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1999 hip hop compilation album
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Violator: The Album Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings . It was the first release through the imprint Violator Records , a spin-off of Mona Scott & Chris Lighty's Violator Management company. A number of then-Violator Management clients and associates appear on the album, among them Q-Tip , Busta Rhymes , and Noreaga .
The LP features production from The Beatnuts , DJ Scratch , Diamond D , Havoc , Nottz , Q-Tip and Swizz Beatz , and featured Busta Rhymes , LL Cool J , Mobb Deep , Ja Rule , The Hot Boys and Mysonne. Violator proved to be a success, making it to #8 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , and spawned one sequel, Violator: The Album, V2.0 Vivrant Thing ", the first solo single for the former A Tribe Called Quest member, was the album's first single and a major pop success. "Say What ", by LL Cool J, was the album's second single.
The album was certified gold on September 29, 1999.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Rich Nice 2:54 2. "Vivrant Thing " (featuring Q-Tip ) Q-Tip 3:10 3. "Whatcha Come Around Here For" (featuring Flipmode Squad ) Nottz 4:13 4. "I Wanna Fuck You" (featuring Noreaga and Scarlett) Ez Elpee 3:55 5. "Say What " (featuring LL Cool J ) Vinnie Biggs 3:51 6. "First Degree" (featuring Da Franchise and Ja Rule ) Vibesmen 4:01 7. "Heavyweights" (featuring Fat Joe , Big Pun and 8Ball ) T-Mix 4:29 8. "Ohh Wee" (featuring Cru ) Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham 3:52 9. "Do What Playas Do" (featuring Mysonne, Ma$e and 8Ball) Mo-Suave' House Productions 4:08 10. "Nobody Likes Me" (featuring Mobb Deep ) Havoc 4:05 11. "Nobody" (featuring Next and Mysonne) Raphael Brown Robert Huggar Terry Brown Linen Eric Johnson Christopher Jennings Eric Johnson Christopher Jennings 4:45 12. "Thugged Out Niggaz" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga , Final Chapter, Imam Thug, Scarlett and Maze & Musaliny) V. Santiago Brandon Burke Michael Butler Kiam Holley Shatiqua Velasquez Michael Allen Musa Abdallah Kevin Ravenell Kyze 3:42 13. "Shit That He Said" (featuring Big Noyd ) Havoc 3:48 14. "Beatnuts Forever" (featuring The Beatnuts and Triple Seis ) The Beatnuts 3:05 15. "What My Niggas Want" (featuring Cam'ron and Busta Rhymes ) Darrell "Digga" Branch Lance 'Un' Rivera 2:41 16. "The Truth" (featuring Mysonne) Linen Robert 'Shim' Kirkland Robert 'Shim' Kirkland 4:13 17. "Who Can I Trust" (featuring Cormega and Lil Wayne ) 4:02 18. "Bus-A-Bus (Diamond D Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes) DJ Scratch 3:33 19. "Violators" (featuring L Boogie, Sonja Blade, Noreaga, Mysonne, Prodigy and Busta Rhymes) Lordikim Allah Sonja Shenelle Holder V. Santiago Linen A. Johnson T. Smith Kasseem Dean Swizz Beatz 5:37 20. "Outro" 0:11 Total length: 1:14:15
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