タイトル通り、クール＆ザ・ギャングがお届けするクール達の息子や目を掛けているアーティストを紹介しようじゃなか的なアルバム（？）。Da Prince Hakim はロバート“クール”ベルの息子。Rachid は Khalis Bayyan ことロナルド・ベルの息子。Ahmad Smith はチャールズ・スミスの息子。II Saxxy とはロナルド・ベルとデニス・トーマスの二人のサックスの事である。「ファンキー・スタッフ」や「ジャングル・ブギ」などを取り入れ今風のサウンドになっている。
クールたちのファンクは強力だ。ファンクなオリジナルアルバムを期待したい！
GANGLAND（2001）
1. BIGG THANGS - 4:08
Kool & The Gang and Da Prince Hakim
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Hakim Bell, Abry Edwards
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc./Hakim Bell for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
2. MO BIGG THANGS - 3:55
Kool & The Gang featuring II Saxxy
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Hakim Bell, Abry Edwards
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc./Hakim Bell for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
3. BLOW UP - 3:32
Female featuring NOVA
Written by Ahmad Smith, Aaliyah Minter
Produced by NOVA for Third Power Records, Inc.
4. WHERE DA BOOGIE AT? - 3:38
Kool & The Gang featuring R.O.C* and Da Prince Hakim
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Hakim Bell, Kool & The Gang, Rehman Griffin, Donald Boyce, Addisu Sileshi, Christopher Brower
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc.
5. TURN IT OUT - 3:33
Kool & The Gang featuring Da Prince Hakim and Asaph Womack
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Hakim Bell
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc.
6. JUNGLE IN MY HOUSE - 4:35
Kool & The Gang featuring FM and Rachid**
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang, Jam Bell, Steven K.Brown
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc.
7. MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND - 3:53
Too Hot Allstars featuring R.O.C*, Chad Live and Youngblood
Written by Hakim Bell, Bill Irving, Rahman Griffin, William Rhode, Chad Moore
Produced by Hakim Bell and Bill Irving for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
8. BALLIN' IN CHILLTOWN - 4:24
Too Hot Allstars featuring Thunder and Juice
Written by Hakim Bell, Bill Irving, Rashaun Brown
Produced by Hakim Bell and Bill Irving for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
9. THAT'S RIGHT - 3:58
Too Hot Allstars featuring Da Prince Hakim and R.O.C*
Written by Hakim Bell, Bill Irving, Rahman Griffin
Produced by Hakim Bell and Bill Irving for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
10. ALL MY TIME - 5:20
Too Hot Allstars featuring Chad Live and Devon
Written by George Brown, Hakim Bell, Lauryn Hill, Chad Moore, Devon Young, Bill Young
Produced by Hakim Bell and Bill Irving for Too Hot Entertainment Inc.
11. EARLY IN THE MORNING - 3:21
SX4
Written by Lonnie Simmons, Charles Wilson, Rudy Taylor
Produced by George Brown for Old River Productions, Inc.
12. CHERISH - 4:46
SX4
Written by R.Bell, J.Taylor, Kool & The Gang
Produced by George Brown for Old River Productions, Inc.
13. HIT ME ON THE HIP - 3:49
SX4
Written by Taki Furusawa, Jennifer Goddard, Daniel Peterson, William Ladawn English, SX4
Produced by George Brown for Old River Productions, Inc./Taki Furusawa
14. GOODY GOODY - 3:23
Reign featuring NEP
Written by Ahmad Smith, Tiffanie Cardwell, Monique Peoples, Daniel Andrews, Shannon“Walker”Williams
Produced by NOVA for Third Power Records, Inc.
15. CONCRETE JUNGLE - 4:28
Kool & The Gang featuring G Poetic
Written by Khalis Bayyan, Lauren Grant, Kool & The Gang
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc.
16. FUNK DONE GONE HIP HOP - 4:14
Funk-Kin
Written by Keith Thomas, Timothy Shider, Charles Rivers, Khadijah Scott, Keefe N.Shider
Produced by Timothy L. Shider for T.L. Shider Entertainment/Funk-Kin for Funk-Kin Entertainment
Executive Producer: Fig Smith
17. JAZZIACS AT THE KOOL JAZZ CAFE - 6:13
Kool & The Gang
Produced by Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield
Additinal Credits:
"Bigg Thangs" "Mo Bigg Thangs"
Background Vocals: Rodney Elis, Shawn McQuiller, Dennis Thomas, Khalis Bayyan
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell
Drums: George Brown
Guitar: Charles Smith
Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan
"Blow Up" "Goody Goody"
Keybords, Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Engineered and Mixd: NOVA
Mixed at D¥Fast Forward Studios, Maplewood, NJ
"Where Da Boogie At?"
Background Vocals: George Brown, Khalis Bayyan, Dennis Thomas
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell
Drums: George Brown
Guitar: Charles Smith
Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan
Trumpet: Skip Martin and Larry Gittens
Trombone: Clifford Adams
"Turn It Out"
Background Vocals: Gary C. Culpepper, Fonda L. Simmons, Felicia Moss
"Jungle In My House"
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell
Drums: George Brown
Guitar: Charles Smith
Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan
"Money Makes The World Go Round" "Ballin'In Chilltown" "That's Right" "All My Time"
Mixed by Hakim Bell, Bill Irving, Kendal Stubbs
Mix Engineer: Kendal Stubbs
Programming: Hakim Bell, Bill Irving
Recorded at Too Hot Studios, West Orange, NJ
Executive Producer: Madball Entertainment, Inc.
"All My Time"
Background Vocals: Kia Smith
"That's Right"
Background Vocals: Carla
"Early In The Morning" "Cherish" "Hit Me On The Hip"
Programming: George Brown
Engineer: Don Tittle
Recorded at: Alley CatStudios, Englewood, CA
"Early In The Morning"
Guitar: Jimmy Macon
Rap: Taquon
"Hit Me On The Hip"
Keybords: Takki
"Jazziacs At The Kool Jazz Cafe"
Intro by: Vaughn Harper
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell
Drums: George Brown
Guitar: Charles Smith
Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan
Keybords: Curtis Williams
Trombone: Clifford Adams
Trumpet: Skip Martin and Larry Gittens
Special thanks to God who makes all things possible, our family, friends, fans, and everyone who helped make this Album
GANGLAND
Mixed at Audio Lab, Inc. by Khalis Bayyan
Engineered by Anrzej Ramotowski
Mastered by Duncan Stanbury at Frankfort Wayne, NYC
Produced by Khalis Bayyanfor KBP, Inc. and George Brown for Old River Productions, Inc.
Managing Directors for KTFA Entertainment, Inc.: Adil Bayyan and Tia Sinclair
A&R Executive: Steven K. Brown
Executive Producers: Kool & The Gang
Small Ventures USA
Art Direction & Graphic Design: Mukbil Aktan & Kent Jeffrey at Winsor Graphics, Inc.
Photography: Ronnie Wright
*ROC appears courtesy of So So Def Records/ Madball Productions, Inc.
**Rachid appears courtesy of Prototype Productions, Inc.
