# How High (soundtrack)

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2001 soundtrack album by Various artists

How High The Soundtrack Soundtrack album by Various artists Released December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11) Recorded 2000–2001 Studio Mirror Image Recorders (New York, NY) The Enterprise (Los Angeles, CA) Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) 36 Chambers (Staten Island, NY) Teklab (Cincinnati, OH) Studio 306 (Toronto, ON) Chung King Studios (New York, NY) Encore Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Rockin' Reel Recordings (Long Island, NY) Genre Hip hop Length 1:02:52 Label Def Jam UMG Soundtracks Producer James Ellis (exec.) Kevin Liles (exec.) Lyor Cohen (exec.) Method Man (exec.) Redman (also exec.) Erick Sermon Rockwilder RZA Allah Mathematics Bangladesh DJ Premier DJ Twinz Hi-Tek Saukrates Scott Storch Swizz Beatz Pete Rock (co.) Terry Date (co.) Method Man & Redman chronology Blackout! (1999) How High The Soundtrack (2001) Blackout! 2 (2009) Method Man chronology Blackout! (1999) How High The Soundtrack (2001) Tical 0: The Prequel (2004) Redman chronology Malpractice (2001) How High The Soundtrack (2001) Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (2007) Singles from How High "Part II" Released: December 4, 2001

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] HipHopDX [2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3]

***How High The Soundtrack*** is a soundtrack to [Jesse Dylan](/source/Jesse_Dylan)'s 2001 [stoner film](/source/Stoner_film) *[How High](/source/How_High)*. It was released on December 11, 2001 through [Def Jam Recordings](/source/Def_Jam_Recordings) and consists of [hip hop music](/source/Hip_hop_music). The album contains twenty tracks featuring interpolations taken from the movie and songs performed by film stars [Method Man & Redman](/source/Method_Man_%26_Redman), along with [Cypress Hill](/source/Cypress_Hill), [DMX](/source/DMX_(rapper)), [Jonell](/source/Jonell), [Limp Bizkit](/source/Limp_Bizkit), [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris), [Mary J. Blige](/source/Mary_J._Blige), [Saukrates](/source/Saukrates), [Shawnna](/source/Shawnna), [Streetlife](/source/Streetlife_(rapper)), and [War](/source/War_(U.S._band)).

The album peaked at number 38 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) and at number 6 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums) in the United States.

Several songs heard both in the movie and in the closing credits, such as "[Hits from the Bong](/source/Hits_from_the_Bong)" and "I Wanna Get High" by [Cypress Hill](/source/Cypress_Hill), "Wu Wear" by [RZA](/source/RZA), "[Fire](/source/Fire_(Ohio_Players_song))" by [Ohio Players](/source/Ohio_Players), "[Jammin](/source/Jamming_(song))" by [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley), "[Du hast](/source/Du_hast)" by [Rammstein](/source/Rammstein), "[Chin Check](/source/Chin_Check)" by [N.W.A](/source/N.W.A), "Would You Mind" by [Janet Jackson](/source/Janet_Jackson), "[Sexy Ida](/source/Sexy_Ida)" by [Ike & Tina Turner](/source/Ike_%26_Tina_Turner), "Good Girls" by [DMX](/source/DMX_(rapper)), "Sweet Thing" by [Mary J. Blige](/source/Mary_J._Blige), "One Draw" by [Rita Marley](/source/Rita_Marley), "[Flash Light](/source/Flash_Light_(song))" by [Parliament](/source/Parliament_(band)), ''[Click Click Boom](/source/Click_Click_Boom)" by [Saliva](/source/Saliva_(band)), "[The Payback](/source/The_Payback_(song))" by [James Brown](/source/James_Brown), "[B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad)](/source/B.O.B_(song))" by [Outkast](/source/Outkast), and "[Slam](/source/Slam_(Onyx_song))" by [Onyx](/source/Onyx_(hip_hop_group)), were not included in the soundtrack album.

## Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" (performed by Method Man & Redman) 0:16 2. "Part II" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Reggie Noble Erick Sermon Clifford Smith Toni Braxton Kenneth Edmonds Bryce Wilson Erick Sermon 4:04 3. "Round and Round (Remix)" (performed by Jonell & Method Man) Shannon Showes Tony Cottrell I. Mills Smith Hi-Tek 3:50 4. "Cisco Kid" (performed by Method Man, Redman, Cypress Hill & WAR) Thomas Allen Harold Ray Brown Morris Dickerson Leroy Jordan Charles Miller Lee Oskar Howard E. Scott Rockwilder 4:00 5. "America's Most" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Noble Smith Raymond Grant Richard Grant DJ Twinz 3:35 6. "Yes Sir, Dean Cain, Sir (Skit)" (performed by Obba Babatundé, Method Man & Redman) 0:23 7. "Let's Do It" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Noble Smith Scott Storch Scott Storch 4:35 8. "We Don't No How 2 Act" (performed by Redman) Noble Redman 3:28 9. "Who Wanna Rap" (performed by Streetlife) Patrick Charles Ronald Bean Allah Mathematics 2:54 10. "Fine Line" (performed by Saukrates) Karl Wailoo Saukrates 2:32 11. "N 2 Gether Now" (performed by Limp Bizkit & Method Man) Fred Durst Smith Christopher Martin DJ Premier Terry Date (co.) 3:56 12. "Party Up (Up in Here)" (performed by DMX) Earl Simmons Kasseem Dean Swizz Beatz 4:37 13. "What's Your Fantasy" (performed by Ludacris & Shawnna) Christopher Bridges Shondrae Santiago Shondrae 4:36 14. "Da Rockwilder" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Noble Smith Dana Stinson Rockwilder 2:17 15. "I Love NWA (Skit)" (performed by Redman, Justin Urich & Method Man) 0:13 16. "Bring the Pain" (performed by Method Man) Smith Robert Diggs RZA 3:06 17. "How to Roll a Blunt" (performed by Redman) Noble Kenneth M. Burke Allan W. Felder Norma Jean Wright Redman Pete Rock (co.) 3:21 18. "All I Need (Razor Sharp Mix)" (performed by Method Man & Mary J. Blige) Smith Diggs Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson RZA 3:42 19. "Big Dogs" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Noble Sermon Smith Erick Sermon Redman (co.) 3:28 20. "How High (Remix)" (performed by Method Man & Redman) Noble Sermon Smith Sylvester Levay Stephan Prager Erick Sermon 3:59 Total length: 1:02:52

**Sample credits**[4]

- "Part II" contains excerpts from "You're Making Me High", written by [Toni Braxton](/source/Toni_Braxton), [Kenneth Edmonds](/source/Babyface_(musician)), and [Bryce Wilson](/source/Bryce_Wilson), and performed by Toni Braxton.

- "Cisco Kid" contains a sample from "[The Cisco Kid](/source/The_Cisco_Kid_(song))", performed by [War](/source/War_(U.S._band)).

- "How to Roll a Blunt" contains a sample from "[Keep Rising to the Top](/source/Risin'_to_the_Top)" by [Kenneth Burke](/source/Keni_Burke).

- "All I Need (Razor Sharp Remix)" contains an interpolation of "[You're All I Need to Get By](/source/You're_All_I_Need_to_Get_By)", written by [Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson](/source/Ashford_%26_Simpson).

- "Big Dogs" contains a sample from "Tell 'Em", written by [Erick Sermon](/source/Erick_Sermon).

- "How High Remix" contains a sample from "I Am Woman", performed by [The Cover Girls](/source/The_Cover_Girls). It also contains an interpolation of "Fly Robin Fly", written by [Sylvester Levay](/source/Sylvester_Levay) and [Stephan Prager](/source/Michael_Kunze).

## Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 38 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 6 US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[7] 2 Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 49 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 25 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 71

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Birchmeier, Jason. ["How High \[Original Soundtrack\] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/how-high-original-soundtrack-mw0000210819). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Q, Wise (January 15, 2002). ["Various Artists - How High OST"](https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.135/title.various-artists-how-high-ost). *[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)*. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cross_3-0)** [Cross, Charles R.](/source/Charles_R._Cross) (2004). "Method Man". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). *[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)* (4th ed.). [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster). pp. [540](https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/540). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7432-0169-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7432-0169-8).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-liner_notes_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-liner_notes_4-1) *How High The Soundtrack* (booklet). [Def Jam](/source/Def_Jam_Recordings), [UMG Soundtracks](/source/Universal_Music_Group). 2001.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Soundtrack How High Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/soundtrack/chart-history/tlp/). *[Billboard 200](/source/Billboard_200)*. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Soundtrack How High Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/soundtrack/chart-history/blp/). *[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums)*. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Soundtrack How High Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/soundtrack/chart-history/stx/). *[Top Soundtracks](/source/Top_Soundtracks)*. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002"](https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html). *[Jam!](/source/Jam!)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html) on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada"](https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html). *[Jam!](/source/Jam!)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html) on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

## External links

- *[How High (The Soundtrack)](https://www.discogs.com/master/116941)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

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