| I Miss the Hip Hop Shop | ||||
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| Released | June 15, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2004 | |||
| Genre | Underground hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:40 | |||
| Label | Iron Fist Records | |||
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| RapReviews.com | (7/10) link |
I Miss the Hip Hop Shop is a mixtape by Detroit rapper Proof, released on June 15, 2004, via Iron Fist Records. [1] [2] [3]
One of the most notable tracks is "Ja In A Bra" a diss track to rapper Ja Rule for the feud he had with Shady Records which Proof was a part of. Ja Rule also dissed Proof in a freestyle on "It's Murda" by saying "Y'all haven't heard yet that nigga change is 'Loose' and I got "Proof" get it, I got 'Proof'" and on "The Wrap" with "Nah, I'ma give it to you, The same way that we gave it to 'Proof', The same way that we gave it to 'Loose'". The track list was printed wrong on the album, with tracks 8 and 9 being interchanged.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:05 | |
| 2. | "E and 1 Equal None" | Kareem Riggins | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Yzark" | Essman | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Derty Harry" | Cyzer Soset | 3:39 |
| 5. | "People Hi for Change" |
| 2:04 |
| 6. | "Neil Armstrong" | Cyzer Soset | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Broken" (featuring Journalist & MU) | House Shoes | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Shake Dat Donkey" | Cyzer Soset | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Runnin' Yo! Mouth" (featuring T-Flame & Fatt Father) | Stacey | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Skit-Dolo Speaks 2" | 1:16 | |
| 11. | "Know Ya! Name" (featuring 1st Born) | Davina | 2:45 |
| 12. | "Play With Myself" | DJ Premier | 2:37 |
| 13. | "You Know How 2" (featuring Famous) | Kon Artis | 3:29 |
| 14. | "It Ain't About Tha" | Sicknotes | 2:43 |
| 15. | "Cross tha' Line" | Reef | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Bring It 2 Me" (featuring Killa Khann) | J Dilla | 3:10 |
| 17. | "Ja in a Bra'" | Sicknotes | 3:39 |
| 18. | "Nowhere Fast" (featuring Dogmatic) | Sicknotes | 3:21 |
| 19. | "Love Letters" | DJ DDT-Da Busta | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 58:40 | ||
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