Hardball (soundtrack)
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Hardball is the soundtrack to the 2001 film, Hardball
Hardball (film)
Hardball is a 2001 American dramedy film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatlins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. The film is known in...

. It was released on September 11, 2001 through Columbia Records
Columbia Records
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, during the September 11 Attacks and consisted of hip hop and R&B music. The album managed to make it to #55 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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, #34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

 and #4 on the Top Soundtracks. A single also titled "Hardball" peaked at #77 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Live the Life"- :22 (Fundisha)
  2. "Hardball"- 3:58 (Lil' Bow Wow, Lil Wayne
    Lil Wayne
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    , Lil' Zane & Sammie
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    )
  3. "You Can't Break Me"- 4:34 (Big Tymers
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    )
  4. "Where the Party At"- 3:53 (Jagged Edge
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    , Jermaine Dupri
    Jermaine Dupri
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    , Lil' Bow Wow & Da Brat
    Da Brat
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    )
  5. "Insomnia"- 4:12 (Fundisha)
  6. "Big Poppa
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    "- 4:11 (The Notorious B.I.G.
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    )
  7. "Ghetto R.L."- 4:21 (Jermaine Dupri)
  8. "The Storm Is Over Now"- 4:32 (R. Kelly
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    )
  9. "Ball Game"- 4:40 (Da Brat)
  10. "Play"- 3:50 (Mobb Deep
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    )
  11. "Who Ya Love"- 4:06 (R.O.C.)
  12. "Rest of My Life"- 4:37 (Xscape
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    )
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