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Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)

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You can always count on Spike Lee to have some great music behind his films Do The Right Thing, Crooklyn, Mo Better Blues, Get On The Bus.. Now the soundtrack to his latest film Bamboozled.. The Soundtrack is an great mixture of artists from hip hop to R&B to Pop .. With an impressive line up of artists like Gerald Levert, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Goodie Mob you cant possible go wrong with buying this soundtrack.. All the songs on here are pretty much connected with the theme of the film which is a rarity in soundtracks..

The soundtrack gets off to a great start with an fictional group Mau Maus that was put together exclusively for the film consisted of some of the best emcees out there right now Mos Def, Canibus, Charli Baltimore, Mc Serch( Of the 3rd Base fame), D.J. Scratch, Mums, Gano Grills comes in with the hittin Blak Iz Blak this song pretty much set the tone of the film

Misrepresented People by Stevie Wonder a great song dealing with the negative stereotypes

Slippery Shoes by Angie Stone.. This song is excellent it has a Marvin Gaye's What's going On vibe to it

In My Head by Newcomer India.Arie a brilliant debut from the next generation of Neo-soul artists also at the Cd Conclusion there are snippets from her upcoming CD

Just A Song by Goodie Mob

Hollywood by Erykah Badu; Great remade of the classic Rufus & Chaka Khan tune

Dream With No Love by Gerald Levert

2045 Radicial Man by Prince : One of his funkiest tunes in a long time also in this song Prince goes back to his roots of his earlier material making social commentary that has been miss in his music of lately

All N All a great soundtrack all around.. Music lovers pick this up you will be glad that you did

I was very impressed by this album - it has incredible tracks by Stevie Wonder (Misrepresented People), Erykah Badu (Hollywood), The Roots & Public Enemy (Burned Hollywood Burned) and more. Prince's track (2045 Radical Man) is pretty good, although the drum beat was a little bit standard for Prince these days. Despite this, the musical content seemed pretty experimental. Blak iz Blak by supergroup Mau Maus is fantastic and Stevie Wonder's Misrepresented People continues to give me shivers.

Unfortunately, the album has pretty boring mainstream R&B tracks by the likes of Gerald Levert and Profyle to bring it down.

Also noteworthy is newcomer India.Arie, who has one full track on the album and a bunch of samples of her upcoming album. Her acoustic soul sound looks great and her songs are both catchy and melodic. She may be a force on the R&B scene in 2001.

Overall, I highly recommend the album for anyone who loves R&B and Hip-Hop with a message.

How can you go wrong with a Spike Lee Joint soundtrack? Not to mention one that includes Stevie Wonder? I just picked it up today, and I love it already. The Common/Badu remix is definitely tight. I think this soundtrack is great, and will be added to my other favorite soundtracks including School Daze, Jungle Fever and Do the Right Thing.

This soundtrack to Spike Lee's Bamboozled is an indeed spectacular soundtrack. Fitting in with the film's look at racism and stereotypes, Bamboozled's soundtrack features a cross-section of African-American Music of today, with Hip-Hop, R & B and Soul all well represented. The flow is a highly Neo-Soul/Underground Rap feel, with the exception of a few cuts. The highlights from the soundtrack include Angie Stone's "Slippery Shoes" (that sounds like it has a backing track stolen from a modernised version of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On")and Common and Erykah Badu's "In the Light" Remix.

But what makes this album a real gem is its tracks by two of the greats of African-American music; Prince and Stevie Wonder. Prince's "2045 Radical Man" is a typical example of his 'damn the industry' stance on record executives, all told behind a classic funky flow and an introduction that emulates a Martin Luther King speech (right down to the wavering intonation). Stevie Wonder's "Misrepresented People" is the best cut on the whole CD. Beginning with a harpsicord baroque feel and building to a circa 1995 R & B feel, the song follows the sad tale of the African-American. Its feel is absolutely soul-stirring and huanting; its lyrics heartfelt and clever (particularly its reference to Gangsta Rap's negative influence as 'Gangsta Crap'). This is probably one of the best songs Stevie has written this side of "Original Musiquarium" and is proof that Stevie Wonder still has immense talent.

So, whether you are a fan of Neo-Soul/Underground Rap,a fan of the movie or a Prince/Stevie Wonder completist, this is an excellent and highly recommended soundtrack.

This CD turned out to be a very good buy. Banging soulful tracks by Angie Stone with "Slippery Shoes" and and classic remakes by Badu on "Hollywood. Goodie Mob drops versus over a Dj Muggs track and Common featuring Erykah Badu shine new light on his already hit single "the light". Other artist featured are the Roots, Zach-De-La Rocha from Rage Against the Machine, Gerald Levert, and a banging new track from Prince. The special attraction to this CD is India Arie. An up in coming artist out of Atlanta who has a very incredible voice. "God In You" and "In My head" are two of my favorite tracks by her on this CD. If you need more reasons to pick this up, Mos Def, Canibus and muMs from HBO's "OZ" rip up the track "Blak Iz Blak". This will probaly be a soundtrack that will get looked over because of today's music vibe but to who ever is reading this......GO GET IT!!

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I got this sound track because Stevie Wonder was one of the performers on it. I think that, "Miss reprisented people," is the best track on the CD. I also like, "Hollywood," and, "Some years ago." "Hollywood," is a really great track! The vocles on it are excellent. Stevie Wonder does a great job with, "Miss Reprisented people," and, "Some Years ago." The singing, aranging, and production are great!

Prince gets really funky, Chuck D and Zack de la Rocha join The Roots for Burn Hollywood Burn and there are tracks from Stevie Wonder and Bruce Hornsby in this interesting movie soundtrack of music and artists.

There is a neat twist with the appearance of a "fictional" supergroup - the Mau-Maus - that includes Mos Def and DJ Scratch and six selections from India.Arie, one full-length track and five samples of her music. Gerald Levert, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu are also featured, but the standout is 2045 Radical Man by Prince, which has pointed commentary about the consumer industry of popular music and the shadowy alleys off Main Street, USA: "If this world were fair and right/They'd give up the car keys this very night."

The respect Spike Lee has as an artist translates into his ability to put together soundtracks that can stand-alone on its merits due to the musicians seriously tackling the project, though it may only mean one song. This album is a solid addition to the body of work that makes the movies of Lee a true event of sight and sound.

The film where this music is used is itself problematic. It is a black remake of "Network" which doesn't entirely work. What did work though, as usual in a Spike Lee film, was the absolutely fabulous music. He seems to always use Stevie Wonder for at least several cuts and did so here as well. Wonder's music goes especially well with Lee's films, perhaps because of the raw power and beauty he brings to his songs. However, my major discovery on this soundtrack was the relatively new artist, India Arie. She cut many tracks for this film as a prelude to her CD release of "Acoustic Soul." In some songs you could swear you are listening to a female Stevie Wonder and that is a compliment! I find a lot of rap music just too harsh and abrasive to listen to long term so it was refreshing to get a new black artist in soul instead of in rap or hip hop. So many of the great soul artists are from decades ago so I was grateful to see a new major artist emerge on the soul music scene.

The nearly relentlessly racism and self-hatred in rap music, movies and other mainstream culture is utterly out of hand and despicable in a democracy. Who's to blame? Anyone who'll do anything for money! Stevie Wonder is right, this whole album is about a "Misrepresented People."

it's Cool Having Stevie&Prince on a Disc that's all you really need truth be told.Stevie is Uplifting as always.Prince Comes Correct on THe Lyrics.The Music is Okay but The Words are Jabs To The MindLess Soul&Rap that's out Now.the Words Needed to Be Said.you have To Challenge.it's Cool When Somebody Says SOmething in THere Work.Check it Out&The Movie Because way Too Many People are Getting Bamboozled by Junk out now.