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A1	Intro	2:35
A2	Supa Emcees	3:40
A3	The Bizness Featuring – Common Sense*	5:41
A4	Wonce Again Long Island	3:39
A5	Dinninit	4:20
A6	Brakes	4:06
A7	Dog Eat Dog	3:36
A8	Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby	2:10
A9	Long Island Degrees	3:27
B1	Betta Listen	4:28
B2	Itzsoweezee (H.O.T.)	4:55
B3	4 More Featuring – Zhane*	4:18
B4	Big Brother Beat Featuring – Mos Def	3:42
B5	Down Syndrome	3:04
B6	Pony Ride Featuring – Truth Enola	5:26
B7	Stakes Is High Co-producer – De La Soul	5:30
B8	Sunshine	3:39

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction – De La Soul, Michelle Willems
• Design – Art Babe
• Engineer [Assistant] – Sean Coffey
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mixed By – Tim Latham
• Other [Mw Styling] – Nicole King
• Performer – Dave*, Maseo, Pos Plug Wonder Why*
• Photography By – Eric Johnson
• Producer – De La Soul (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12, 14, 15, 17), Jay Dee (tracks: 16), Skeff Anslem* (tracks: 13), Spearhead X (tracks: 5)
• Recorded By – Guido Osorio (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 14, 15), Tim Latham (tracks: 5, 11 to 13, 16, 17)
• Written-By – C. Jimenez* (tracks: 6), D. Payne* (tracks: 12), D. Jolicoeur*, E. Matthew* (tracks: 12), G. Scott* (tracks: 12), K. Mercer*, L. Liston (tracks: 3), L. Mack* (tracks: 6), L. Richie* (tracks: 17), M. Small* (tracks: 12), M. Jackson* (tracks: 5), N. Hall* (tracks: 12), R. Hobdy* (tracks: 6), S. Preston* (tracks: 15), T. McClary* (tracks: 17), V. Mason*, X. Hargrove* (tracks: 5)

Notes

(P)1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc
(C)1996 Mushroom Records P/l Australia

Track 1 contains samples from "Sing A Simple Song" (S. Steward), as recorded by The Jackson Five.
Track 2 contains samples from "La Di Da Di" (R. Walters/D. Davis), as recorded by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, "Summer Samba" (M. Palle), as recorded by Walter Wanderley and "Adventures Of Super Rhymes" (J. Spicer/M. Nelson/B. Nichols/C. Campbell), as recorded by Jimmy Spicer.
Track 4 contains a sample from "Who's Making Love" (H. Banks/B. Crutcher/D. Davis/R. Jackson), as recorded by Lou Donaldson.
Track 5 contains a sample from "Enchanted Lady" (M. Jackson), as recorded by Milt Jackson.
Track 6 contains samples from "The Breaks" (R. Ford/R. Simmons/J. Moore/K. Walker/L. Smith), as recorded by Kurtis Blow, "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" (J. Weaver), as recorded by Schoolly D, "It's Your Rock" (R. Hobdy/C. Jimenez/L. Mack), as recorded by Fantasy Three and "Children's Story" (R. Walters), as recorded by Slick Rick.
Track 8 contains samples from "Buffalo Girls" (M. McLaren/A. Dudley), as recorded by Malcolm McLaren.
Track 9 contains samples from "Before I Rest" (L. McCann), as recorded by Les McCann and "It Only Happens (When I Look at You)" (M. Denne/K. Gold), as recorded by Aretha Franklin.
Track 12 contains samples from "Jimmy's Bonus Beats" (N. Hall/M. Small), as recorded by The Jungle Brothers, "A Rose For Booker", as recorded by The New Dynamic Chico Hamilton Quintet and "Never Give You Up" (E. Matthew/D. Payne), as recorded by Sharon Redd.
Track 14 contains a sample from "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing" (J. Brown/B. Byrd), as recorded by James Brown.
Track 16 contains samples from "Mind Power" (J. Brown/C. Bobbit/F. Wesley), as recorded by James Brown and "Swahililand" (A. Jamal), as recorded by Ahmad Jamal.
Track 17 contains a sample from "High On Sunshine" (L. Richie/T. McClary), as recorded by The Commodores.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 9 399603 160947

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TB 1149	De La Soul	Stakes Is High ‎(LP, Album)	Tommy Boy	TB 1149	US	1996
TBC 1149	De La Soul	Stakes Is High ‎(Cass, Album)	Tommy Boy	TBC 1149	Europe	1996
TB 1175	De La Soul	Stakes Is High ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Tommy Boy	TB 1175	US	1996
TBCD 1149, 1699-81149-2	De La Soul	Stakes Is High ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP)	Tommy Boy, Warner Strategic Marketing	TBCD 1149, 1699-81149-2	Europe	2003
D31609	De La Soul	Stakes Is High ‎(CD, Album)	Liberation Records	D31609	Australia	1996