Whiteboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Marc Levin's 1999 comedy film Whiteboyz. It was released on July 20, 1999 via TVT Soundtrax and consists entirely of hip hop music. Production was handled by several record producers, including Arkatech Beatz, Che Pope, Daz Dillinger, DJ Hurricane, Irv Gotti, Ty Fyffe, DJ Paul and Juicy J. It features appearances from 12 Gauge, Big Pun, Big Tray Deee, Black Child, Buckshot, Canibus, Common, Do Or Die, Flipmode Squad, Gotta Boyz, Raekwon, Slick Rick, Smif-N-Wessun, Snoop Dogg, Soopafly, T-Bo, Tha Dogg Pound, The WhoRidas, Three 6 Mafia, Tommy Finger, Trick Daddy, Wildliffe Society, and 6430.
| Whiteboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | July 20, 1999 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 1:14:30 |
| Label | TVT Soundtrax |
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
The album peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its single "Come Get It" reached number 73 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who Is a Thug" (performed by Big Punisher and 6430) | Ty Fyffe | 4:30 | |
| 2. | "Come Get It" (performed by DJ Hurricane and Flipmode Squad) | DJ Hurricane | 4:24 | |
| 3. | "Hell Ya" (performed by Soopafly, Daz Dillinger, Tray Deee and Kurupt) | Daz Dillinger | 4:31 | |
| 4. | "White Boyz" (performed by Snoop Dogg and T-Bo) |
| Mark In The Dark | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Respect Power" (performed by Raekwon) | Infinite Arkatechz | 3:37 | |
| 6. | "Watch Who U Beef Wit" (performed by Canibus) |
| Canibus | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Paper Chasers (Up North)" (performed by Tommy Finger) |
| T. Hall | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Don't Come My Way" (performed by Slick Rick, Common and Renee Neufville) | Ché Guevara | 4:50 | |
| 9. | "Wanna Be's" (performed by Three 6 Mafia) | 4:49 | ||
| 10. | "Perfect Murda" (performed by Do Or Die) |
| Mr. Lee | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Real Hustlers" (performed by Gotta Boyz) |
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| 5:12 |
| 12. | "Get Rowdy" (performed by The WhoRidas) |
| The WhoRidas | 4:43 |
| 13. | "For the Thugs" (performed by Trick Daddy) | Maurice Young | Trick Daddy | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Intrigued" (performed by Cocoa Brovaz and Buckshot) | Bucktown USA | 4:33 | |
| 15. | "I Can Relate" (performed by Black Child) |
| 3:59 | |
| 16. | "What's up Jack" (performed by Wildliffe Society) |
| Wildliffe Society | 4:21 |
| 17. | "Pimps VIP" (performed by 12 Gauge) | Isiah Pinkney | 12 Gauge | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 1:14:30 | |||
Personnel
edit- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Ezra Swerdlow – executive producer
- Henri Kessler – executive producer
- Marc Levin – executive producer
- Steve Gottlieb – executive producer
- Mark Ruberg – soundtrack coordinator
- Lisa West – soundtrack supervisor
- Patricia Joseph – soundtrack supervisor
- Jackie Sussman – soundtrack music clearance
- Russell Lefferts – soundtrack music clearance
- Stephanie Kika – soundtrack music clearance
- Benjamin Wheelock – art direction
- Arnold Katz – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 145 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[4] | 50 |
References
edit- ^ Sheridan, Tim. "Whiteboys - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (July 16, 1999). "Whiteboys". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of August 14, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 7, 1999. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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External links
edit- Whiteboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)