CREAM

~ Release by Kassa Overall (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

GRAMMY®-nominated jazz visionary and Doris Duke Arist Award winner Kassa Overall presents CREAM. Eight interpretations of hip-hop classics by The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, OutKast, Digable Planets and Juvenile.

Gatefold digisleeve with four page booklet

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: WAP493CD AP41391-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L576
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9707

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-19 22:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE
bass drum, congas and other instruments [clap sticks]:
Bendji Allonce
double bass:
Rashaan Carter (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
tenor saxophone:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Kassa Overall
3:50
2BIG POPPA
double bass:
Jeremiah Kal'ab (bassist; performs with Kassa Overall)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
flute:
Anne Drummond (jazz flute & trombone player)
percussion:
Bendji Allonce
tenor saxophone:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
Big Poppa
lyricist:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.)
composer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
is based on:
Between the Sheets
4:08
3C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME)
congas and percussion:
Bendji Allonce
double bass:
Jeremiah Kal'ab (bassist; performs with Kassa Overall)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
soprano saxophone:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME)
writer:
Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer), David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Raekwon (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), RZA (American rapper and actor) and U‐God
5:30
4REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT)
baritone saxophone:
Anthony Ware
congas:
Bendji Allonce
double bass:
Rashaan Carter (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
tenor saxophone:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT)
writer:
Ishmael Butler and Khalilah-Azraa Vieira
3:05
5NUTHIN BUT A “G” THANG
bass clarinet:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
double bass:
Rashaan Carter (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
flute:
Anne Drummond (jazz flute & trombone player)
percussion:
Bendji Allonce
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang (club mix)
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer), Frederick Knight and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
4:58
6CHECK THE RHIME
congas:
Bendji Allonce
double bass:
Rashaan Carter (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
tenor saxophone:
Tomoki Sanders
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
Check the Rhime
writer:
Roger Ball, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malcolm Duncan, Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Onnie McIntyre (Scottish guitarist and vocalist), Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer), Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
3:22
7SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS
congas:
Bendji Allonce
double bass:
Rashaan Carter (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
percussion and tenor saxophone:
Tomoki Sanders
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS
writer:
André Benjamin, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown
5:25
8BACK THAT AZZ UP
double bass:
Jeremiah Kal'ab (bassist; performs with Kassa Overall)
drums (drum set):
Kassa Overall
percussion:
Bendji Allonce
soprano saxophone:
Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Kassa Overall
recording of:
Back That Azz Up
lyricist:
Byron Otto Thomas, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. and Terius Gray (Juvenile, New Orleans rapper Terius Gray)
6:01

Credits

Release

photography:Erik Bardin
liner notes:Dan Charnas (Hip-hop producer)
mixer:Daniel Schlett
producer:Lauren du Graf (liner notes related and producer; performs with Kassa Overall)
Kassa Overall
assistant recording engineer:Samuel Wahl (Engineer)
recording engineer:Andy Taub
mastering:Mike Bozzi
artwork:Dom Flannigan (task: cover)
Dom Flannigan
Seb Lester (graphic designer; performs with Kassa Overall) (task: calligraphy)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warp Records Limited
recorded at:Brooklyn Recording in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:SoundWork International (mixing and production studio in the East Village of Manhattan, NYC owned and operated by Garret De Block, Daniel Fox, and Daniel Schlett) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35112599 [info]