Gridlock'd (soundtrack)
Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
Released | January 28, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 1:09:35 | |||
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Death Row Records chronology | ||||
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Singles from Gridlock'd | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
USA Today | [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Vondie Curtis-Hall film Gridlock'd and was released on 28 January 1997 by Death Row Records and Interscope Records.
The track "Out the Moon (Boom, Boom, Boom)" was originally recorded for the LBC Crew debut album Haven't You Heard? (We Givin' Something Bacc To The Street), which was later shelved and the songs were cycled through other Death Row releases. The album had two chart running singles. "Lady Heroin" was originally going to be on Sam Sneed's unreleased album Street Scholars. This is both the second to last Death Row Soundtrack Album and second to last Death Row album to be distributed by Interscope, as later in the year they would drop Death Row from their label.
"It's Over Now" was 46th on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, which was
Commercial performance
Gridlock'd debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 150,500 copies in its first week.[4] The album was certified Gold on April 16, 1997.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Tray Deee, 2Pac) | Broadus Jr., Shakur | Snoop Doggy Dogg, L.T. Hutton, Soopafly | 5:09 |
8. | "I Can't Get Enough" (Danny Boy) | Damon Thomas | Damon Thomas | 5:10 |
9. | "Tonight It's On" (B.G.O.T.I.) | Char Jones | 3:14 | |
10. | "Off the Hook" (Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson, Val Young, James DeBarge) | Broadus Jr. | Dat Nigga Daz | 5:37 |
11. | "Lady Heroin" (J-Flexx, The Lady of Rage) | J-Flexx, The Lady of Rage | Sean "Barney" Thomas | 4:12 |
12. | "Will I Rize" (Storm featuring Val Young) | Storm | Char Jones | 5:16 |
13. | "Body and Soul" (O.F.T.B. featuring Jewell) | O.F.T.B. | Brian G. | 4:54 |
14. | "Life Is a Traffic Jam" (2Pac featuring Eight Mile Road) | T. Shakur | Medusa | 4:24 |
15. | "Deliberation" (Anonymous featuring Cody Chesnutt) | Cody Chesnutt | Cody Chesnutt | 4:12 |
Total length: | 1:09:35 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 1 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ Hodari Coker, Cheo (25 January 1997). "Various Artists "GRIDLOCK'd: The Soundtrack"*** Death Row/Interscope". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Tupac's "Gridlock'd" Tops No Doubt". MTV News. February 6, 1997. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Gridlock'd". Recording Industry Association of America.