Black Mask

Overview

Like most hip-hop movie soundtracks, Black Mask features a bit of everything. There's some West Coast underground rap, a bit of fast-paced Southern hip-hop, a heavy dose of New York thuggery, and even a dash of turntablism. Nothing on the album is terrible, but only a few tracks truly shine. D.I.T.C's "Get Yours" features the now-deceased Big L spitting over a minimalist though still infectious beat. Los Angeles native, Defari represents with "Killin' Spree," one of the more brutally effective songs on his album. And newcomers Screwball score with their gleefully depraved braggadocio anthem, "F.A.Y.B.A.N." Besides the splash of Southern rap from Crooked Lettaz, the rest of the Black Mask soundtrack features a host of groups from the East Coast. Natural Elements, DV Alias Khrist, Cardan, and the rest do nothing to rise above the ordinary brand of gloomy, crime-orientated hip-hop. Fans of the genre will be neither overwhelmed nor disappointed.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2003
Label:	Imports
UPC:	5029831134338
catalogNumber:	767794
Rank:	121394

Tracks

1. Black Mask (We're Taking It All)
2. Live It Up
3. Wild West
4. Firewater
5. Get Yours
6. Killin' Spree
7. The Attack Is On
8. We're on Top of Thangs
9. Fires in Hell
10. Who You Lovin'
11. F.A.y.B.A.N.
12. Pimpin
13. Painkillers
14. Last Will & Testimony
15. Heavy Metal, Pt. 2
16. Black Mask DJ Attack

Album Credits

Technical Credits

Teddy Randazzo   Composer
J.T. Burks   Composer
Tom Silverman   Executive Producer
B. Strong   Composer
DJ Spinna   Producer
Kurt Gowdy   Producer
Diamonds in Da Ruff   Composer
C. Bruce   Composer
H. Charlemagne   Composer,Producer
J. Smith   Producer
Chris E. Martin   Composer
W.D. Sparrow   Composer