Top Billin'
"Top Billin'" | ||||
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Single by Audio Two | ||||
from the album What More Can I Say? | ||||
A-side | "Make It Funky" | |||
Released | October 15, 1987 | |||
Format | 12" | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | First Priority Music | |||
Writer(s) | Kirk 'Milk Dee' Robinson, Nat 'Gizmo' Robinson | |||
Producer(s) | Daddy-O, Audio Two | |||
Certification | Platinum | |||
Audio Two singles chronology | ||||
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"Top Billin'" is a single for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, released as the B-side of the single "Make It Funky" from the album What More Can I Say? It was released before First Priority Music inked a distribution deal with Atlantic Records. The song had a deep cultural impact on hip hop. The song was voted #8 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.[1] It was also included in both lists of the musical-reference book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download.
A remake of "Top Billin'" was released in 1998, this time a duet between Milk Dee and MC Lyte, which appeared on her album Seven & Seven.
Single track listing
"Make It Funky"/"Top Billin'"
A-side
- "Make It Funky" - 4:56
B-Side
- "Make It Funky (DUB)" - 4:05
- "Top Billin'" - 2:50
"Top Billin' (Remix)"
A-side
- "Top Billin (More Bass)" - 4:00
- "Top Billin (Teddy Ted Mix) (No Half Steppin)" - 5:44
- "Top Billin (808 Style)" - 3:09
B-side
- "Top Billin (Original)" - 2:50
- "Top Billin (Acapella)" - 2:48
- "The Freshest Slowest Jam" - 5:09[2]