Rush Hour 2 [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists (Composer), Lalo Schifrin (Composer), Nile Rodgers (Composer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: August 3, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
• Label: New Line Cinema
• ASIN: B00005MKAG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #258,786 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Rush Hour 2's mixed bag of prefab sounds seems more like a corporate merger than an artistic effort. The concept: Raid Def Jam's stable of battle-scarred veterans (LL, Scarface) and next-up's (Musiq, Christina Milian), add appearances by some genuinely hot names (Snoop, Jill Scott), throw in a couple of outside-the-genre celebrities (Japanese superstar Hikaru Utada), and--as Nate Dogg croons on "Paper Trippin'"--get to stackin' cheese. Frenzied production can't overcome the overall low-energy vibe. Ludacris's filthy-but-funny "Area Codes" is fairly catchy, as is Meth's Biggie-referenced "Party & Bulls***." Macy Gray helps turn a Slick Rick classic into an interesting big band lullaby, while Jill Scott and Jazz's "Love Again" is little more than a postmodern Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway impersonation. LL's "Crazy Girl" is, hands down, the worst song he's ever done. But here's the good news: Keith Murray's still the most 'beautifullest' thing. Even Rockwilder's synth-based beat can't take the edge off of the Def Squadian's musical reentry. Welcome back, Keith. --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Song?, October 2, 2003

By	Patrick Thomas "Pat" (USA) - See all my reviews

I have a question. In the movie there when ever Jackie Chan thinks Carter is dead and he is riding in his car there is a song playing. I was wondering what the name of that song was. E-mail me at [e-mail] . Anyones answer would be great!
Patrick Thomas
P.S. If you're wondering what the song's words are when it starts out it's:
"It seems like yesterday we used to rock the floor..."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hikki! Well, read me if you like Hikki..., February 24, 2002

By	"icebreakervfx" (Washington State) - See all my reviews

Yes, Hikaru Utada graces this album, and this will be the only basis of this review, unless you want me to give a negative score and read an 8 page essay on why I don't like most of the rest...

We now interrupt this review for a News Story...

Hikki, or rather the name she likes better in the America biz, Hikaru Utada, has signed a contract with Island Def Jam, a division of Universal Music Group. According to Japanese news sources, Hikaru will apparently record an album and it will be released nationwide.

Now back to the review...

Anyways, Hikaru Utada becomes the single Asian on this album and sings in English. Unfortunately, this song isn't quite as good as her Japanese works or even her rendition of "Fly Me To The Moon", which was featured on the "Wait & See ~Risk~" single. Her vocals seem faded and behind the music/rapping/background vocals unlike most of her Japanese work. Her vocals also seem weak, unassertive and uninspired as well. As far as I can tell, she didn't write the song either. Overall, this isn't one of the centerpieces of Hikaru's works and this album is not an essential buy for the Hikki fan. I, personally, can only hope that she follows her own path in her music writing, since her abilities are much better than it has been illustrated in this song...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars About Utada Hikaru, September 12, 2001

By	Sarah Shell (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Utada Hikaru is awesome...she really is. You should hear her other songs...my favorite is First Love and Final Distance. SHE DEFINETELY saves this album, and it makes it worth listening to. I hope she makes a major debut in the US>>>But other than that, I think that some of the rap songs are also good, but some of them are just too tiresome.