Released 1997 Producer Voelker Brothers | Recorded 1997 Release date 1997 | |
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Genres Hip hop music, Classical music Similar Gift of Love, Soria Moria, All Good Things, Sissel in Symphony, Deep Within My Soul | ||
Xzibit e lucean le stelle
The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic is a concept album of remixes consisting of hip hop and classical, which combined American rappers with European opera singers. It was released in 1997 by Mercury Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings.
Contents
"Prince Igor" was a #1 hit across Europe in 1998, a duet between American rapper Warren G and Norwegian singer Sissel. Sissel sang an aria from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor during the chorus, while Warren G rapped.
The Xzibit track "E Lucean Le Stelle" contains a sample from Giacomo Puccini's E Lucevan Le Stelle, though it is misspelled.
The intro rapsody
Track listing
New version with different track listing on April 21, 1998
Songs
1Intro (instrumental)The Rapsody1:15
2E lucevan le stelleXzibit - The Rapsody3:54
3Dear MallikaLL Cool J - The Rapsody4:09