Night Ripper

Night Ripper
Remix album by Girl Talk
Released	May 9, 2006 (CD) June 2009 (Download)
Genre	Mashup, Dance, Experimental music
Length	42:05
Label	Illegal Art
Producer	Gregg Gillis
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link NME link Exclaim! link Tiny Mix Tapes link The AV Club (A-) Jul 5, 2006 Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) Jul 17, 2006 PopMatters Jun 21, 2006 Stylus (B-) Jun 5, 2006 Paste Magazine (92/100 best albums) link Rolling Stone Sept 18, 2006
Girl Talk chronology
Stop Cleveland Hate (2004) Night Ripper (2006) Bone Hard Zaggin' (2006)

Night Ripper is the third album by Girl Talk. It was released on Illegal Art in 2006 and re-released as a pay-what-you-want download on Illegal Art's website^[1] in June 2009. It is composed almost entirely of samples taken from other artists' songs, with minor original material by Gillis. Gillis has stated that the album was created as one long piece of music and then subsequently broken into individual songs.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Once Again"
2. "That's My DJ"
3. "Hold Up"
4. "Too Deep"
5. "Smash Your Head"
6. "Minute by Minute"
7. "Ask About Me"
8. "Summer Smoke"
9. "Friday Night"
10. "Hand Clap"
11. "Give and Go"
12. "Bounce That"
13. "Warm It Up"
14. "Double Pump"
15. "Overtime"
16. "Peak Out"

Liner note credits

In the liner notes of the album Gillis thanks the following artists sampled on the album:

2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 50 Cent, 69 Boyz, ABBA, Paula Abdul, Aerosmith, Amerie, Annie, Arrested Development, David Banner, Rob Base, Bel Biv DeVoe, George Benson, Better Than Ezra, Beyoncé, Black Box, The Black Crowes, The Black Eyed Peas, Black Rob, Black Sheep, Boredoms, Boston, Bow Wow, Boyz II Men, The Breeders, Chris Brown, Bun B, Busta Rhymes, Calloway, Candyman, Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Chicago, Ciara, Clipse, Phil Collins, Nikka Costa, Crime Mob, D12, D4L, DJ Assault, DJ EZ Rock, Dem Franchise Boyz, Digable Planets, Diplomats, Dinosaur Jr., Dr. Dre, Jermaine Dupree, Elastica, Missy Elliott, Eminem, The Emotions, En Vogue, Fabolous, Fall Out Boy, Fatman Scoop, The Five Stairsteps, Fleetwood Mac, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, G-Unit, The Game, Garbage, Genesis, Andrew Gold, Al Green, Peter Gunz, Hall & Oates, Sophie B. Hawkins, Honey Drippers, Hum, Donnie Iris, J-Kwon, JJ Fad, Jay-Z, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Public, Elton John, Mike Jones, Junior Mafia, KRS-One, Kansas, Kelis, Alicia Keys, LCD Soundsystem, LL Cool J, Lady Sovereign, Laid Back, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Lil Webbie, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Lord Tariq, Ludacris, M.A.R.R.S., M.I.A., Madonna, Main Ingredient, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Marky Mark, Paul McCartney, Michael McDonald, George Michael, Mobb Deep, Mark Morrison, 'NSYNC, Nas, Nate Dogg, Naughty by Nature, Nelly, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Noreaga, Notorious B.I.G., Oasis, P. Diddy, Pavement, Phantom Planet, The Pharcyde, Pharrell, Pilot, The Pixies, Positive K, Public Enemy, Punjabi MC's, Purple Ribbon All-Stars, The Rentals, Smokey Robinson, S.W.V., Salt N Pepa, Juelz Santana, Seals and Crofts, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Slim Thug, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Britney Spears, Billy Squier, Gwen Stefani, T.L.C., James Taylor, Tears for Fears, Technotronic, Three 6 Mafia, Timbaland, Trillville, Trina, The Verve, The Waitresses, Paul Wall, Warren G, Weezer, Kanye West, Whispers, Wings, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, Wreckx-n-Effect, X-Ray Spex, Ying Yang Twins, Young Gunz, Young Jeezy.

References

1. ^ The website was revamped to bring every album in Illegal Art's catalog to a pay-what-you-want download: http://www.illegal-art.net/
2. ^ "Girl Talk/Gregg Gillis On New Album, Music Industry". The Washington Post. July 29, 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/07/16/DI2008071601445.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 

External links

• Girl Talk at Illegal Art
• Girl Talk on MySpace
• User-editable breakdown of samples and timings for Night Ripper