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The Show: The Soundtrack [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1995, Stanley Clarke
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  • Audio CD (August 15, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: August 15, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
  • Label: Fontana Def Jam
  • ASIN: B0000024KK
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,642 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2. Live!!! - Onyx
3. Move on... - Slick Rick
4. My Block - 2Pac
5. What's up Star?
6. Headbanger Boogie - Method Man
7. How High - Method Man, Redman
8. It's Entertainment... - Dr. Dre
9. Everyday Thang
10. Everyday It Rains - Mary J. Blige
11. It's All I Had - The Notorious B.I.G.
12. Ol' Skool - Isaac 2 Isaac
13. Domino's in the House - Domino
14. Summertime in the LBC - The Dove Shack
15. West Coast... - Treach
16. Sowhatusayin
17. Zoom Zooms and Wam Wam - Jayo Felony
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WHEN HIP-HOP REFLECTED THE URBAN SPIRIT OF ITS CREATORS, April 3, 2002
By Knyte "To The Stars" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
  
... But in urban music, it was the first year that Suge Knight's Death Row Records had finally met its musical match, in the form of Puffy's Bad Boy Records. 1995 was also the first time that the Source Awards were ever televised, and it was during that ceremony that the East Coast/West Coast feud turned unmistakably real. In the summer of 1995, I was even lucky enough to see the late (great) Notorious B.I.G. live in performance at 106.1 KMEL's "Summer Jam". CA. But more than anything else, in 1995, urban music just seemed to keep getting better, and better (Nas, Keith Murray, Brandy, Soul 4 Real, Faith, LL Cool J, O.D.B, Groove Theory, I could go on...)

1995 was the year that Russell Simmons' rapumentary, "The Show" hit theatres. Featuring performances, interviews, and insights on the state of Hip-Hop from its roots to the present day, it was an exciting and refreshing take on an artform that was quickly replacing rock'n'roll as the new sound of the "youth". This accompanying soundtrack reflects the amazingly vibrant spirit that lived within Hip-Hop during this explosive time period. Although everyone will have their favorites (and there is something for everyone), I'll only highlight the tracks that I found to be a cut above the rest:

Easy Mo Bee, a producer best known for his work on the Notorious B.I.G.'s classic `Ready To Die' album, provided the sonic backdrop for the late (great) 2Pac's contribution to this album, "My Block". The beat and lyrics of "My Block" are tight, and totally capture the spirit of the artistic integrity that urban music (in general) was evoking around that time. This was the era when folks were talking about "keepin' it real". Makes you wanna smile, doesn't it? Especially if you can remember those days...

Moving on, "Live" by Onyx was probably the group's last decent hit. It sounds like Onyx: rowdy and raucous. Method Man and Redman get together on "How High", the song that started it all for their super-collaborations. "How High" sounds just as good to my ears now as it did when I first heard it. Maybe even better. "Everyday", a joint by Mary J. Blige and produced by Puff Daddy, Nashiem Myrick ("Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"), Chucky Thompson (the man!), features great background vocals by Faith Evans. "Everyday" also has the same beat as the "One More Chance" Hip-Hop remix ("biggie, gimme one more chance, biggie, biggie, gimme one more chance...'check it out, uh')

Other standouts in my humble opinion is the ultra-smooth "Papa Luv It" by LL Cool J, which reminds me of something we might have heard on a show like New York Undercover. "Glamour and Glitz" is tight, and has that classic boom-bap style that the Tribe was known for. "Kill Them All" by dancehall reggae artist Kali Ranks never fails to energize, and the Computer-Love remix of Biggie's "Me & My B....." recorded live at the Philadelphia Armory gives me flashbacks of B.I.G's show-stopping set at KMEL's "Summer Jam".

There are other cuts I'll mention briefly -- "Old Skool" by Isaac 2 Isaac, "Summertime In The LBC" by the Dove Shack (classic actually), "Everyday Thang" by Bone Thugs N Harmony, and cool quotes sprinkled throughout the entire CD by Dr. Dre, Russell Simmons, and Naughty By Nature among others. So all in all, this is a piece of Hip-Hop History -- perhaps the last period in time when Hip-Hop music universally reflected the authentically "urban" spirit of its creators.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, June 22, 2009
I bought this cd for one song, Tupac's "My Block". It is the only place you can get the song with the original beat. I forgot how good the whole cd was though. It is a great value for the price and a must have for any classic rap collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Show:The Soundtrack. Best song is My Block By 2pac., September 14, 2009
By Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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The Best song on here bar-none: 2pac- My block. sad Actually. Then you got Bone thug, The Song Summertime In The LBC remember the underground stations always playing that. And Warren G and 2-1-3. Good Music. I have thank my ex/1nighter for this cd she left to me. It's good to listen to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest hip-hop album ever!
I started listening to this album when I was 13. Although this album is not suitable for 13 year olds, it is however a huge part of my life growing up and is still one of my... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lindsay M. Klouser

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh For 1995 [4 Stars]
I pretty much agree with EJ Rupert, but the good songs on this soundtrack are so strong that they make this album damn near classic all by themselves. Read more
Published on June 16, 2006 by Norfeest

4.0 out of 5 stars Alright (my name is O.I)
You cannot skip any song on this CD. It is a very good Cd by Russell Simmons. Ruthless, Death Row, Bad Boy,and Def Jam artists along with otehrs come to be on this CD. Read more
Published on November 7, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Well me i'm just getting copies of every cd tupac was on. None the less there's a bunch of stars on the album no doubt it sets the tone for how hip hop was and shows how we have... Read more
Published on August 13, 2004 by C. L Miller

4.0 out of 5 stars Please
EJ Rupert has a right to his own opinion, blackdragon. Get off of Bone's d**k. Oh yeah, the soundtrack was phat.
Published on March 4, 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars i totally dissagree with ej rupert
everyday thang is VINTAGE bone.so ej really need to evaluate what he/she think bone sounds like.that aside from a few other trax this is the only song worth listening too. Read more
Published on August 8, 2003 by the_urban_prince

3.0 out of 5 stars Some great songs, but really a hit-or-miss album
I really don't think that this album is a good representation of how hip-hop was in 1995. Sure, most of the artists on here were hot, but they showed their skills on their own... Read more
Published on February 13, 2003 by E.J. Rupert

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Time for Hip Hop
First i would like to say that these reviews of The Show are perfect. I dare not to add a word. Hip Hop was defined on this documentary and soundtrack...
Published on January 12, 2003 by Anthony Hanes

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic In This Hip Hop Era
Word to my mother, this is a classic without a doubt, Tupac & Biggie's vocals on one record, Meth & Redman's duet that set off the "Month of the Man" that's... Read more
Published on March 18, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Bomb!
This CD wuzz hot 2 death when it 1st came out. I bought it 3 times cuzz it kept getting stolen. Lots of good joints, I highly reccommend it 2 any tru hip hop fan
Published on February 16, 2000 by KC

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