Album

Illmatic

Nas · 1994

Connection 1: Blonde

Illmatic

Blonde

2 documented hops.

Hop 1: Frank Ocean and Andre 3000

both credited on Channel Orange (2012-07-10, Worldwide) · source

Release 3725771 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Andre 3000 (as André 3000) `15`	track credit	Featuring	#170365 · linked
Frank Ocean	release artist	—	#2013868 · linked

Hop 2: Andre 3000 and Nas

both credited on The Myth (2011, US) · source

Release 3324630 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Nas `20`	track credit	Featuring	#50997 · linked
Andre 3000	release artist	—	#170365 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

Connection 2: Tracy Chapman

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Tracy Chapman

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Tracy Chapman and Jimmy Iovine

both credited on Matters Of The Heart (1992, Europe) · source

Release 402827 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Tracy Chapman `1`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `2`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `3`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `4`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `5`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `6`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `7`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `8`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `9`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `10`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release artist	—	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Art Direction	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Written-By, Producer	#161091 · linked
Jimmy Iovine	release credit	Producer	#170807 · linked

Hop 2: Jimmy Iovine and Will I Am

both credited on T.H.E (The Hardest Ever) (2012, Germany) · source

Release 4111566 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Will I Am (as will.i.am)	release artist	—	#35646 · linked
Will I Am (as will.i.am)	release credit	Producer	#35646 · linked
Will I Am (as will.i.am)	release credit	Recorded By, Engineer	#35646 · linked
Will I Am (as will.i.am)	release credit	Synth, Drum Programming	#35646 · linked
Jimmy Iovine	release credit	Producer [Vocals]	#170807 · linked

Hop 3: Will I Am and Nas

both credited on Hip Hop Is Dead (2006-12-19, US) · source

Release 862235 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Nas `4`	track credit	Producer	#50997 · linked
Will I Am `5`	track credit	Featuring	#35646 · linked
Nas `16`	track credit	Producer	#50997 · linked
Nas	release artist	—	#50997 · linked
Will I Am	release credit	Producer	#35646 · linked
Nas	release credit	Executive-Producer	#50997 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

Connection 3: Paul's Boutique

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Paul's Boutique

A single documented co-credit.

Hop 1: Beastie Boys and Nas

both credited on Hotsaucecommitteeparttwo (2011-04-27, Japan) · source

Release 2855629 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
NAS `4`	track credit	Featuring	#50997 · linked
Beastie Boys (as Beastieboys)	release artist	—	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Art Direction	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Mixed By	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Recorded By	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Written-By, Producer	#10783 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

The names carrying these connections

Beastie Boys#10783 · linked identity

Will I Am#35646 · linked identity

Nas#50997 · linked identity

Tracy Chapman#161091 · linked identity

Andre 3000#170365 · linked identity

Jimmy Iovine#170807 · linked identity

Frank Ocean#2013868 · linked identity

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