Bad Boys for Life (soundtrack)

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Bad Boys for Life:
The Soundtrack
Bad Boys for Life - The Soundtrack.png
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)
Genre
Length30:56
Label
Producer
Bad Boys chronology
Bad Boys II
(2003)
Bad Boys for Life:
The Soundtrack

(2020)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
Singles from Bad Boys for Life:
The Soundtrack
  1. "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
    Released: October 11, 2019
  2. "Muévelo"
    Released: January 17, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.3/5 [1]
RapReviews6.5/10 [2]

Bad Boys for Life is the soundtrack to Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's 2020 film Bad Boys for Life . It was released on January 17, 2020 via We the Best Music Group/Epic Records, and consists of ten tracks. Its lead single, "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)" performed by the Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin, was released on October 11, 2019.

Contents

Track listing

Bad Boys for Life track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Uptown II" (Meek Mill featuring Farruko)
2:55
2."Money Fight" (City Girls)
Rippa on the Beat2:38
3."Ritmo" (Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin)
3:42
4."Future Bright" (Rick Ross featuring Bryson Tiller) Beat Billionaire 2:59
5."Bad Moves" (DJ Durel featuring Quavo and Rich the Kid)
2:13
6."Muévelo" (Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee)
3:15
7."Damn I Love Miami" (Pitbull and Lil' Jon)
2:41
8."The Hottest" (Jaden Smith)
  • OmArr
  • LASTNIGHT
  • Dinuzzo
3:21
9."Murda She Wrote" (Buju Banton)
3:23
10."Ritmo (Remix)" (Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin and Jaden Smith)
3:49
Total length:30:56

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