Jim Newsom je v recenziji za spletni portal AllMusic zapisal: “V 70. letih je Herbie Hancock v seriji albumov, začenši s Head Hunters, ustvaril uspešno zmes jazz improvizacije in sodobnih funk ritmov. Na albumu Dis Is da Drum se je Hancock ponovno potopil v sodobne ritme, v tem primeru v hip-hop sredine 90. let. Čeprav ta zmes ni bila tako komercialno uspešna, kot že omenjeni albumi 20 let prej, je nastala glasba še vedno vredna pregleda.”[1]
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1. | „Call It '95‟ | Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers | 4:39 |
2. | „Dis Is da Drum‟ | Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers | 4:49 |
3. | „Shooz‟ | Griffin, Moreira, Summers | 1:17 |
4. | „Melody (On the Deuce by 44)‟ | Factor, Griffin, Robertson, Smith | 4:05 |
5. | „Mojuba‟ | Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers | 4:59 |
6. | „Butterfly‟ | Hancock, Maupin | 6:08 |
7. | „Ju Ju‟ | Galarraga, Griffin, Lasar, Summers | 5:03 |
8. | „Hump‟ | Maupin, Roney, Shanklin | 4:43 |
9. | „Come and See Me‟ | Hancock, Smith, Watson | 4:32 |
10. | „Rubber Soul‟ | Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers | 6:40 |
11. | „Bo Ba Be Da‟ | Hancock, Watson | 8:04 |
- Herbie Hancock – klavir (1, 4-6, 8-11), minimoog in sintetizator (2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), clavinet (2, 5, 10, 11), bas sintetizator (2, 11), spremljevalni vokal (4)
- Bill Summers – tolkala (1-3, 5, 6, 8-11), bata (7)
- Will "Roc" Griffin – loopi, sekvence (1-4, 6, 8-11), vzorci (1-4, 6, 8, 10, 11), programiranje (5, 7, 10, 11), rap (4)
- Darrell Smith – klaviature (1, 2, 8), sekvence (2, 8, 9, 10), električni klavir (3, 4, 11), clavinet (3, 7), Minimoog (3), spremljevalni vokal (4), programiranje (5-10), sintetizator (5, 9)
- Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – kitara (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), spremljevalni vokal (4)
- Dodatni glasbeniki
- Wah Wah Watson – kitara (1, 2, 8-11), vokal in sekvence (9)
- Mars Lasar – klaviature in oblikovanje zvoka (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Wallace Roney – trobenta (1, 8, 10, 11)
- Bennie Maupin – tenorski saksofon (1, 8, 10, 11)
- Hubert Laws – flavta (6)
- Lazaro Galarraga – vokal (2, 7), bata in vokalni aranžma (7)
- Chill Factor – rap (4)
- The Real Richie Rich – DJ in scratch (4)
- Francis Awe – vokal (5)
- Marina Bambino, Felicidad Ector, Lynn Lindsey, Yvette Summers, Louis Verdeaux – spremljevalni vokal (2, 11)
- Huey Jackson – spremljevalni vokal (2, 7, 11)
- Nengue Hernandez – spremljevalni vokal (7)
- Frank Thibeaux – bas kitara (1)
- Armand Sabal Lecco – bas kitara (8, 10)
- Jay Shanklin – sekvence (8)
- Ken Strong – bobni (1, 2, 6-11)
- William Kennedy – bobni (1, 7, 11)
- Guy Eckstine – bobni (5)
- Niayi Asiedu – tolkala (1)
- Airto Moreira – tolkala (3)
- Munyungo Jackson in Skip Burney – djembe (5)
- Nengue Hernandez – bata (7)
- Brady Speller – tolkala (11)
- Doug Scott – dodatno urejanje (2)
- Aranžmaji ritma
- "The Melody" – Darrell Smith, Will "Roc" Griffin
- "Butterfly" – Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Mars Lasar
- "Hump" – Bill Summers, Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith, Jay Shanklin
- "Rubber Soul" – Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Wah Wah Watson, Will "Roc" Griffin
- "Bo Ba Be Da" – Darrell Smith, Herbie Hancock
- Produkcija, snemanje, miks: Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Darrell Robertson, Darrell Smith, Will Griffin
- Koproducent (6), inženir (1, 6, 10, 11): Mars Lasar
- Inženir: Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith
- Dodatni posnetki: Michael Schlessinger, Darrell Roamer (asistent)
- Mastering: Brian Gardner
- Izvršni producent: Guy Eckstine