House Party 2 (soundtrack)

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House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
House Party 2 OST.jpg
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
Length54:42
Label MCA
Producer
House Party soundtracks chronology
House Party
(1990)
House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1991)
House Party 3
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1991 American comedy film House Party 2 . It was released on October 15, 1991, through MCA Records after Motown was sold to PolyGram. The soundtrack consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B with audio excerpts from the film.

Contents

Production was handled by Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Eric B. & Rakim, Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Kevin Dorsey, Laney Stewart, London Jones, Marley Marl and Scratch & Source Productions, Inc. Louil Silas Jr. together with film directors Doug McHenry and George Jackson served as executive producers.

It features contributions from film stars Kid 'n Play, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bubba, Chanté Moore, Eric B. & Rakim, Keith Washington, London Jones, Ralph Tresvant, The Flex, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Wreckx-n-Effect, and the final recording from rapper MC Trouble, who died from an epileptic seizure several months before the soundtrack's release.

Serving as a sequel to 1990's House Party (soundtrack) , the album is generally considered an improvement over the first, making it to No. 55 on the Billboard 200 and No. 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and featured the charting singles: Kid 'N Play's "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody", Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" and Ralph Tresvant's "Yo Baby Yo".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Announcement of Pajama Jammi Jam" (performed by Kid 'n Play)  0:16
2."House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" (performed by Tony! Toni! Toné!) Tony! Toni! Toné! 5:17
3."The Christopher Robinson Scholorship Fund" (performed by Kid 'n Play)  0:12
4."Ready or Not" (performed by Wreckx-n-Effect)5:11
5."Kid 'N Play Wreck Shop!" (performed by Martin Lawrence)  0:04
6."Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (performed by Kid 'n Play)
Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson4:46
7."I Like Your Style" (performed by Bubba)
Teddy Riley4:55
8."Kid & Sydney Break Up" (performed by Kid and Tisha Campbell)  0:18
9."Candlelight and You" (performed by Keith Washington and Chanté Moore) Laney Stewart 5:19
10."I Lust 4 U" (performed by London Jones)London Jones
  • Kevin Dorsey
  • London Jones
4:28
11."Bilal Gets Off" (performed by Martin Lawrence)  0:19
12."Let Me Know Something?!" (performed by Bell Biv DeVoe)
  • Darrol Durant
  • Roney Hooks
  • Eric Sadler
  • Keith Boxley
4:54
13."Yo Baby Yo" (performed by Ralph Tresvant)
  • R. Wiggins
  • Timothy Christian Riley
4:57
14."The F.F.F. Rap" (performed by Full Force and Helen Martin)  0:31
15."What's on Your Mind?" (performed by Eric B. & Rakim) Eric B. & Rakim 5:00
16."Big Ol' Jazz" (performed by MC Trouble) LaTasha Rogers Scratch & Source Productions, Inc.3:46
17."You Gotta Pay What You Owe" (performed by Kid 'n Play)  0:11
18."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (performed by The Flex)
3:25
19."Confidence by Marcus Garvey" (performed by Georg Stanford Brown)  0:14
20."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Acapella Reprise)" (performed by The Flex)
  • Yarian
  • Perren
 0:37
21."Kid's Goodbye "Thanks to Pops"" (performed by Kid)  0:03
Total length:54:42

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 138
US Billboard 200 [3] 55

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