Hip-Hop Soundtracks Pt. 5 - Mr. Show Edition

This is the last of the soundtracks that I'll be posting. Both are pretty solid and are worth checking out. As I was going through them, I was reminded of two separate Mr. Show sketches for some reason, so I threw a couple clips in here.

New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 - 1995













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I think I was one of 25 people to see this movie, and I actually enjoyed it, but I couldn’t tell you a lot about it right now. I haven’t seen it since 1995, so it’s been a while. I remember laughing when they stole the cop car.

Overall, there are a lot of good songs on here, but I really should have ended with my last post. I think I prefer Juice and Who’s the Man?

1) Don’t Shut Down On a Player - Ill Al Skratch - This is a real nice track.

2) Where Am I? - Redman - Redman comes correct. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this song, but it’s nice. Produced by the man Reggie Noble, himself.

3) Do What U Want - Blak Panta - Dancehall track. It’s okay, but nothing great.

4) Old Thing - Sabelle - Here’s an r&b track flavored with a hip-hop beat that I like.

5) All About My Fetti - Young Lay feat. Mac Mall and Ray Luv - I never liked this song and I still don’t. The subject matter annoys me as well, I mean, I like money, but I don’t need to hear a whole song about it.

6) Can’t You See - Total feat. Biggie - Okay song overall. In my opinion, you can stop listening to it after Biggie kicks his verse.

7) Burn Rubber - Lords of the Underground - I was a huge LOTUG fan in the 90’s and I liked this song a lot. Contrary to some stuff I read, this was not LOTUG trying to go gansta. This track was from the perspective of the kids in the movie, stealing cars, etc. I made a comment to a friend recently that 1994 BC would have gone crazy to hear that Doitall and Masta Ace were going to be on the same track (w/ Edo G. on the upcoming A&E LP). Actually, 2009 BC is still amped by this.

8) 21 in the Ghetto - Poets of Darkness - The chorus on this track needs to go. If it was gone, this would be a decent song.

9) Love Slave - Undacova - This song reminds me of Three Times One Minus One with the woo’s woo’s.



10) Benz or a Beamer - Outkast - I heard Big Boi mention this song as one of his favorites. He said it was one of the top 5 Outkast tracks. This is another track that follows the story of the movie (carjacking). Great song.

11) Check It Out - Heavy D - Heavy D is one of those artists that I never liked when he was big, but going back and listening to some of his stuff now, I dig it. This is one of those songs.

12) Jersey - Queen Latifah - This is a rare QL song that I think is good.

13) East Left - Keith Murray - I just feel that sometimes Keith Murray was just way off beat. His flow took me a while to get into. I think this is a decent song.

14) Ain’t Nuttin’ But Killin’ - MC Eiht - If you like Eiht, this is probably a great track for you. I was never a fan.

15) Thru the Window - Coolio - Remember Coolio?! This song is from him. He was hit or miss with me really.

16) Before I Let Go - Maze feat. Frankie Beverly - It’s okay.

17) One and Only - Smooth - I loved that song on Menace, but this is not as good, but it’s not bad.

New Jersey Drive Vol. 2 - 1995













Grab It Here

This was a weird soundtrack. I think there might have been issues with the secong volume. There were only 8 tracks and it was incredibly annoying to me that they charged you full price for this volume, but of course I bought it. Pound for pound volume 2 is pretty solid.

1) Funky Piano - E. Bros - I always loved this song. It’s a funky mellow track produced by the late, great Roc Raida. Any info I had on these guys, I lost sometime years ago.

2) Headz Ain’t Ready - Black Moon and Smif ‘N’ Wesson - They must not have had room for Heltah Skeltah, who also appear on this song. This is a great track and one of the standout verses comes from Rock. It’s in his nature to keep Robin, like Givens.

3) Connections - Naughty By Nature - I dig this song. I think the Meth sampled hook is my favorite part. At least part of Rottin Razkals are on this track as well.

4) Nobody Beats the Biz - Biz Markie - Great old school track from the Biz sampling The Eagles. You get extra points if you remember Nobody Beats the Wiz. Most likely you’re a Seinfeld fan if your not from NY. Anyway, this song shows you that Biz can flow.

5) Invasion - Jeru the Damaja - Nice Premo produced song from Jeru, who was always a tight emcee.

6) Own Destiny - Mad Lion - I liked a few Mad Lion songs back in the day and I like this one. Produced by KRS-One.

7) You Won’t Go Far - O.C. and Organized Konfusion - This is another song inspired by the movie. It’s a real nice track and an interesting pairing, or trio (one duo and one solo MC).

8) Flip Squad’s In Da House - Flip Squad Allstars - Just a little filler for the end of the short second volume.

Soul in the Hole - 1997















Grab It Here

I never did see this movie. All I really know is that this is another basketball documentary from the 90’s.



1)The Game of Life (Score) - dead prez - This is the first time I heard dead prez and it’s a nice song.

2) Diesel - Wu-Tang Clan - ODB flips styles a couple times on this track, or at least his flow. This is another nice Wu track on a soundtrack.

3) Against the Grain - Sauce Money - Nice DJ Premier produced track.

4) Ride - M.O.P. - Heat from M.O.P., but what else would you expect?

5) You Ain’t a Killer - Big Punisher - I remember Pun was making a name for himself, and this was the first time I officially heard him. It’s a pretty nice song.

6) Los Angeles Times - Xzibit - Love the LP this song ended up on from XZ, but this was one of the weaker tracks, but still good.

7) Main Aim - the Dwellas - I always liked these guys, but I never thought their first LP was that strong. This is a real nice track though and I always liked UG’s technique.

8) Rare Species (Modus Operandi) - Mobb Deep - This is a real nice track from Mobb Deep.

9) High Expectations - Common - This is a pretty good song.

10) A Child is Born - Brand Nubian - A nice piano loop beat and song from those dudes that will beat down any punks that jump up to get beat down.

11) Won On Won - Cocoa Brovaz - AKA Smif ‘N’ Wessun. I always liked this song a lot, and listening to it again reminded me of that. It’s been a while since I dusted off this LP.

12) Soul in the Hole - Wu All-Stars - Not a bad song featuring Timbo King, Dreddy Krueger, Shyheim and Killa Sin.

13) Visions of Blur - Darc Mind - I really like this song. I dig the beat and Kev-Roc’s flow. I remember checking for these guys and never seeing any release. In the last year or so, I got their debut when I bought something. I think it was a free gift with an order. I’ll post it on hear sometime, so you can check it out (it didn’t get a proper release, as it came out in 2006 and it’s in a cardboard sleeve).

14) Late Night Action - Organized Konfusion - Anything w/ Monch is worth a listen, right?

15) Your Life - O.C. - Just like NJD, O.C. and OK end a soundtrack, but this time in their own songs. This is a nice track with a piano loop.

On a side note, it’s always fun to look at the liners on these old albums and see the merch page for Tommy Boy or loud merchandise, etc. I remember Naughty sold their own sheets and I thought it would be so dope to have Naughty By Nature sheets, but they were like 75 bucks.

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