Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2004 action video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
. It was released as a three-disc album on November 23, 2004 through Interscope Records. The first two discs featured the songs for the soundtrack and the third disc is a DVD. The soundtrack consisted of entirely old school songs of R&B and Hip hop
/Rap
. It features songs from 2Pac, Rick James
, Cypress Hill
, Compton's Most Wanted
, Guy
, Bell Biv DeVoe
, Eric B. & Rakim
and more.
video called The Introduction, which is a prologue to the game before the actual story mode begins.
. It cuts to a scene with the Ballas Gang gambling, and smoking. Then, the video cuts to Big Smoke and Ryder in Ryder's house chatting. In this scene, Big Smoke is seen convincing Ryder to betray the Grove Street Families.
Meanwhile in San Fierro, Mike Toreno and T-Bone Mendez are interrogating a man, and discussing drug money. Toreno gets a phone call from the mysterious government agency he works for, although he tells T-Bone that the caller was an interested buyer. Back at Grove Street, the families are playing a game. Big Smoke is trying to convince Sweet to allow the GSF to sell drugs. OG Loc enters, and the families make fun of him telling him to go to college, and to forget being a "gangsta rap
per". Big Smoke and Sweet also talk about CJ.
In Liberty City
, CJ
hijacks a car, and talks to a man over the phone, possibly Joey Leone. Meanwhile Salvatore Leone and Johnny Sindacco are discussing a cease-fire. Salvatore takes offence, and Johnny apologizes to him, and under much persuasion, convinces Salvatore to accept the cease fire and a deal involving the Las Venturas casino that could be owned by the three families, the Leones, the Sindaccos and the Forellis. In Fort Carson, Bone County, Ken Rosenberg is released from rehab and attempts to find a job. He tries to call Tommy Vercetti, but is not successful, as Vercetti does not accept the call.
In Salford, England, the manager of the band the Gurning Chimps Kent Paul is talking to the lead singer Maccer, and both are very excited to go to San Andreas. Maccer says "America, America, I can't fucking wait!" Back in Liberty City, CJ mugs a man in a back alley. In Las Venturas, two members of the Sindacco family are digging graves in the middle of the desert, and discussing how they killed the former manager of the casino, and how the Leones are lending their gang some money. In Liberty City, Salvatore and Johnny come to an agreement. In Los Santos, the two cops pick up a backup to their unit, Jimmy Hernandez. He begins talking about a domestic dispute case, and Tenpenny becomes angry at him for making a big deal of the case, as Tenpenny deals with 'drugdealers, gangbangers and psychotics' on a daily basis. In Las Venturas, Rosenberg was hired as the manager of the Mafia casino, and awaits a visit from Salvatore. Salvatore arrives, and begins screaming at Rosenberg, telling him to forget about the other families, and focusing on working for Salvatore. In Los Santos, Tenpenny and Pulaski are beating up Officer Ralph Pendelbury, and are forcing the newbie, Hernandez, to shoot him. After mild persuasion, he is forced to agree. Back in Grove Street, a Ballas car drives into the neighborhood, and does a drive by shooting, killing Beverly Johnson. Sweet and Kendl call CJ in Liberty City, and the movie ends.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
. It was released as a three-disc album on November 23, 2004 through Interscope Records. The first two discs featured the songs for the soundtrack and the third disc is a DVD. The soundtrack consisted of entirely old school songs of R&B and Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
/Rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
. It features songs from 2Pac, Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
, Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:...
, Guy
Guy
Guy or guys may refer to:* Guy * Guy, an effigy burned on bonfire night...
, Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B musical group which branched off from New Edition. It consists of three of New Edition's previous members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe...
, Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo composed of DJ Eric Barrier and MC Rakim .Hailing from Long Island, New York, the pair are generally considered by hip hop enthusiasts to be one of the most influential and innovative groups in the genre...
and more.
Disc 1
- "The Theme from San Andreas" - Michael HunterMichael Hunter (composer)Michael Hunter is a British composer and musician from Glasgow, Scotland. He is best known for composing, mixing & producing the theme tunes for both Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV. He also composed the incidental music for those games...
- "Killing in the NameKilling in the Name"Killing in the Name" is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992...
" - Rage Against the MachineRage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk... - "I Don't Give a Fuck" - 2Pac
- "The PaybackThe Payback (song)"The Payback" is a funk song by James Brown, the title track from his 1973 album of the same name. The song's lyrics, originally written by trombonist and bandleader Fred Wesley but heavily revised by Brown himself soon before it was recorded, concern the revenge he plans to take against the man...
" - James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... - "West Coast Poplock" - Ronnie Hudson & The Street People
- "Groove MeGroove Me"Groove Me" is a song recorded by R&B singer King Floyd. Released from his eponymous album in late 1970, it was a crossover hit, spending four non-consecutive weeks at number-one on Billboard soul chart and peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" - GuyGuy (band)Guy are a hip hop, R&B and soul band most closely associated with the new jack swing style of the 1980s and 1990s.-Origins :Guy was formed in Harlem, New York in 1987 by R&B singer-songwriters Aaron Hall, young musician/record producer Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling... - "Two Tickets to ParadiseTwo Tickets to Paradise"Two Tickets to Paradise" is a song by American rock singer, Eddie Money, from his 1977 album Eddie Money. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Background and content:...
" - Eddie MoneyEddie MoneyEddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums... - "How I Could Just Kill a ManHow I Could Just Kill a Man"How I Could Just Kill a Man" is the debut single by hip hop group Cypress Hill from their eponymous debut album, Cypress Hill, and was their first major hit in 1991. It was released as a double A-side to "The Phuncky Feel One" and the music video featured cameos by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and...
" - Cypress HillCypress HillCypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide... - "Pressure DropPressure Drop (song)"Pressure Drop" is a song recorded in 1969 by The Maytals for producer Leslie Kong. The song appears on their 1970 album Monkey Man and From the Roots...
" - Toots & the MaytalsToots & the MaytalsToots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music... - "Children's StoryChildren's Story"Children's Story" is a single by British-born American hip hop artist Slick Rick, from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.-Reception:It's on the list of the top 100 rap songs, and is ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop....
" - Slick RickSlick RickRichard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper... - "Cold BloodedCold Blooded (Rick James song)"Cold Blooded" was a hit funk song for Rick James in 1983. James wrote the song about his relationship with actress Linda Blair. Released from the album of the same title, it spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and reached number forty on the Hot 100.In 1999, the song...
" - Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B... - "Break 4 Love" - RazeRaze (house music group)Raze was an American electronic dance music group, assembled by the multi-instrumentalist and producer, Vaughan Mason. Mason had previously released the hit single, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", for Brunswick Records in 1979. Raze also contained the vocalist, Keith Thompson...
Disc 2
- "Funky WormFunky Worm"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album Pleasure. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B charts in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100.-Influence:...
" - Ohio PlayersOhio PlayersThe Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their double #1 hit songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster".- Biography :... - "BarracudaBarracuda (song)"Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Little Queen .-Reception:...
" - HeartHeart (band)Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music... - "Hood Took Me UnderHood Took Me Under"Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos...
" - Compton's Most WantedCompton's Most WantedCompton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:... - "Think (About It)Think (About It)"Think " is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown and featured instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s...
" - Lyn CollinsLyn CollinsLyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins.... - "Rebel Without a PauseRebel Without a PauseRebel Without a Pause is a single by hip hop group Public Enemy from their groundbreaking 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The title is a spoof of Rebel Without a Cause, a 1955 drama movie.-History:...
" - Public Enemy - "Midlife CrisisMidlife Crisis"Midlife Crisis" is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released on May 26, 1992 as the first single from their fourth album, Angel Dust...
" - Faith No MoreFaith No MoreFaith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike... - "PoisonPoison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)"Poison" is a 1990 single by the New Edition spinoff group, Bell Biv DeVoe. This song—in the style of New Jack Swing, a late-80s hybrid of R&B and hip hop—was the group's most successful, and sings of the dangers of falling in love. "Poison" was the first single taken from Bell Biv DeVoe's debut...
" - Bell Biv DeVoeBell Biv DeVoeBell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B musical group which branched off from New Edition. It consists of three of New Edition's previous members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe... - "I Chase the DevilI Chase the Devil"I Chase the Devil" is a reggae song, recorded in 1976 by Max Romeo, with the backing of Lee "Scratch" Perry's house band, The Upsetters. Composed by Perry and Romeo, it was released on the album War Ina Babylon....
" - Max RomeoMax RomeoMax Romeo is a reggae and roots reggae recording artist who has achieved chart success in his home country, and in the UK. Romeo was responsible for launching an entirely new sub-genre of reggae, whose overtly suggestive lyrics caused an outcry but took a massive hold of the music scene regardless...
& The UpsettersThe UpsettersThe Upsetters was the name given to the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am The Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd.... - "I Know You Got Soul" - Eric B. & RakimEric B. & RakimEric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo composed of DJ Eric Barrier and MC Rakim .Hailing from Long Island, New York, the pair are generally considered by hip hop enthusiasts to be one of the most influential and innovative groups in the genre...
- "CrazyCrazy (Willie Nelson song)"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962....
" - Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... - "Head Like a Hole (Bonus Track)" - AFIAFI (band)AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
Disc 3: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (DVD)
The disc has the short machinimaMachinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
video called The Introduction, which is a prologue to the game before the actual story mode begins.
Plot
The video begins with Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski riding in their squad car in Los Santos. They talk about recruiting a new member to their C.R.A.S.H. unitCommunity Resources Against Street Hoodlums
Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, usually known by the acronym C.R.A.S.H., was an elite, but controversial special operations unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. It was established by then-chief Daryl Gates to combat the rising problem of gangs in Los Angeles, California...
. It cuts to a scene with the Ballas Gang gambling, and smoking. Then, the video cuts to Big Smoke and Ryder in Ryder's house chatting. In this scene, Big Smoke is seen convincing Ryder to betray the Grove Street Families.
Meanwhile in San Fierro, Mike Toreno and T-Bone Mendez are interrogating a man, and discussing drug money. Toreno gets a phone call from the mysterious government agency he works for, although he tells T-Bone that the caller was an interested buyer. Back at Grove Street, the families are playing a game. Big Smoke is trying to convince Sweet to allow the GSF to sell drugs. OG Loc enters, and the families make fun of him telling him to go to college, and to forget being a "gangsta rap
Gangsta rap
Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...
per". Big Smoke and Sweet also talk about CJ.
In Liberty City
Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto)
Liberty City is a fictional city in Rockstar Games' video games series Grand Theft Auto, based primarily on several major cities including New York City...
, CJ
Carl "CJ" Johnson
Carl "CJ" Johnson is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series, serving as the protagonist, anti-hero/hero and player-controlled character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He was voiced by Young Maylay...
hijacks a car, and talks to a man over the phone, possibly Joey Leone. Meanwhile Salvatore Leone and Johnny Sindacco are discussing a cease-fire. Salvatore takes offence, and Johnny apologizes to him, and under much persuasion, convinces Salvatore to accept the cease fire and a deal involving the Las Venturas casino that could be owned by the three families, the Leones, the Sindaccos and the Forellis. In Fort Carson, Bone County, Ken Rosenberg is released from rehab and attempts to find a job. He tries to call Tommy Vercetti, but is not successful, as Vercetti does not accept the call.
In Salford, England, the manager of the band the Gurning Chimps Kent Paul is talking to the lead singer Maccer, and both are very excited to go to San Andreas. Maccer says "America, America, I can't fucking wait!" Back in Liberty City, CJ mugs a man in a back alley. In Las Venturas, two members of the Sindacco family are digging graves in the middle of the desert, and discussing how they killed the former manager of the casino, and how the Leones are lending their gang some money. In Liberty City, Salvatore and Johnny come to an agreement. In Los Santos, the two cops pick up a backup to their unit, Jimmy Hernandez. He begins talking about a domestic dispute case, and Tenpenny becomes angry at him for making a big deal of the case, as Tenpenny deals with 'drugdealers, gangbangers and psychotics' on a daily basis. In Las Venturas, Rosenberg was hired as the manager of the Mafia casino, and awaits a visit from Salvatore. Salvatore arrives, and begins screaming at Rosenberg, telling him to forget about the other families, and focusing on working for Salvatore. In Los Santos, Tenpenny and Pulaski are beating up Officer Ralph Pendelbury, and are forcing the newbie, Hernandez, to shoot him. After mild persuasion, he is forced to agree. Back in Grove Street, a Ballas car drives into the neighborhood, and does a drive by shooting, killing Beverly Johnson. Sweet and Kendl call CJ in Liberty City, and the movie ends.