Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)

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Boyz N the Hood (Music From the Columbia Motion Picture)
Too $hort
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews6.5/10[2]

Boyz N the Hood (Music From the Columbia Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to

Warner Bros. Records, and contains mostly hip hop music. The album consists of fourteen songs performed by the likes of 2 Live Crew, Compton's Most Wanted, Hi-Five, Ice Cube, Kam, Main Source, Monie Love, Too $hort, Yo-Yo and more. Audio production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, Al B. Sure!, DJ Jazzy Jeff, 2323 Productions, Raphael Saadiq, Sir Jinx and The Unknown DJ. The soundtrack made it to number 12 on the Billboard 200
albums chart in the United States.

The album also spawned two singles: Tevin Campbell's "Just Ask Me To", which peaked at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "Just Me and You".

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."
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4:47
12."Spirit (Does Anybody Care?)" (performed by Force One Network)Force One Network . Ocea Savage4:19
13."Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)" (performed by Quincy Jones)Quincy Jones5:07
14."Black on Black Crime" (performed by Stanley Clarke)Stanley Clarke4:36
Total length:59:32

Other songs

  • The following songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jam on It" (performed by Newcleus)Maurice Benjamin Cenac6:26
2."Sunshower" (performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band)
4:04
3."More Bounce to the Ounce" (performed by Zapp)Roger Troutman9:25
4."Sucker M.C.'s" (performed by Run-DMC)
3:09
5."O-o-h Child" (performed by the Five Stairsteps)Stan Vincent3:11
6."Let's Go" (performed by Kool Moe Dee)Mohandas Dewese5:24

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Boyz N the Hood - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Wallace, Emanuel (October 12, 2010). "various artists :: Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack :: Qwest/Warner Bros. Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Boyz n the Hood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

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