 " The Don " was written by Nasir Jones , Dwight Myers , Salaam Gibbs , Marcos Palacios and Ernest Clark , and produced by Myers under his production name Heavy D , Gibbs under his production name Salaam Remi , and Palacios and Clark under their production name Da Internz . Gibbs also provided additional bass sounds in the song 's production . The song was recorded by Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo Studios and by Brian Summer at Conway Recording Studios – recording studios in Miami , Florida and Hollywood , California respectively . Reggae artists Super Cat and Jah Thomas are credited as writers on " The Don " , as a sample of the song " Dance in New York " , which the duo wrote together , is interpolated in " The Don " . Audio mixing was carried out by Jaycen Joshua at Larrabee Studios in Hollywood , California , with additional vocals being provided by Red Alert . " The Don " was mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound , New York City . 
