One-Nine-Nine-Nine
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| "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" | ||
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| Single by Common | ||
| from the album Soundbombing II | ||
| B-side(s) | "Like They Used To Say" | |
| Released | 1999 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Label | Rawkus Records | |
| Producer(s) | Hi-Tek Dug Infinite |
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| Common singles chronology | ||
| "All Night Long" (1998) |
"One-Nine-Nine-Nine" (1999) |
"Car Horn" (1999) |
"One-Nine-Nine-Nine" b/w "Like They Used To Say" is a double A-Side single by rapper Common featured on Soundbombing II, a compilation album by Rawkus Records in 1999. The song "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" features Talib Kweli and Sadat X, and was produced by Hi-Tek. It was featured in the street ball mixtape And1 Mixtape Volume 1, also released in 1999.
"Like They Used To Say" was produced by Dug Infinite, who also worked on the rapper's previous album One Day It'll All Make Sense. In the song, Common talks about the days of old and comments where he sees Hip hop heading in the future.
It includes scratches of numerous old school classics such as "Poison" by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, "Ain't No Half Steppin'" by Big Daddy Kane, "Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz" by Biz Markie, "Roxanne Roxanne" by UTFO, "It's Yours" by T La Rock & Jazzy Jay, "My Adidas" by Run-DMC, "You Gots To Chill" by EPMD, "Boyz in the Hood" by Eazy-E, "All For One" by Brand Nubian, "Top Billin'" by Audio Two, "Plug Tunin'" by De La Soul, and "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] A-Side
A1 One-Nine-Nine-Nine (Radio Version) (4:16)
A2 One-Nine-Nine-Nine (Street Version) (4:16)
A3 One-Nine-Nine-Nine (Instrumental Version) (4:16)
A3 One-Nine-Nine-Nine (A Capella) (3:40)
[edit] AA-Side
AA1 Like They Used To Say (Radio Version) (4:32)
AA2 Like They Used To Say (Street Version) (4:31)
AA3 Like They Used To Say (Instrumental Version) (4:19)
AA4 Like They Used To Say (A Capella) (3:23)
[edit] Sample
- Common's "1-9-9-9" with Talib Kweli and Sadat X (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- from 1999's Soundbombing 2 - note: collaboration between some of the most influential performers of alternative hip hop
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