The Rapsody Overture
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.
"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.
Track listing
| # | Name | Artist | Vocals | Composer | Time |
| 1 | "Intro" | 1:15 | |||
| 2 | "E Lucean Le Stelle" | Xzibit | Giacomo Puccini | 3:51 | |
| 3 | "Dear Mallika" | LL Cool J | Heike Therjung & Kathy Magestro | Léo Delibes | 4:05 |
| 4 | "E Lucean Le Stelle" | Puccini | 1:45 | ||
| 5 | "Delilah" | Reverend Run of Run-DMC | Gabrielle Fiodoresku | Saint-Saëns | 4:00 |
| 6 | "Prince Igor" | Warren G | Sissel Kyrkjebø | Alexander Borodin | 4:20 |
| 7 | "Belle Nuit" | Mother Superia | Heike Therjung & Kathy Magestro | Jacques Offenbach | 3:45 |
| 8 | "Präludium" | Jay | Chris Weller | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:05 |
| 9 | "Ach So Fromm" | Jay | Robert Gionfribbo | Friedrich von Flotow | 4:56 |
| 10 | "Syrinx" | Redman | Dieter Voelker | Claude Debussy | 3:34 |
| 11 | "Vissi D'Arte" | Onyx | Kathy Magestro | Puccini | 4:29 |
| 12 | "Schwanensee" | Scoota | Dieter Voelker | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 3:02 |
| 13 | "Recondita Armonica" | Nikki D | Kim Chung Park | Puccini | 4:26 |
| 14 | "Nessun Dorma" | Mobb Deep | Kim Chung Park | Puccini | 3:32 |
Track listing
New version with different track listing on April 21, 1998| # | Name | Artist | Vocals | Writer | Time |
| 1 | "Intro" | 1:15 | |||
| 2 | "E Lucean Le Stelle" | Xzibit | Giacomo Puccini | 3:51 | |
| 3 | "Dear Mallika" | LL Cool J | Heike Therjung & Kathy Magestro | Léo Delibes | 4:05 |
| 4 | "E Lucean Le Stelle" | Puccini | 1:45 | ||
| 5 | "Grâce" | Expression Direkt | 4:06 | ||
| 6 | "Dear Mallika " | LL Cool J | Heike Therjung & Kathy Magestro | Léo Delibes | 4:11 |
| 7 | "Prince Igor " | Warren G | Sissel Kyrkjebø | Alexander Borodin | 6:05 |
| 8 | "Prince Igor" | Warren G | Sissel Kyrkjebø | Alexander Borodin | 4:22 |
| 9 | "Belle Nuit" | Mother Superia | Heike Therjung & Kathy Magestro | Jacques Offenbach | 3:45 |
| 10 | "Präludium" | Jay | Chris Weller | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:05 |
| 11 | "Ach So Fromm" | Jay | Robert Gionfribbo | Friedrich von Flotow | 4:56 |
| 12 | "Syrinx" | Redman | Dieter Voelker | Claude Debussy | 3:34 |
| 13 | "Vissi D'Arte" | Onyx | Kathy Magestro | Puccini | 4:29 |
| 14 | "Schwanensee" | Scoota | Dieter Voelker | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 3:02 |
| 15 | "Recondita Armonica" | Nikki D | Kim Chung Park | Puccini | 4:26 |
| 16 | "Nessun Dorma" | Mobb Deep | Kim Chung Park | Puccini | 3:32 |