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1999 hip hop compilation album

For the Depeche Mode album, seeViolator (album).

Violator: The Album

Compilation album by

Violator

Released

August 10, 1999 (1999-8-10)

Recorded

1999

Genre

Length

1:14:15

Label

Producer

The Beatnuts,DJ Scratch,Diamond D,Havoc,Q-Tip,Swizz Beatz

Violator chronology

Violator: The Album
(1999)

Violator: The Album, V2.0
(2001)

Singles from Violator: The Album

"Say What"
Released: August 3 1999
"Vivrant Thing"
Released: October 5, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Violator: The Album is the first installment in theViolator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings. It was the first release through the imprintViolator Records, a spin-off ofMona Scott & Chris Lighty'sViolator Management company. A number of then-Violator Management clients and associates appear on the album, among themQ-Tip,Busta Rhymes, andNoreaga.

The LP features production fromThe Beatnuts,DJ Scratch,Diamond D,Havoc,Nottz,Q-Tip andSwizz Beatz, and featuredBusta Rhymes,LL Cool J,Mobb Deep,Ja Rule,The Hot Boys and Mysonne. Violator proved to be a success, making it to #8 on theBillboard 200 and #1 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned one sequel,Violator: The Album, V2.0, in 2001. Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", the first solo single for the formerA Tribe Called Quest member, was the album's first single and a major pop success. "Say What", by LL Cool J, was the album's second single.

The album was certified gold on September 29, 1999.

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Rich Nice	2:54
2.	"Vivrant Thing" (featuringQ-Tip)	Kamaal Fareed Barry White	Q-Tip	3:10
3.	"Whatcha Come Around Here For" (featuringFlipmode Squad)	Rashia Tashan Fisher Leroy Jones Rahkeim Meyer Roger McNair Trevor Smith Wayne Anthony Notise William Lewis Dominick Lamb Lionel Bart	Nottz	4:13
4.	"I Wanna Fuck You" (featuringNoreaga and Scarlett)	Victor Santiago Shatiqua Valesquez Lamont Porter	Ez Elpee	3:55
5.	"Say What" (featuringLL Cool J)	James Todd Smith Vinnie Biggs Dennis McCarthy	Vinnie Biggs	3:51
6.	"First Degree" (featuring Da Franchise andJa Rule)	Jermaine Denny Jamal Woolard Kareem Savage Jeffrey Atkins Michael Fortunato Omar Glover Tony Alives Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble	Vibesmen	4:01
7.	"Heavyweights" (featuringFat Joe,Big Pun and8Ball)	Joseph Cartagena Christopher Rios Premro Smith	T-Mix	4:29
8.	"Ohh Wee" (featuringCru)	Anthony Holmes Chad Santiago Jeremy A. Graham Adam Keefe Horovitz Adam Yauch Michael Diamond Rick Rubin	Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham	3:52
9.	"Do What Playas Do" (featuring Mysonne,Ma$e and 8Ball)	Mysonne Linen Mason Betha P. Smith	Mo-Suave' House Productions	4:08
10.	"Nobody Likes Me" (featuringMobb Deep)	Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita	Havoc	4:05
11.	"Nobody" (featuringNext and Mysonne)	Raphael Brown Robert Huggar Terry Brown Linen Eric Johnson Christopher Jennings	Eric Johnson Christopher Jennings	4:45
12.	"Thugged Out Niggaz" (featuringCapone-N-Noreaga, Final Chapter, Imam Thug, Scarlett and Maze & Musaliny)	V. Santiago Brandon Burke Michael Butler Kiam Holley Shatiqua Velasquez Michael Allen Musa Abdallah Kevin Ravenell	Kyze	3:42
13.	"Shit That He Said" (featuringBig Noyd)	Tajuan Perry Muchita Renaldo Benson L. Perry	Havoc	3:48
14.	"Beatnuts Forever" (featuringThe Beatnuts andTriple Seis)	Lester Fernandez Jerry Tineo Sammy Garcia Danny Wolfe	The Beatnuts	3:05
15.	"What My Niggas Want" (featuringCam'ron andBusta Rhymes)	Cameron Giles T. Smith Darrell Branch	Darrell "Digga" Branch Lance 'Un' Rivera	2:41
16.	"The Truth" (featuring Mysonne)	Linen Robert 'Shim' Kirkland	Robert 'Shim' Kirkland	4:13
17.	"Who Can I Trust" (featuringCormega andLil Wayne)	Cory McKay Alan Maman Jonathan Williams Isaac Hayes	Alchemist Jonathan Lighty	4:02
18.	"Bus-A-Bus (Diamond D Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	T. Smith George Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:33
19.	"Violators" (featuring L Boogie, Sonja Blade, Noreaga, Mysonne, Prodigy and Busta Rhymes)	Lordikim Allah Sonja Shenelle Holder V. Santiago Linen A. Johnson T. Smith Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:37
20.	"Outro"			0:11
Total length:				1:14:15