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Released on Def Jam Recordings, also Diamonds (Rihanna), Fancy (Iggy Azalea) and Only Girl (In the World) (Rihanna)
Mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann, also You’re Makin Me High (Toni Braxton), Anytime (Brian McKnight) and Shower Me With Your Love (Surface)
Written by Grover Washington, Jr., also Let It Flow (For “Dr. J”) (Grover Washington, Jr.), Slippin’ (DMX) and The Weekend Starts Here (Fatboy Slim)
Part of Mr. Smith, also Hey Lover, Doin’ It and Ain’t Nobody
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
11 other songs on fono were recorded at Platinum Island Studios, by De La Soul and Guru and others
LL Cool J wrote 89 songs on fono
Bassy Bob Brockmann mixed 86 songs on fono
Kevin Thomas’s most frequent co-mixer is Michael Elvis Baskette (22 songs together)
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Grover Washington, Jr., LL Cool J and Ty Fyffe
- Performed by
- Codee, LL Cool J and Mary Brown
- Engineered by
- Jabari Palmer and Kevin Thomas
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann, Kevin Thomas and Ricky Helair
- Part of
- Mr. Smith
- Recorded at
- Platinum Island Studios
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- Grover Washington, Jr., LL Cool J and Ty Fyffe
- Performed by
- Codee, LL Cool J and Mary Brown
- Engineered by
- Jabari Palmer and Kevin Thomas
- Mixed by
- Bassy Bob Brockmann, Kevin Thomas and Ricky Helair
- Part of
- Mr. Smith
- Recorded at
- Platinum Island Studios
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same writer: Grover Washington, Jr.
Same engineer: Kevin Thomas
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same release: Mr. Smith
Same studio: Platinum Island Studios
Same mixer: Bassy Bob Brockmann
Same writer: Grover Washington, Jr.
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was performed by Codee
2MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was performed by LL Cool J
3MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was performed by Mary Brown
4MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was written by Grover Washington, Jr.
Papa Luv It was written by Grover Washington, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was written by LL Cool J
6MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was written by Ty Fyffe
7MusicBrainz Papa Luv It is part of the release Mr. Smith
Papa Luv It is part of the release Mr. Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was recorded at Platinum Island Studios
Papa Luv It was recorded at Platinum Island Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Papa Luv It
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Papa Luv It
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was engineered by Jabari Palmer
Papa Luv It was engineered by Jabari Palmer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was engineered by Kevin Thomas
Papa Luv It was engineered by Kevin Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
Papa Luv It was mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was mixed by Kevin Thomas
14MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was mixed by Ricky Helair
15MusicBrainz Papa Luv It was released on 1995-08-15