Shaft (2000 soundtrack)

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Music From And Inspired By Shaft
Shaft OST.jpg
Soundtrack album to Shaft by
various artists
ReleasedJune 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
various
    • Backyard Beats (Atlanta, GA)
    • Battery Studios (New York, NY)
    • Blue Basement Recording (Atlanta, GA)
    • Chicago Trax (Chicago, IL)
    • Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York, NY)
    • Darp Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)
    • Doppler Studios (Atlanta, GA)
    • Legendary Traxster Inc. Studios (Chicago, IL)
    • Marcus Studios (London, England)
    • National Recording Studio (New York, NY)
    • PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)
    • Playground Minimansion Studio (New Jersey)
    • Powerhouse Studios (Yonkers, NY)
    • Room Digital (NJ)
    • Sony Studios (New York, NY)
    • Sound on Sound Studios (New York, NY)
    • Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA)
    • Studio 353 (New York, NY)
    • The Dungeon Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA)
    • The Studio (Philadelphia, PA)
    • Tree Sound (Atlanta, GA)
Genre
Length1:14:41
Label LaFace Records
Producer
Singles from Music From And Inspired By Shaft
  1. "Bad Man"
    Released: May 27, 2000
  2. "Do What I Gotta Do"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Summer Rain"
    Released: January 11, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

Music From and Inspired By Shaft is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 2000 action crime thriller film Shaft . Composed of seventeen contemporary R&B and hip hop music songs, it was released on June 13, 2000 through LaFace Records.

Contents

Production was handled by Earthtone III, R. Kelly, DJ Eddie F, DJ Silk, Dr. Ceuss, Gerry DeVeaux, Heavy D, Larry "Rock" Campbell, Lellow, Organized Noize, Parental Advisory, Rondal Rucker, The Legendary Traxster, Timmy Allen, Win + Dose, and co-producer Warryn Campbell, with John Singleton, Scott Rudin, Bill Stephney, L.A. Reid and Kawan Prather serving as executive producers.

It features contributions from R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, Angie Stone, Backbone, Beanie Sigel, Big Gipp, Big Rube, Carl Thomas, Donell Jones, Eve, Fulanito, Jadakiss, Liberty City, Mil, Mystikal, Outkast, Parle, Sleepy Brown, Too $hort, UGK, and the earliest appearance of rapper T.I., as well as Isaac Hayes's recurring "Theme From Shaft".

The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. On July 11, 2000, it was cetrufued Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US. It also peaked at No. 66 in France and No. 92 in Germany. Its lead single, "Bad Man", made it to several European charts, with accompanying music video was directed by Hype Williams, features excerpts from the film.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes) Isaac Hayes 4:39
2."Bad Man" (R. Kelly) R. Kelly 4:02
3."Up and Outta Here" (R. Kelly)R. Kelly4:25
4."Do What I Gotta Do" (Donell Jones) Eddie F 4:46
5."Rock wit U" (Alicia Keys)Lellow5:46
6."We Servin'" (Big Gipp)Rondal Rucker3:24
7."Tough Guy" (Outkast and UGK) Earthtone III 5:44
8."2 Glock 9's" (T.I.P. and Beanie Sigel) P.A. 4:03
9."Summer Rain" (Carl Thomas)4:57
10."Automatic" (Sleepy Brown, Backbone and Big Rube) Organized Noize 4:14
11."Pimp Shit" (Too $hort and Kokane)DJ Silk4:11
12."Cheatin'" (Liberty City)
  • Larry "Rock" Campbell
  • Timmy Allen
3:54
13."Fix Me" (Parle, Eve and Jadakiss) Dr. Ceuss 3:44
14."How You Want It?" (Mil) The Legendary Traxster 4:00
15."Ain't Gonna See Tomorrow" (Mystikal)Earthtone III4:33
16."My Lovin' Will Give Your Something" (Angie Stone) Gerry DeVeaux 4:42
17."Serenata Negra" (Fulanito)Windose International3:37
Total length:1:14:41

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [3] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 92

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Original Soundtrack - Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. Seymour, Craig (June 23, 2000). "Music From and Inspired by Shaft". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Shaft %5B2000%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Shaft (2000)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Shaft". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 3, 2022.