Whiteboys (soundtrack)

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Whiteboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999 (1999-07-20)
Genre Hip hop
Length1:14:30
Label TVT Soundtrax
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

Whiteboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Marc Levin's 1999 comedy film Whiteboyz . It was released on July 20, 1999 via TVT Soundtrax and consists entirely of hip hop music. Production was handled by several record producers, including Arkatech Beatz, Che Pope, Daz Dillinger, DJ Hurricane, Irv Gotti, Ty Fyffe, DJ Paul and Juicy J. It features appearances from 12 Gauge, Big Pun, Big Tray Deee, Black Child, Buckshot, Canibus, Common, Do Or Die, Flipmode Squad, Gotta Boyz, Raekwon, Slick Rick, Smif-N-Wessun, Snoop Dogg, Soopafly, T-Bo, Tha Dogg Pound, The WhoRidas, Three 6 Mafia, Tommy Finger, Trick Daddy, Wildliffe Society, and 6430.

Contents

The album peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its single "Come Get It" reached number 73 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who Is a Thug" (performed by Big Punisher and 6430)
 Ty Fyffe 4:30
2."Come Get It" (performed by DJ Hurricane and Flipmode Squad)
 DJ Hurricane 4:24
3."Hell Ya" (performed by Soopafly, Daz Dillinger, Tray Deee and Kurupt)
 Daz Dillinger 4:31
4."White Boyz" (performed by Snoop Dogg and T-Bo)
Mark In The Dark4:15
5."Respect Power" (performed by Raekwon)
 Infinite Arkatechz 3:37
6."Watch Who U Beef Wit" (performed by Canibus)
 Canibus 4:24
7."Paper Chasers (Up North)" (performed by Tommy Finger)
  • Thomas Hall
  • C. Peterson
T. Hall4:40
8."Don't Come My Way" (performed by Slick Rick, Common and Renee Neufville)
 Ché Guevara 4:50
9."Wanna Be's" (performed by Three 6 Mafia)
4:49
10."Perfect Murda" (performed by Do Or Die)
Mr. Lee4:31
11."Real Hustlers" (performed by Gotta Boyz)
  • Maurice Mathis
  • E. Williams
  • T. Curb
  • DJ E-Z Rock
  • Larry "Freaky-D" Dodson
5:12
12."Get Rowdy" (performed by The WhoRidas)
 The WhoRidas 4:43
13."For the Thugs" (performed by Trick Daddy) Maurice Young Trick Daddy 4:12
14."Intrigued" (performed by Cocoa Brovaz and Buckshot)
Bucktown USA4:33
15."I Can Relate" (performed by Black Child)
3:59
16."What's up Jack" (performed by Wildliffe Society)
  • Arnold Nevels
  • Chris Smith
  • Clifton Clincy
  • Freddie Young
  • Howard Fanning
Wildliffe Society4:21
17."Pimps VIP" (performed by 12 Gauge) Isiah Pinkney 12 Gauge 2:59
Total length:1:14:30

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 145
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 50

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References

  1. ↑ Sheridan, Tim. "Whiteboys - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Diehl, Matt (July 16, 1999). "Whiteboys". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of August 14, 1999". Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 7, 1999. p. 23. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 29, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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