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beyonce, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gimel Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Saunders Sermons, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Deleno Matthews, ComposerLyricist - Michael Deller, ComposerLyricist - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Cameron Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Abjaoudi II, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Whalum, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Douglass, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer - Jay-Z, MainArtist - UGK, FeaturedArtist - Kyambo R. Joshua, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Album review
“Hits,” for the sake of this 2010 anthology, tends to refer to crossover singles, which might explain why it pays no attention to Jay-Z's first two albums, Reasonable Doubt and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. The emphasis is on his pop-leaning singles that reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, beginning with 1998’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” and concluding with 2009’s “Empire State of Mind.” It doesn’t include every Top 20 hit -- neither “Excuse Me Miss” nor “Young Forever” appear -- and not every selection qualifies as a hit. For instance, the Black Album tracks “Public Service Announcement” and “Encore” weren’t even issued as singles, though the latter might be the stand-in for the Linkin Park collaboration “Numb/Encore,” which did hit the Top 20. Regardless, this is a decent overview, but it’s far from definitive and more a celebration of the man’s popularity, while also serving as a tie-in with Decoded, his memoir. The Hits Collection, Vol. 1 is lavishly packaged, containing a 32-page booklet of black-and-white photos. This might be the first time that a track list has used asterisks for the sake of denoting Grammy winners.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jay Z
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc Nation - IDJ
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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