Author: Soundtrack

Features:

• Down to Earth

Format: Soundtrack

Release Date: 2001-02-13

Details: Amazon.ca Chris Rock may get the laughs onscreen, but Down to Earth's musical directors are quick to make sure that the music is no laughing matter. Tracks incorporate '70s soul influences (Ruff Endz learned Stevie Wonder well) through modern rap and R&B. Several top-shelf names (Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill) add established tunes to the proceedings; 1993's "Gin and Juice" remains an ominous example of West Coast hip-hop's climb to fame with seductive singalongs accompanying Dr. Dre's lo-slung G-funk. There's also plenty more to explore. Sticky Fingaz, featuring Eminem, set down pounding rhythmic trills to underscore "What If I Was White." Monica and Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child) serve up orchestrated romantic pop--a genre that lapses into lifeless parody whenever the grooves sag and/or the singer is too indistinct to rise above the occasion (3LW's "Never Let Go"). Random missteps aside, Down to Earth serves up a dance party for those who prefer to take it slow. --Rob O'Connor Product description Tracks: Roots & Amel Larrieux - Glitches / Monica - Just Anther Girl / Ginuwine - Can You Tell It's Me / Sticky Fingaz feat. Eminem - What If I Was White / 3Lw - Never Let Go / Ruff Endz - Someone To Love You / Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin And Juice / Son By Four - With You / Jordan Brown - I Think I Live You / L-Burna - Up Against The Wall / Jagged Edge - Dreamed You / Jill Scott feat. Eric Roberson - One Time / Kelly Rowland - Angel / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug Music Play On / Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything

UPC: 074646159927

EAN: 0074646159927

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood