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Released on Def Jam Recordings, also Diamonds (Rihanna), Fancy (Iggy Azalea) and Only Girl (In the World) (Rihanna)
Mixed by Jason Goldstein, also Deja vu (Beyoncé), Irreplaceable (Beyoncé) and Resentment (Beyoncé)
Engineered by Jon Smeltz, also The Seed (2.0), If I Told You That (Whitney Houston) and My Life (Erykah Badu)
Part of Rising Down, also Birthday Girl, Lost Desire and Get Busy
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jason Goldstein mixed 117 songs on fono
Jon Smeltz engineered 66 songs on fono
Jon Smeltz’s most frequent co-engineer is Steve Mandel (23 songs together)
Jason Goldstein’s most frequent co-mixer is Steve Tolle (11 songs together)
Credits
All 13 credits
- Produced by
- Khari Mateen and The Roots
- Performed by
- Black Thought, Kevin Hanson, Mercedes Martinez, Saigon and Truck North
- Engineered by
- Jon Smeltz and Khari Mateen
- Mixed by
- Jason Goldstein and Tim Sturges
- Part of
- Rising Down
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
- Produced by
- Khari Mateen and The Roots
- Performed by
- Black Thought, Kevin Hanson, Mercedes Martinez, Saigon and Truck North
- Engineered by
- Jon Smeltz and Khari Mateen
- Mixed by
- Jason Goldstein and Tim Sturges
- Part of
- Rising Down
- Released on
- Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Jason Goldstein
Same engineer: Jon Smeltz
Same producer: Khari Mateen
Same mixer: Tim Sturges
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same mixer: Jason Goldstein
Same engineer: Jon Smeltz
Same producer: Khari Mateen
Elsewhere
Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz Criminal was performed by Black Thought
2MusicBrainz Criminal was performed by Kevin Hanson
3MusicBrainz Criminal was performed by Mercedes Martinez
Criminal was performed by Mercedes Martinez
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Criminal was performed by Saigon
5MusicBrainz Criminal was performed by Truck North
6MusicBrainz Criminal was produced by Khari Mateen
7MusicBrainz Criminal was produced by The Roots
8MusicBrainz Criminal is part of the release Rising Down
Criminal is part of the release Rising Down
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Criminal
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Criminal
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Criminal was engineered by Jon Smeltz
11MusicBrainz Criminal was engineered by Khari Mateen
12MusicBrainz Criminal was mixed by Jason Goldstein
13MusicBrainz Criminal was mixed by Tim Sturges
14MusicBrainz Criminal was released on 2008-04-25