I Miss the Hip Hop Shop

I Miss the Hip Hop Shop
Mixtape by Proof
Released	June 15, 2004
Recorded	2002–2004
Genre	Underground hip hop
Length	58:40
Label	Iron Fist
Producer	Cyzer Soset Witt & Pep Reef DJ HouseShoes DJ Premier J Dilla Mr. Porter Amp Fiddler Kareem Riggins Essman Stacey Davina
Proof chronology
D12 World (2004) I Miss the Hip Hop Shop (2004) Searchin' For Jerry Garcia (2005)

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I Miss the Hip Hop Shop is a mixtape by Detroit rapper Proof, released on June 15, 2004, via Iron Fist Records.

Diss track

One of the most notable tracks is "Ja In A Bra" a diss track to rapper Ja Rule which is a response to Ja Rule dissing Proof in his diss track "The Wrap (Freestyle)" where Ja Rule raps "He's like baby can you give it to me, nah, I'ma give it to you, the same way that we gave it to 'Proof', the same way that we gave it to 'Loose'". Ja Rule had also dissed Proof in his diss track "It's Murda (Freestyle)" where Ja Rule raps "Y'all haven't heard yet that nigga change is 'Loose' and I got 'Proof' get it, I got 'Proof'". The track list was printed wrong on the album, with tracks 8 and 9 being interchanged.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		1:05
2.	"E and 1 Equal None"	Kareem Riggins	2:54
3.	"Yzark"	Essman	3:52
4.	"Derty Harry"	Cyzer Soset	3:39
5.	"People Hi for Change"	Amp Fiddler Greg C. Brown	2:04
6.	"Neil Armstrong"	Cyzer Soset	4:23
7.	"Broken" (featuring Journalist & MU)	House Shoes	4:24
8.	"Shake Dat Donkey"	Cyzer Soset	3:30
9.	"Runnin' Yo! Mouth" (featuring T-Flame & Fatt Father)	Stacey	3:58
10.	"Skit-Dolo Speaks 2"		1:16
11.	"Know Ya! Name" (featuring 1st Born)	Davina	2:45
12.	"Play With Myself"	DJ Premier	2:37
13.	"You Know How 2" (featuring Famous)	Kon Artis	3:29
14.	"It Ain't About Tha"	Sicknotes	2:43
15.	"Cross tha' Line"	Reef	3:00
16.	"Bring It 2 Me" (featuring Killa Khann)	J Dilla	3:10
17.	"Ja in a Bra'"	Sicknotes	3:39
18.	"Nowhere Fast" (featuring Dogmatic)	Sicknotes	3:21
19.	"Love Letters"	DJ DDT-Da Busta	2:56
Total length:			58:40

Reviews

• "Proof :: I Miss the Hip Hop Shop :: Iron Fist Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.