History of Rap

~ Recording by Jimmy Fallon feat. Justin Timberlake

Annotation

Recorded live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on September 29, 2010.

This recording is missing the last two parts of the medley: Gold Digger by Kanye West and Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z.

Annotation last modified on 2012-06-14 04:41 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2History of Rap2:28Jimmy Fallon feat. Justin TimberlakeBlow Your Pants OffJimmy FallonAlbum
  • US2012-06-12
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)530826-2
1.2History of Rap2:28Jimmy Fallon feat. Justin TimberlakeBlow Your Pants OffJimmy FallonAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.2History of Rap2:28Jimmy Fallon feat. Justin TimberlakeBlow Your Pants Off (deluxe edition)Jimmy FallonAlbum

Relationships

recording of:Award Tour (medley)
California Love (original version) (medley)
Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) (aka Crank That) (medley)
History of Rap
Juicy (medley)
Live Your Life (medley)
My Name Is (explicit revision) (medley)
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang (medley)
Paul Revere (medley)
Peter Piper (medley)
Rapper’s Delight (medley)
The Humpty Dance (medley)
The Seed (medley)
Work It (medley)

Award Tour

writer:Weldon Irvine
Kamaal Fareed (American rapper)
Malik Isaac Taylor
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip)
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
later versions:My Lord's Tour

California Love (original version)

lyricist:James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:Joe Cocker
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
Mikel Hooks
Ronnie Hudson
Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity)
Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
Larry Troutman
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:Delirious Music
Embassy Music Corporation
Essex Music International, Inc.
H & R Lastrada Music
Onward Music Ltd.
R2M Music (BMI)
Saja Music Co. (publisher)
Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated)
Sony/ATV
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
referred to in medleys:Lorde 2Pac Beck Mashup
Live Medley (order: 1)
is the basis for:California Love (remix)
quotes lyrics from:West Coast Poplock

Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) (aka Crank That)

writer:DeAndre Cortez Way (US rapper fka Soulja Boy Tell ’Em)
referred to in medleys:Title Theme to Ignition
lyrics quoted in:Goku vs Superman

History of Rap

Juicy

writer:Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.)
Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone)
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
later parody versions:Zimboouicy!
is the basis for:Cabinet Battle #2 (Hamilton: An American Musical)
Juicy (Cookin’ Soul remix)
lyrics quoted in:Let It Go

Live Your Life

composer:Dan Balan
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
Justin Smith
Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick)
publisher:Adorable Music, Inc.
Crown Club Publishing
EMI April Music Inc.
N.Q.C. Music Publishing, LLC
Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)

My Name Is (explicit revision)

writer:Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
Eminem (US rapper)
Labi Siffre
publisher:Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
referred to in medleys:Hip Hop Mash Up
is based on:I Got The
has revision:My Name Is (clean revision)
revision of:My Name Is (explicit original)
lyrics quoted in:Bow Wow (That’s My Name)

Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang

writer:Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer)
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg)
Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
is the basis for:Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang (club mix)
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang (remix)

Paul Revere

lyricist:Adam Horovitz
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels)
Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
composer:Adam Horovitz
Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)

Peter Piper

writer:Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels)
Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
is the basis for:The Bidness

Rapper’s Delight

writer:Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien)
Henry Jackson
Michael Wright
Sylvia Robinson
Nile Rodgers
publisher:Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
later parody versions:Rappers’ Plight
later translated parody versions:Hitlers Delight
Rapper's Deutsch
is based on:Good Times
is the basis for:Rappers Delight (Hip Hop Remix ’89)
lyrics quoted in:Breakadawn
Hotel Room Service
Smokin’ That Shit
Switch

The Humpty Dance

writer:George Clinton (US funk musician)
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Humpty Hump
Junie Morrison
referred to in medleys:Polka Your Eyes Out (order: 10)

The Seed

Work It

writer:Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
Timothy Mosley
is the basis for:Work It (remix)