Customer Reviews

Above the Rim: The Soundtrack

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

There are some absolute classics on this soundtrack, it's basically a greatest hits of rap between 1993-1995. It is missing two key songs that were in the movie 2Pac's pain & loyal 2 the game. I don't understand why they weren't on it, kind of a let down since i bought it for pain, which any knowledgeable person knows is the best 2pac song of all.

This is a good soundtrack but bias at the same time. Tupac was the star of the movie and it's set in New York. So...why are all of the rap songs west coast joints...there should have been new york hip hop on there as well. Why wasn't Tupac's "Pain" on there...it was the best song on the musical score....makes me think....

I can't be merciful as others have to this product. I think it is pathetic that Pain wasn't on there for selfish reasons I suppose. For those that have never heard this song you don't know what your missing. Pain is one of the most important and very person, emotional songs of 2 Pacs career. You can really feel his Pain in the song..For Real! The beat is timeless unlike some of his most popular material. I was jammin this on cassette when this soundtrack first came out. I was hoping it turned up on "Better Dayz" but it didnot. I think this soundtrack is incomplete and by a long shot. Alot of the other material sounds dated now with the exception of "Big Pimpin". Pain is easily the best song of 2Pacs career!

there isn't PAIN of 2PAC and this is a very bad thing. Fortunaly this CD got REGULATE else it would have been a poor CD. that's why I gave it only 3 stars (excuse my bad english too)

I bought this CD thinking that all the songs from the movie were going to be on it, but there were only about 3 good songs that were from the movie. There is only about 3 or 4 good songs on the entire CD, the rest of the CD is filled with BORING and OLD R/B music. They don't have the song "Pain" by 2Pac, they don't have the Kurupt song, and missing a lot of others. I rarely listen to this CD, not very good.

If there is anybody out there who wants the song pain off of this album then hit me up. I have the original version and the remix version. Have unlimited copies for who needs it.

The Row was on a roll in 94 with two soundtracks that were above average. The first is "Above the Rim". Pain - by Pac is just another example of how Pac could express his pain and demons as well as the pain of others. Regulate was the hit on this album. It put Warren G on the map. Other standouts are Big Pimpin, Dogg Pound for Life, Old Time's Sake, Afro Puffs, Pour Out A Little Liquor, and Blowed Away.

I had this original soundtrack over 10 years ago on cassette
unfortuantely it disappeared in college , now I have this remastered CD. Its a great soundtrack the one issue is that "Pain" by 2pac only appeared on the cassete version of this sountrack and is no longer in print.

I own this tape,Yes the tape I bought it years ago and have played it several times every now and then;but what will make me listen to it again is the fact that,the song by:Sweet Sable is alive again-How?..Well, Alica Keys has given that song life again-her latest single"Unbreakable" is sampled from that very song by Sweet Sable-Old Time Sake,was a nice song to me back then;but I love it even MORE since Alica used it for her song.Anybody that has this soundtrack play the song again and then listen to "Unbrakeable"-it's wonderful to hear the simliarity; plus to tell the truth. I had been listening to Music Choice channnel(on cable)and Sweet Sable's version was on and that's when I realized the sample.Anyway it's a good song by both artist.I especailly love the lyrics to Alica's song.Take another listen,tell me what you think.[...]

While I am not a big rap fan, even I was taken by this soundtrack. I like it better than I did the film! From SWV's remix of "Anything" to 2PAC's "Pour Out A Little Liquor", this CD was solid. Even Al B. Sure!'s remake of Al Greene's "Still In Love With You" was listenable. Get this classic as it was hip-hop at its best.