The cassette version of the soundtrack contained three bonus tracks that could not fit on the CD due to time constraints: 'Pain' by 2Pac (with Stretch), 'Mi Monie Rite!' by Lord G, and 'Loyal to the Game' by 2Pac, Treach from Naughty By Nature, and Riddler. The album shipped over two million copies and won the Soundtrack of the Year award at the 1995 Source Awards. The album was able to garner critical praise and obtain commercial success, a feat not easily accomplished for soundtracks in general, and hip hop-based soundtracks in particular. Six tapes were released for the soundtrack's promotion. Dre acted as supervising producer on the project. The soundtrack, released by Death Row and Interscope Records on March 22, 1994, was executive produced by Suge Knight. ' I'm Still In Love With You/Part Time Lover'Ībove the Rim – The Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name.Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high school star at Kyle's school, now employed as a security guard. If you want to even begin to understand the logic behind some of the themes of this genre, then this is a very good movie to start with. Menace II Society, Juice, New Jersey Drive, Above the Rim, Belly, Paid in Full, and this film are 'Hood' classics. They are just movies, but it is evident that there are a slew of movies that are celebrated a lot more in the black community than anywhere else. I know that movies aren't black or white. The comedic legend Bernie Mac is featured in a good role also. Wood Harris, who later goes on to 'The Wire' fame, portrays a very aggressive character. Not to mention Marlon Wayans doing what he always does. Leon was also featured in another film celebrated by the black community more than anywhere else, The Five Heartbeats. Shakur gave a great performance through out, along with Dwayne Martin. It was a movie set in the East Coast, but Tupac was a stand out star, and the entire soundtrack was done by Death Row.

The cast was perfect, especially for the time of it's release. It also showcases Tupac's acting abilities with his various confrontations with his characters estranged older brother. I mean a real basketball player can tell when someone is playing or pretending to play and this movie did a pretty good job on that element. The basketball scenes in this are pretty fantastic for the pure basketball fans. About an up and coming basketball player that must resist the temptation of dirty money, easy women and violence. A realistic look at the life in the urban neighborhoods. It's a good story about talent being corrupted by the street game, nicely directed good performances. Not your typical sports flick as it has much more elements like the racial struggle.

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