Boyz N The Hood: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack, Explicit Lyrics]

Stanley Clarke (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 1991)
• Original Release Date: July 9, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LPX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How To Survive In South Central - Ice Cube

2. Just Ask Me To - Tevin Campbell

3. Mama Don't Take No Mess - Yo-Yo

4. Growin' Up In The Hood - Comptons' Most Wanted

5. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix) - Main Source

6. Me & You - Tony! Toni! Tone'!

7. Work It Out - Monie Love

8. Every Single Weekend - Kam

9. Too Young - Hi-Five

10. Hangin' Out - 2 Live Crew

11. It's Your Life - Too Short

12. Spirit (Does Anybody Care?) - Force One Network

13. Setembro - Quincy Jones

14. Black On Black Crime - Stanley Clarke

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Days is Ooh Child, May 18, 2002

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D. Taylor (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boyz N The Hood: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

The song is actually called "Ooh Child" by the group "The Five Stairsteps". The movie is incredible as is the sound track sans this song.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Growing Up In The 'Hood Never Sounded Better (4.5 Stars), September 10, 2004

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Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boyz N The Hood: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I don't even know where to begin. There is so much to say about this soundtrack. This album came out when I was 15 and I remember the impact of the movie and soundtrack like it was yesterday. In fact, a few wild people ended up shooting at cops after the movie because they were so amped up by the movie. But the soundtrack isn't as hard as the movie was. There are some smooth joints on here too. "Just Ask Me To" features Tevin Campbell and Chubb Rock who are, in my mind, VERY underrated. Hearing that song again made me shed a tear for the death of new jack swing (Al B. Sure produced that track...'nuff said). Monie Love's contribution (Work It Out)is more funky than smooth, but can you really expect a hard track from Monie Love? I think not. It still managed to become one of the bigger hits on the album (depending on your region/location). But the highest points on the album come from the hardcore tracks. Yo Yo (boy, I miss her) contributes "Mama Don't Take No Mess" and Ice Cube gives us a survival walkthrough on "How To Survive In South Central", but the best song on this album comes from Compton's Most Wanted. "Growin' Up In The Hood" is a classic. Period. There really isn't another word for it. Even Main Source hit a home run with "Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball" (Remix). The soundtrack gets smooth again toward the end with Tony Toni Tone's contribution. There were so many classic joints on that album and "Me And You" was one of them. Lukewarm tracks like "Every Single Weekend" from Kam and "It's Your Life" from Too $hort aren't bad songs, but they come off as skippable. And suspect joints like "Spirit (Does Anybody Care?)" from Force One Network, "Hangin' Out" from 2 Live Crew, and "Too Young" from Hi Five keep this album from achieving that masterpiece status. Overall, this is a must have soundtrack for any real hip hop head. This isn't a classic album, but there are some classic joints on this album that make it worth your money and then some. If you haven't heard this by now, you're missing out on something special.

Standout Tracks: Me & You, How To Survive In South Central, Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix), Work It Out, Growin' Up In The Hood (My Favorite), Mama Don't Take No Mess, and Just Ask Me To

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking For a Song From the Movie? Read This, March 26, 2010

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Compay (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boyz N The Hood: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

The following is a list of songs played in the movie, and the scenes that they are used in. Keep in mind that some of the songs aren't on the soundtrack.

1. "O-o-h Child" by The Five Stairsteps is played on the radio when Furious and a young Tre are in the car, when Doughboy is arrested.

2. "Sun Shower" by Dr. Buzzards' Original Savannah Band is played when Doughboy is brushing his hair, and his mother is insulting him.

3. "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp is the song being listened to by the bully before he takes little Ricky's football.

4. "Sucker M.C.'s" by Run DMC is the song being listened to by the bully after he takes Ricky's football and passes it around.

5. "A Bird in the Hand" by Ice Cube is played when the shooters first stick a shotgun out of the window at Tre as he crosses the street.

6. "Just Ask Me To" by Tevin Campbell featuring Chubb Rock is played while Tre admits to Ricky in the car that he's a virgin.

7. "Me and You" by Tony! Toni! Toné! is played when Ricky is the locker room after football practice.

8. "Growin' up in the Hood" by MC Eight is played when Furious is talking to Ricky and Tre in Compton.

9. "Just a Friendly Game of Baseball" by Main Source is played with Doughboy and his crew are parked on Crenshaw, and Regina King asks why he curses so much about women.

10. "Setembro" by Quincy Jones is played when Tre and Brandi make love after the cop pulls him over.

11. "Black on Black Crime" by Stanley Clarke is the song played when Doughboy's crew drive around looking for Ricky's killers.

12. "How to Survive in South Central" by Ice Cube is played when the credits to the movie start.

Hope this guide was helpful!