Slam (soundtrack)

{{Infobox album | name = Slam | type = soundtrack | artist = Various artists | cover = Slam OST.jpg | alt = | released = October 13, 1998 | recorded = 1997–1998 | studio = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = {{Duration|h=1|m=3|s=3}} | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | producer = {{hlist|Happy Walters ([[Executive producer|exec.]])|[[Mona Scott-Young|Mona Scott]] (exec.)|Ricky Leigh Mensh (exec.)|[[Brand Nubian]]|[[Darren Lighty]]|[[Dead Prez]]|[[DJ Spooky]]|[[Flipmode Squad]]|[[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]|Justin Trugman|[[KayGee]]|[[KRS-One]]|[[Mathematics (producer)|Mathematics]]|[[Pras]]|Richard Frierson|Spkilla|[[The Ummah]]}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slam-mw0000044318|title=Slam - Original Soundtrack {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> }} '''''Slam: The Soundtrack''''' is the soundtrack to [[Marc Levin]]'s 1998 film ''[[Slam (1998 film)|Slam]]''. It was released on October 13, 1998 through [[Epic Records]] and consists entirely of [[hip hop music]]. The album peaked at number 84 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number 24 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] in the United States.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Cake B | note1 = performed by [[Bonz Malone]] | writer1 = [[Bönz Malone|B. Malone]] | length1 = 0:40 | extra1 = | title2 = Sex, Money & Drugs | note2 = performed by [[Big Pun]] and [[Next (American band)|Next]] | writer2 = {{hlist|[[Big Pun|C. Rios]]|[[RL (singer)|R. Huggar]]|[[Darren Lighty|D. Lighty]]|[[KayGee|K. Gist]]}} | length2 = 4:02 | extra2 = {{hlist|[[Darren Lighty]]|[[KayGee]]}} | title3 = The World I Know | note3 = performed by [[Goodie Mob]] and [[Esthero]] | writer3 = {{hlist|[[T-Mo|R. Barnett]]|[[Esthero|J. Englishman]]|[[CeeLo Green|T. Callaway]]|[[Big Gipp|C. Gipp]]|[[Khujo|W. Knighton]]|[[Doc McKinney|M. McKinney]]}} | length3 = 5:03 | extra3 = | title4 = Thug Poetry | note4 = performed by [[Noreaga]], Brown and Maze | writer4 = {{hlist|[[N.O.R.E.|V. Santiago]]|A. Brown|M. Allen|E. Almonte}} | length4 = 4:14 | extra4 = SPK | title5 = I Dare You | note5 = performed by [[Black Rob]] | writer5 = {{hlist|[[Black Rob|R. Ross]]|[[Harve Pierre|H. Pierre]]|R. Frierson}} | length5 = 4:15 | extra5 = Richard Frierson | title6 = Ain't No Stoppin' | note6 = performed by [[Philly's Most Wanted]], [[Pras]] and [[The Product G&B]] | writer6 = {{hlist|[[Pras|P. Michel]]|A. Holly|J. Witherspoon|N. Hurst|M. Moore-Hough|D. McRae|[[Che Pope|C. Pope]]}} | length6 = 3:43 | extra6 = {{hlist|[[Pras]]|[[Che Pope]] ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | title7 = Psychopath Nut | note7 = performed by Momolu Stewart | writer7 = | length7 = 1:38 | extra7 = | title8 = Hey | note8 = performed by [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] | writer8 = [[Q-Tip (musician)|K. Fareed]] | length8 = 3:06 | extra8 = [[The Ummah]] | title9 = The Park | note9 = performed by [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] and [[Coolio]] | writer9 = {{hlist|[[Coolio|A. Ivey]]|[[Ol' Dirty Bastard|R. Jones]]|J. Thugman}} | length9 = 3:23 | extra9 = Justin Trugman | title10 = D.O.P.E. (Drugs Oppress People Everyday) | note10 = performed by [[dead prez]] | writer10 = {{hlist|[[stic.man|C. Gavin]]|[[M-1 (rapper)|L. Alford]]}} | length10 = 4:08 | extra10 = [[dead prez]] | title11 = Why | note11 = performed by Jerome Goldman | writer11 = | length11 = 1:46 | extra11 = | title12 = Feel My Gat Blow | note12 = performed by [[Mobb Deep]] | writer12 = {{hlist|[[Prodigy (rapper)|A. Johnson]]|[[Havoc (musician)|K. Muchita]]}} | length12 = 2:49 | extra12 = [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]] | title13 = I Can See | note13 = performed by [[Tekitha]] and [[Cappadonna]] | writer13 = {{hlist|[[Cappadonna|D. Hill]]|[[Tekitha|T. Washington]]|[[Mathematics (producer)|R. Bean]]}} | length13 = 3:51 | extra13 = [[Allah Mathematics]] | title14 = Time Is Running Out | note14 = performed by [[Brand Nubian]] | writer14 = | length14 = 4:50 | extra14 = [[Brand Nubian]] | title15 = Run Free | note15 = performed by [[Sonja Sohn]] | writer15 = | length15 = 1:26 | extra15 = | title16 = Take a Walk in My Shoes | note16 = performed by [[Flipmode Squad]] | writer16 = {{hlist|[[Busta Rhymes|T. Smith]]|[[Rampage (rapper)|R. McNair]]|[[Spliff Star|W. Lewis]]|L. Jones|[[Rah Digga|R. Fisher]]}} | length16 = 4:53 | extra16 = [[Flipmode Squad]] | title17 = Ocean Within | note17 = performed by [[KRS-One]] and [[Saul Williams]] | writer17 = {{hlist|[[KRS-One|L. Parker]]|[[Saul Williams|S. Williams]]}} | length17 = 3:06 | extra17 = [[KRS-One]] | title18 = Galactic Funk | note18 = performed by [[DJ Spooky]] | writer18 = [[DJ Spooky|P. Miller]] | length18 = 3:28 | extra18 = [[DJ Spooky]] | title19 = Sha-Clack-Clack | note19 = performed by [[Saul Williams]] | writer19 = | length19 = 2:42 | extra19 = | total_length = 1:03:03 }} ;Sample credits *Track 2 contains samples from "Sunshine" by [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] *Track 4 contains samples from "Rainbow Ride" by [[The Charlie Daniels Band]] *Track 5 contains samples from "[[Under the Influence of Love]]" by [[Love Unlimited]] *Track 6 contains a sample of "One to One" by [[Brass Construction]] *Track 9 contains samples from "Rock Creek Park" by [[The Blackbyrds]]

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1998) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- ! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/soundtrack/chart-history/tlp/|title=Soundtrack Slam: The Soundtrack Chart History|work=[[Billboard 200]]|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> | 84 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/soundtrack/chart-history/blp/|title=Soundtrack Slam: The Soundtrack Chart History|work=[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> | 24 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|146070|Slam (The Soundtrack)}}

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