Gang Related – The Soundtrack
| Gang Related – The Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 ("Life's So Hard", verses 1-3) Remaining tracks 1996–1997 | |||
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| Length | 1:54:33 | |||
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Gang Related – The Soundtrack is a soundtrack for the Jim Kouf's 1997 crime film Gang Related. It was released on October 7, 1997, through Death Row Records, making it their first album to be distributed by Priority Records after Interscope Records dropped Death Row from their label. Production was handled by several record producers, including Daz Dillinger, Quincy Jones III, Binky Mack and Bud'da among others. The album features contributions by the likes of CJ Mac, J-Flexx, Tha Realest, members of Dogg Pound, Outlawz, Westside Connection, four songs by the supporting actor Tupac Shakur, and also marked the first national rap debut of Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne. The soundtrack peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US behind The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson, and was eventually certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
This soundtrack along with 3 others (Above the Rim, Murder Was the Case & Gridlock'd) released on Death Row is packaged in a 4-disc set called The Death Row Archives [The Soundtracks].
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Way Too Major" (Daz Dillinger featuring Tray Deee) | Daz Dillinger | 5:27 | |
| 2. | "Life's So Hard" (2Pac) |
| Daz Dillinger | 5:41 |
| 3. | "Greed" (Ice Cube) | Bud'da | 4:30 | |
| 4. | "Get Yo Bang On" (Mack 10 featuring AllFrumThaI) | Binky Mack | 3:07 | |
| 5. | "These Days" (Nate Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger) |
| Nate Dogg | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Mash for Our Dreams" (Storm featuring Young Noble and Daz Dillinger) |
| Daz Dillinger | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Free'em All" (J-Flexx featuring Tenkamenin) | QDIII | 5:40 | |
| 8. | "Starin' Through My Rear View" (2Pac featuring Outlawz) |
| 5:12 | |
| 9. | "Devotion" (Paradise) | Les "Dr. Smoke" Pierce | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "I Can't Fix It" (Jackers) | C. Jackson |
| 4:36 |
| 11. | "Questions" (Tech N9ne) |
| QDIII | 5:08 |
| 12. | "Hollywood Bank Robbery" (Tha Gang featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg and Kurupt) |
| Daz Dillinger | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 57:52 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Made Niggaz" (2Pac featuring Outlawz) |
| 5:02 | |
| 2. | "Loc'd Out Hood" (Kurupt) | R. Brown | Daz Dillinger | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Gang Related" (WC, CJ Mac, Daz Dillinger and Tray Deee) | Daz Dillinger | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "Keep Your Eyes Open" (O.F.T.B.) | Operation From The Bottom |
| 5:23 |
| 5. | "Lady" (6 Feet featuring Storm) |
| Regi Devell | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Take a Nigga Like Me" (Young Soldierz) |
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| 5:19 |
| 7. | "What Have You Done?" (B.G.O.T.I.) | Tenaia "Oobie" Sanders, D. Armstrong | Dwayne Armstrong | 4:49 |
| 8. | "What's Ya Fantasy" (Outlawz and Daz Dillinger) |
| Daz Dillinger | 5:32 |
| 9. | "A Change to Come" (J-Flexx featuring Tenkamenin, Bahamadia, Kool & the Gang and Con Funk Shun) |
| Sean "Barney" Thomas | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Freak Somethin'" (Roland) |
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| 4:46 |
| 11. | "Feelin' a Good Thang" (2DV) |
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| 3:24 |
| 12. | "Lost Souls" (2Pac featuring Outlawz) |
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| 4:43 |
| Total length: | 57:00 | |||
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[1] | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
External links
- Gang Related - The Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)
