Digital Underground - Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital Underground

2003's Playwutchyalike differs significantly from 2001's No Nose Job in its treatment of Digital Underground's album material, and yet both compilations play to the group's strengths rather well. The only miscue worth truly griping about here is the absence of "The Return of the Crazy One"; aside from that, it comes down to weighing album tracks against one another. This disc smartly includes the album mix of "Underwater Rimes," and it also features a number of other tracks not found on No Nose Job: "Sex Packets," "Nuttin' Nis Funky," "Heartbeat Props," and "We Got More." However, the likes of "Carry the Way," "Flowin' On the D-Line," "Doo Woo You," and "Dope-a-Delic" -- all of which are present on No Nose Job -- are sacrificed. Again, some significant singles are found in their truncated radio-edit versions, which is detrimental to songs that are more enjoyable in the loosest form possible. The group's best material has aged extremely well, with "Same Song," "Doowutchyalike," and especially "Kiss You Back" proving that the group's most popular hit wasn't even their best. As with No Nose Job, Playwutchyalike ends the coverage at 1993's Body-Hat Syndrome, with none of the group's post-Tommy Boy material (wisely) considered. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Pereira Photography April Milek Project Assistant Barry Benson Compilation Producer Big Money Odis Vocals, Rap Big Stretch Rap Blocko Vocals, Rap Bob Morse Mixing, Engineer Bonnie Boyer Vocals Bret Davis Vocals Bryan Lasley Art Direction Bulldog Vocals C M J Vocals Chopmaster J Drum Programming Clee Askew Vocals Conditioner Guitar Cory Frye Editorial Supervision Craig DeGraff Project Assistant D-Love Rap Dan Hersch Remastering Dan Myers Vocals Dany C. Tone Liner Notes Darrin Harris Mixing, Engineer Davey D Liner Notes Deon Evans Sampling, Drum Programming, Sequencing Descaro Moore Vocals Digital Underground Producer, Original Recording Producer Fuze Vocals George Clinton Vocals George Rodriguez Photography Ginger Dettman Project Assistant Gwen Everett Vocals Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson Drum Programming, Programming, Vocals, Sequencing, Turntables, Sampling Juan Carlos Percussion Kent Racker Vocals, Guitar (Bass) Kim Morgan Vocals Kristin Callahan Photography Leigh Hall Project Assistant Liz Racker Vocals Mack-Mone Rap, Vocals Mark Moore Vocals, Rap Mark Slagle Engineer, Mixing Master Mind DJ Rap Maverick & the Underground Speakhowyalike Crew Vocals MC Blowfish Vocals, Original Recording Producer, Producer Michael Boston Vocals Michael Denten Mixing, Engineer Michael Hampton Guitar Niggerachi Keyboards, Synthesizer O.B. Rap Omar Everett Rap PeeWee Synthesizer, Vocals, Keyboards, Rap Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden Vocals Randy Brooks Synthesizer Bass Randy Perry Project Assistant Ron "Money B" Brooks Vocals, Rap Ronald "Omar" Everett Vocals Ronese Levias Vocals Ronvell Sharper Vocals Saafir Vocals Shassiah Rap Shirley Tabor Vocals Shorty B. Rap Sleuth Vocals Steve Counter Mixing, Engineer Steve Pokorny Remastering Steve Woolard Project Assistant Steven Chean Project Assistant Tanisha Spencer Vocals The God Rakiem Rap The Piano-Man Turntables, Sampling, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, Sample Arrangements, Producer, String Arrangements, Keyboards, Original Recording Producer Tim Scanlin Project Assistant Toby "T-Love" Holton Vocals Tupac Shakur Rap, Vocals Underground Production Squad Producer Victor Hall Photography Vinny B Vocals Yukmouth Performer