| Product Summary | | Label: Virgin Records | | UPC: 00724381206423 | | Release Date: 3/19/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60519576 | | Item#: MQF2VL | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 51420 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Blade (Theme From Blade) ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Cowboy - Eve/Fatboy Slim ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. I Against I - Mos Def/Massive Attack ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Right Here, Right Now - Ice Cube/Paul Oakenfold ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. Tao Of The Machine - The Roots/BT ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. Child Of The Wild West - Cypress Hill/Roni Size ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. One, The - Busta Rhymes/Silkk The Shocker/Dub Pistols ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. We Be Like This - Jadakiss/Fabolous/Danny Saber ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. Gorillaz On My Mind - Redman/Gorillaz ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. Gangsta Queens - Trina/Rah Digga/Groove Armada ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. PHDream - Bubba Sparxxx/The Crystal Method ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. Raised In The Hood - Volume 10/Roni Size ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. Gettin' Aggressive - Mystikal/Moby (mowo mix) ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 14. Mind What You Say - Buppy (bonus track) ~ Original Soundtrack | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Happy Walters, Jeff Farley. | | Compilation producers: Happy Walters, Jeff Farley. | | Just as the soundtrack to the first BLADE film echoed the movie's blend of old-school suspense and high-level effects, so too does its successor. In fact, BLADE II even more closely mirrors the Wesley Snipes film's combination of visceral emotion and modern technology by teaming hardcore hip-hop acts with contemporary electronica artists. | | The results are an effective new paradigm wherin the down-home rap stylings of Bubba Sparxxx are taken to Planet Trip-hop by the Crystal Method ("PHDream"), and the straight-up sound of Trina (fresh from kicking off the ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS soundtrack album) is offset on "Gangsta Queens" not only by Rah Diggah, but more noticably by the modern dance rhythms of Groove Armada. In the end, BLADE II is a satisfying mixture of street savvy and studio surprises. | | Just as the soundtrack to the first BLADE film echoed the movie's blend of old-school suspense and high-level effects, so too does its successor. In fact, BLADE II even more closely mirrors the Wesley Snipes film's combination of visceral emotion and modern technology by teaming hardcore hip-hop acts with contemporary electronica artists. | | The results are an effective new paradigm wherin the down-home rap stylings of Bubba Sparxxx are taken to Planet Trip-hop by the Crystal Method ("PHDream"), and the straight-up sound of Trina (fresh from kicking off the ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS soundtrack album) is offset on "Gangsta Queens" not only by Rah Diggah, but more noticably by the modern dance rhythms of Groove Armada. In the end, BLADE II is a satisfying mixture of street savvy and studio surprises. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/19/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 12064 | | Label : Virgin Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724381206423 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (5/23/02, pp.82-84)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...BLADE II combined hip-hoppers with electronic acts..."Rolling Stone (5/23/02, pp.82-84)
- "...BLADE II combines hip-hoppers with electronic acts..." Q (May 2002, p.124)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "Few blockbuster soundtracks could match this CD of dance/rap dust-ups for pure pyrotechnics..." Q (May 2002, p.124)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "Few blockbuster soundtracks could match this CD of dance/rap dust-ups for pure pyrotechnics..." |
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