| | Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 12 CD
Liner Note Author: Nelson George.
Photographer: Martha Cooper. Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 12 Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $2.33) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Old Skool, Oldies Collections | | Label | Tommy Boy | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  266569  | | CD Universe Part number | 7031808 | | Catalog number | 1645 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 14, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | DJ Pooh; De La Soul; Larry Smith; Robert Arthur Jr. Ford; Arthur Armstrong; John Robie; Kurtis Mantronik; Marley Marl; Prince Paul; Rick Rubin; Russell Simmons; Arthur Baker; Teddy Riley; Bobby Robinson; Stu Fine (Compilation); Victor Lee (Compilation) |
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