New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1
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New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 is the first of two soundtracks to the 1995 film, New Jersey Drive
. It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers, including Erick Sermon
, Easy Mo Bee
and Marley Marl
. The album found a great deal of success, making it to #12 on the Billboard 200
and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, and spawned the certified gold single "Can't You See" which launched the career of popular 90's girl group Total. On June 6, 1995 the soundtrack was certified gold by the RIAA.
New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about black youths in Newark, New Jersey, the official "car theft capital of the world". Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent...
. It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers, including Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...
, Easy Mo Bee
Easy Mo Bee
Osten Harvey, Jr., better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is a hip hop/R&B record producer, known for production work for late 80's artists such as Big Daddy Kane, but most notable for his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years and his heavy production involvement in The Notorious...
and Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
. The album found a great deal of success, making it to #12 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, and spawned the certified gold single "Can't You See" which launched the career of popular 90's girl group Total. On June 6, 1995 the soundtrack was certified gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
- "Don't Shut Down on a Player"- 3:25 (Ill Al SkratchIll Al SkratchIll Al Skratch is a hip hop duo consisting of two rappers, Big Ill and Al Skratch based from Brooklyn. They have released two albums, 1994's Creep Wit' Me and 1997's Keep It Movin.-Biography:...
) - "Where Am I?"- 5:40 (Redman)
- "Do What U Want"- 4:22 (Blak Panta)
- "Old Thing"- 4:12 (Sabelle)
- "All About My Fetti"- 6:24 (Young LayYoung LayLathan Williams , better known by his stage name Young Lay, is a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper.He has worked with artists such as label mate Ray Luv, Tupac Shakur and Mac Dre....
, Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
& Ray LuvRay LuvRay Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American rapper from Santa Rosa, California.-Career:Ray Luv performed with Tupac Shakur in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha...
) - "Can't You SeeCan't You See"Can't You See" is a song by R&B girl group Total, released as their debut single. The track was released from the New Jersey Drive Soundtrack and also later appeared on their debut album. After making their recording debut on his tracks "Juicy", "One More Chance" and "One More Chance" ", The...
"- 4:52 (TotalTotal (band)Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
& The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G.Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
) - "Burn Rubber"- 4:30 (Lords of the UndergroundLords of the UndergroundThe Lords of the Underground are a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University....
) - "21 in the Getto"- 3:49 (Poets of Darkness)
- "Love Slave"- 4:30 (Undacova)
- "Benz or Beamer"- 4:15 (OutKastOutKastOutkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
) - "Check It Out"- 4:18 (Heavy D & the Boyz)
- "Jersey"- 4:53 (Queen LatifahQueen LatifahDana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
) - "East Left"- 3:30 (Keith MurrayKeith Murray (rapper)Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...
) - "Ain't Nuttin' But Killin"- 5:01 (MC EihtMC EihtAaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
) - "Thru the Window"- 3:29 (CoolioCoolioArtis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
) - "Before I Let Go"- 5:03 (MazeMaze (band)Maze a soul / quiet storm band, also known alternately as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly and Maze, was established in San Francisco, California in the early 1970s.-Career:...
& Frankie BeverlyFrankie BeverlyFrankie Beverly is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band, Maze.-Early life and career:...
) - "One and Only"- 4:09 (SmoothJuanita StokesJuanita Stokes, currently known as Needa S. , is an American singer, rapper and actress. She is the daughter of actress Irene Stokes and younger sister of music executive Chris Stokes.-Music career:...
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