The Very Best of Das EFX
by Das EFX
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 3 July 2001
- Label: Elektra
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:03:38
- Community rating: 3.44/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Parrish Smith, Ray Ransom, Regi Hargis, Steve Arrington, Raye Turner, Danny Webster, Dan Hersch, Michael Benabib, Barry "Rockbarry" Benson, Mark Hicks, Bobby Sichran, Lawrence Krisna Parker, DJ Premier, Darryl McDaniels, Redman, Charlie Marotta, Pete Rock, Retna, Chris Martin, Eddie Irons, Marcus Logan, Showbiz, Derek Lynch, Adam Horovitz, Kevin Birdsong, Tony L, KRS-One, Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez, Osten Harvey, Anthony Williams, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons, Julie Vlasak, Mobb Deep, Easy Mo Bee, Bobby Sarsur, Chris Charity, Mark Adams
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Elektra's best-of for the Brooklyn and Virginia duo, whose diggedy style of stuttered, pop-culture-packed rhyming defined early-1990s hardcore rap. The set covers their EastWest albums from 'Dead Serious' onward.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, compilation, sampling, diverse, accessible
Tracklist
- Mic Checka (Remix) (5:09)
- Jussummen (3:30)
- They Want EFX (3:41)
- East Coast (4:31)
- If Only (4:04)
- Dums Dums (3:52)
- Looseys (2:51)
- Freakit (3:19)
- Baknaffek (3:34)
- Kaught in da Ak (4:52)
- No Diggety (4:01)
- Real Hip-Hop (Pete Rock Remix) (4:16)
- Microphone Master (4:31)
- Represent the Real (feat. KRS-One) (3:21)
- Shine (4:06)
- Rap Scholar (feat. Redman) (4:00)
Credits
- Cheryl Fugate - research [assistance]
- Daniel Goldmark - research [editorial]
- DJ Dice - scratches [cuts & scratches]
- DJ Rhythm - scratches [cuts & scratches]
- Vanessa Atkins - supervised by [editorial supervision]
- Charles Bobbit - written-by [elements of "blind men can see it"]
- Fred Wesley - written-by [elements of "blind men can see it"]
- James Brown - written-by [elements of "blind men can see it"]
- Charlie Marotta - engineer, mixed by
- Kevin Birdsong - co-producer
- Marcus Logan - co-producer
- DJ Premier - producer
- Easy Mo Bee - producer
- Showbiz - producer
- Barry "Rockbarry" Benson - compilation producer, liner notes [producer's note]
- Bobby Sarsur - engineer, mixed by
- Pete Rock - producer, mixed by
- Parrish Smith - producer, written-by
- Julie Vlasak - design
- Steve Woolard - liner notes [discographical annotation]
- Amy Linden - liner notes [essay]
- Wendi Cartwright - management [licensing]
- Bill Inglot - producer [sound produced by]
- Yoram Vazan - engineer
- Adam Horovitz - written-by
- Darryl McDaniels - written-by
- Joseph Simmons - written-by
- Rick Rubin - written-by
- Eddie Sancho - engineer
- Norty Cotto - engineer
- Luis Tineo - engineer [assisted by]
- Chris Martin - written-by
- Jamie Staub - engineer
- Ken Wallace - engineer
- Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez - mixed by
- Osten Harvey - written-by
- Commissioner Gordon - engineer
- Lawrence Krisna Parker - written-by
- Bob Fudjinski - engineer
- Tony L - producer
- Anthony Williams - written-by
- Danny Webster - written-by
- Mark Adams - written-by
- Mark Hicks - written-by
- Raye Turner - written-by
- Steve Arrington - written-by
- Dave Greenberg - engineer
- Eddie Irons - written-by
- Ray Ransom - written-by
- Reggie Noble - written-by
- Regi Hargis - written-by