Above the Rim Soundtrack

When the Above the Rim soundtrack came out West Coast was on top and taking over the rap game. Nobody in their right mind wanted to mess with Death Row and this started the ball on record labels doing soundtracks for movies. Now the majority of the people on this cd are now null and void since this was over 20 years ago.  This was a 90’s who’s who of music at that time from Dogg Pound all the way to H-Town. Let’s do things different this time and get the trash out the way cause all the other songs are heat and must listen to songs.  CPO-Boss Hog song Jus So Ya No this song was ok but not a must listen the female on the hook wouldn’t stop screaming and that really took from the song. AL B. Sure I’m Still in Love With You how the hell did Al B get on here is my question? He was washed by now and this song is WASK AS HELL and way out of place for this soundtrack. This was a sad ass remake T-Pain could auto tune a better remake!  O.F.T.B. Crack’EM this song was a sad attempt to be NWA felt like this another group on Death Row that should have never gotten a deal but a lot of labels got garbage acts. Jewell It’s Not Deep Enough this song I kinda go back and forth on it was ok but at the same time weak to me and its sad cause Jewell duet with Aaron Hall called Gonna Give it to You is outright fire side note where the hell is Aaron Hall? Now that we got the trash out the way let’s get to the heat on this Soundtrack first up is SWV Anything  this song is good from start to finish and whatever guy what’s to hear from his lady. Sweet Sable Old Time’s Sake is a nice ride to track sipping on something maybe. H-Town Part Time Lover this song right here had everybody on lock from male to female. This was a theme song for people who didn’t want a relationship but just kick it. This is nothing but a MONSTER of a song just listen to it I don’t need to give it anymore props! Dogg Pound Big Pimpin’ & Dogg Pound 4 Life both songs showed why DPG was hands down the best group on the west coast at the time. Big Pimpin’ beat was hard nice from the G-Funk era and Snoop on the track and Nate on the hook you can’t go wrong with this one.  Dogg Pound 4 Life is a hard track that you listen to going to find somebody.  Dj Rogers Doggie style the name of the song says enough so I will move to the next track! 2Pac & Thug Life Pour Out A Little Liquor this song should have been a single but all my hardcore fans could relate and feel this song and gave it hella play.  2Pac at his finest spitting fire for his dead homies and ready niggas to not forget their dead homies!  This soundtrack also introduced everybody to Lady of Rage Afro Puffs this song was raw and showed that west coast had a female voice that had been void since Boss disappeared from the rap game.  The stand out track on this soundtrack that was lead single and still to this day get people to rapping or singing the hook to it myself include is Warren G feat Nate Dogg Regulate.  Now I have never been to the west coast but this song is a breakdown of what a typical night can be for fellas in LA I think. This song put Nate Dogg on the map for being a MONSTER on the hook to this day nobody is touching Nate Dogg on hooks. You put this song on repeat at least twice first time do Warren’s part second time do Nate Doggs part.

Above The Rim Soundtrack set the bar for how a soundtrack is suppose to be with a movie. I wish they go back to that mindset because 95.6% of the soundtracks now are beyond wack. You already know I am going to say this cd is 5 out of 5 CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!