Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | January 14, 1997 |
Recorded | 1996 |
Studio | Various
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Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 1:04:40 |
Label | Priority |
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Singles from Rhyme & Reason | |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Peter Spirer's 1997 documentary film Rhyme & Reason . It was released on January 14, 1997 through Priority Records. The album found a great deal of success, peaking at #16 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" (performed by Mack-10 & Tha Dogg Pound) | Dat Nigga Daz | 4:03 | |
2. | "Wild Hot" (performed by Busta Rhymes & A Tribe Called Quest) | 3:03 | ||
3. | "Reason for Rhyme" (performed by 8Ball & MJG) |
| Crazy C | 5:01 |
4. | "Uni-4-Orm" (performed by Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah & Canibus) |
| Fabian Hamilton | 4:44 |
5. | "Bogus Mayn" (performed by Crucial Conflict) |
| Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston | 4:44 |
6. | "Every Year" (performed by E-40) |
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| 3:59 |
7. | "Tragedy" (performed by RZA) |
| 3:47 | |
8. | "Represent" (performed by MC Eiht) | A. Tyler | MC Eiht | 4:49 |
9. | "Niggaz Don't Want It" (performed by Lost Boyz) | Big Dex | 4:55 | |
10. | "Bring It Back" (performed by KRS-One) | L. Parker | KRS-One | 5:04 |
11. | "Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?" (performed by Master P) | P. Miller | 3:35 | |
12. | "Liquor Store Run" (performed by Volume 10) | D. Hawkins |
| 4:38 |
13. | "The Way It Iz" (performed by GuRu, KaiBee & Lil' Dap) |
| GuRu | 4:01 |
14. | "Business First" (performed by Nyoo & DeCoca) |
| Blac Earl | 4:15 |
15. | "No Identify" (performed by Delinquent Habits) |
| O.G. Style | 4:02 |
Total length: | 1:04:40 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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