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I was watching MTV Hits today (the one MTV branded channel that actually plays music videos) and they were playing a bunch of rap videos from soundtracks. Jigga from the Nutty Professor, Eminem from 8 mile, Nelly from Training Day...and Twista from Coach Carter. No offense to Twista, who I actually like, but he really needs to pick his soundtracks a little better.
Anyway, it got me thinking about all of the hip hop soundtracks I've actually purchased. Usually I end up buying these cds because the artists listed on it sound so promising. But then you actually listen to the cd, and they're either rapping over beats that aren't even good enough to make the b-side of any of their singles or they're spitting about 8 bars and letting the rest of their crew rap over the rest of the song. So yeah, I've been burned by the Hip Hop soundtrack more than once, but there are some good ones that have been released. Mostly during the 90's. Here's my top ten:
10. Menace II Society
This one is on here because I wanted to make this a "Top 10" list, and I got stuck after listing 9.
9. Bully
The movie is pretty disturbing -- a bunch of kids decide to murder one of their friends. Wholesome film for the whole family! The soundtrack fits. Highlight: JT Money's Who Dat.
8. Juice
Well, the good news is that the soundtrack does feature a song from one of the rappers in the movie. Unfortunately, that rapper is Treach from Naughty By Nature. Tupac doesn't even make it onto this soundtrack! It is redeemed by Eric B. and Rakim's "Know the Ledge." Cypress Hill made it on here too.
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10/3/2005 8:26:15 PM posted by Fresh