Showing posts with label soundtracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soundtracks. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Top 10 R&B & Hip Hop Soundtracks

Soundtracks today are almost unheard of, unless the corresponding movie is a musical.  But growing up, my family's CD collection was stacked full of original soundtracks that sold millions of records and could be played all the way through.  Here is my personal Top 10 11 list of R&B and Hip Hop Soundtracks:

Honorable Mention:  Don't Be a Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996):




"My name is Dashiki. That's Swahili for "doggy-style."

With a movie as silly this one, I loved that I could vibe to songs like "Renee" by the Lost Boyz on the soundtrack. R.I.P. Freaky Tah...

10. The Rugrats Movie (1998):




When this song came out, I used to think I was doing something--from trying to do dance routines on the stairs while no one was watching to trying to teach myself how to play the song on a xylophone.  Surprisingly, this soundtrack features songs from Busta Rhymes and Rakim as well to keep it well rounded.

9. Belly (1998):





With a film starring Nas and DMX, there's no way that the music isn't on point...



Hit the jump for the remaining 8...


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