Gridlock'd (soundtrack)

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Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1997 (1997-01-28)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length1:09:35
Label
Producer
Death Row Records chronology
Christmas on Death Row
(1996) 		Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack
(1997) 		Gang Related
(1997)
Singles from Gridlock'd
  1. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
    Released: May 16, 1997
  2. "Lady Heroin"
    Released: 1997
  3. "It's Over Now"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
USA Today2.5/4 stars[2]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[3]

Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Vondie Curtis-Hall film Gridlock'd and was released on 28 January 1997 by Death Row Records and Interscope Records.

The track "Off The Hook" was originally recorded for the LBC Crew debut album Haven't You Heard? (We Givin' Something Bacc To The Street), which was later shelved and the songs were cycled through other Death Row releases. The album had two chart running singles. "Lady Heroin" was originally going to be on Sam Sneed's unreleased album Street Scholars. This is also the last Death Row Soundtrack Album and second last album to be distributed by Interscope, as later in the year they would drop Death Row from their label.

"It's Over Now" was 46th on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, which was Danny Boy's second chart single. "Wanted Dead or Alive" was 16th in the UK and was accompanied by a music video with Snoop alone as it was filmed after the death of 2Pac, so he is only present in archive footages from the motion picture. The album itself went to top the R&B album chart also on the first place.

Commercial reception[]

It sold 150,500 copies in its first week debuting at #1 at the Billboard 200, slipping onto the second place the next week and still holding "US Albums: Biggest drops from the Top 3" - Top 20 14th place with its 2 to 14 dropback at the third week. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA a couple months later, selling over 500,000 copies.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wanted Dead or Alive" (2Pac featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg, Val Young)2Pac, Snoop Doggy Dogg4:39
2."Sho Shot" (The Lady of Rage)The Lady of Rage4:26
3."It's Over Now" (Danny Boy)Danny Boy4:05
4."Don't Try to Play Me Homey" (Dat Niggaz Daz)Dat Nigga Daz4:38
5."Never Had a Friend Like Me" (2Pac)T. Shakur4:26
6."Why" (Nate Dogg)Nate Dogg5:13
7."Out the Moon (Boom, Boom, Boom)" (Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Soopafly, Techniec, Bad Azz, Tray Deee, 2Pac)Broadus Jr., Shakur5:09
8."I Can't Get Enough" (Danny Boy)Danny Boy5:10
9."Tonight It's On" (B.G.O.T.I.) 3:14
10."Off the Hook" (Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson, Val Young, James DeBarge)Broadus Jr.5:37
11."Lady Heroin" (J-Flexx, The Lady of Rage)J-Flexx, The Lady of Rage4:12
12."Will I Rize" (Storm featuring Val Young) 5:16
13."Body and Soul" (O.F.T.B. featuring Jewell) 4:54
14."Life Is a Traffic Jam" (2Pac featuring Eight Mile Road)T. Shakur4:24
15."Deliberation" (Anonymous featuring Cody Chesnutt) 4:12
Total length:1:09:35

Charts[]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ USA Today review
  3. ^ Hodari Coker, Cheo. "Various Artists "GRIDLOCK'd: The Soundtrack"*** Death Row/Interscope". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Gridlock'd". Recording Industry Association of America.
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