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Bad Boys II (soundtrack)

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Released
  
July 15, 2003

Length
  
59:10

Movie
  
Bad Boys II

Recorded
  
2002-2003

Release date
  
15 July 2003

Label
  
Bad Boy Records

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Producer
  
Sean Combs (exec.), Jerry Bruckheimer (exec.), Michael Bay (exec.), Kathy Nelson (exec.), Bob Badami (exec.), Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Cool, DJ Whoo Kid, Dr. Dre, Tony Dofat, Dré, Just Blaze, Lenny Kravitz, Ryan Leslie, M.O.P., Anthony Nance, Natural, Nelly, The Neptunes, Henry Joseph Pierre, Red Spyda, Younglord

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B

Similar
  
Bad Boys, Murphy's Law, Hurt No More, Blueprint 21, The Saga Continues

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Bad Boys II is the soundtrack to the 2003 action-comedy film Bad Boys II, released on July 15, 2003 through Bad Boy and Universal Records. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 324,000 units in the first week, becoming one of few soundtracks to reach the position. On August 21, 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum with over one million units shipped.

Contents

The first single, Jay-Z's "La-La-La", is a remix of "Excuse Me Miss" from his album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse. The second single, "Shake Ya Tailfeather", by Nelly, P. Diddy, and Murphy Lee, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and it won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 46th Grammy Awards.

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Background

The soundtrack became the first album to be released under the Bad Boy Records and Universal Records partnership. As the album's executive producer, P. Diddy stated:

The 'Bad Boys II' [soundtrack] means a lot to us 'cause it's the second era of Bad Boy... When I heard they were doing Bad Boys II,' I had to pick up the phone and call Will Smith and [the movie's producer] Jerry Bruckheimer. I was like, 'I'm about to launch my label and I've never done a soundtrack. I think this would be the perfect thing.'

P. Diddy shared his views on the album, saying "it's not just one of those soundtracks where it's just a compilation record and it's not cohesive... These are all new songs. I've done a lot of work [and] I've produced almost everybody that's on the soundtrack, or I've paired on a record with them before. I'm in constant contact with them. I think that everyone respected the fact that I wanted to do something that was special".

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic noted that it is rare for a hip hop movie soundtrack to "be explosive and feel as if it's a solid cohesive album, rather than a showcase for various artists to use throwaway tracks". Rolling Stone concurred, saying "this is how to do a hip-hop soundtrack". Blender magazine observed that the record is "riddled with stars", "packed with production pyrotechnics", and called the album "pure Hollywood".

Credits

Information taken from Allmusic.

Songs

1IntroWill Smith - Martin Lawrence0:12
2Show Me Your SoulPharrell Williams - Lenny Kravitz - Sean Combs - 5:20
3La-La-LaJay Z3:54

References

Bad Boys II (soundtrack) Wikipedia