Album

Good Girl Gone Bad

Rihanna · 2007

Connection 1: Blonde

Good Girl Gone Bad

Blonde

2 documented hops.

Hop 1: Frank Ocean and Mike Dean

both credited on Blond (2019, Italy) · source

Release 13856005 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Frank Ocean	release artist	—	#2013868 · linked
Mike Dean	release credit	Producer	#101883 · linked
Frank Ocean	release credit	Producer	#2013868 · linked

Hop 2: Mike Dean and Rihanna

both credited on FourFiveSeconds (2015-02-27, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) · source

Release 6709061 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Mike Dean `1`	track credit	Bass Guitar	#101883 · linked
Mike Dean `1`	track credit	Recorded By [No Name Studios & Jungle City Studios]	#101883 · linked
Rihanna	release artist	—	#321128 · linked
Mike Dean	release credit	Co-producer	#101883 · linked
Mike Dean	release credit	Written-By	#101883 · linked

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

Connection 2: Tracy Chapman

Good Girl Gone Bad

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 Rihanna

both credited on MP3 Вкл. Chop That Talk (2012, Russia) · source

Release 6739270 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Will I Am (as Will.i.am) `75`	track credit	Featuring	#35646 · linked
Will I Am (as Will.i.am) `109`	track credit	Featuring	#35646 · linked
Rihanna	release artist	—	#321128 · linked

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

Connection 3: Paul's Boutique

Good Girl Gone Bad

Paul's Boutique

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Beastie Boys and Chris Athens

both credited on To The 5 Boroughs (2004-06-15, US) · source

Release 294216 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Beastie Boys	release artist	—	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Engineer, Producer, Written-By	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Written-By	#10783 · linked
Chris Athens	release credit	Mastered By	#237914 · linked

Hop 2: Chris Athens and Sean Paul

both credited on Dynamite (2021-10-21) · source

Release 24616601 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Sean Paul	release artist	—	#111502 · linked
Chris Athens	release credit	Engineer [Mastering]	#237914 · linked

Hop 3: Sean Paul and Rihanna

both credited on A Girl Like Me (2007, Russia) · source

Release 6086416 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Rihanna `1`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `2`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `3`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `4`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `5`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `6`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `7`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Sean Paul `7`	track credit	Featuring	#111502 · linked
Rihanna `8`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `9`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `10`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `11`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `12`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `13`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna `14`	track artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna	release artist	—	#321128 · linked
Rihanna	release credit	Backing Vocals	#321128 · 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

Mike Dean#101883 · linked identity

Sean Paul#111502 · linked identity

Tracy Chapman#161091 · linked identity

Jimmy Iovine#170807 · linked identity

Chris Athens#237914 · linked identity

Rihanna#321128 · linked identity

Frank Ocean#2013868 · linked identity

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