I Got the Hook Up (soundtrack)
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I Got the Hook-Up is the soundtrack to No Limit's first theatrical film, I Got the Hook Up
. It was released on April 7, 1998 through No Limit Records
and featured production by Beats By the Pound, Bud'da
and RZA
. The soundtrack was a huge success, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200
and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
. Two months after its release, it was certified platinum by the RIAA with over 1 million copies sold. The soundtrack featured the hit single also titled "I Got the Hook-Up!", which made it to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100
and #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
I Got the Hook Up
I Got the Hook-Up is a 1998 crime comedy film, starring A.J. Johnson and Master P, and directed by Michael Martin. This was No Limit Records first theatrical release.-Plot:...
. It was released on April 7, 1998 through No Limit Records
No Limit Records
No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...
and featured production by Beats By the Pound, Bud'da
Bud'da
Bud'da is an American West Coast hip hop producer for artists such as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Xzibit and Aaliyah...
and RZA
RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...
. The soundtrack was a huge success, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #1 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...
. Two months after its release, it was certified platinum by the RIAA with over 1 million copies sold. The soundtrack featured the hit single also titled "I Got the Hook-Up!", which made it to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and #11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
Track listing
# | Title | Performers | Time |
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1 | "Hook It Up" | Master P Master P Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch... featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone... & Silkk the Shocker |
2:53 |
2 | "Ghetto Vet" | Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,... |
4:36 |
3 | "What the Game Made Me" | Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... featuring Sauce Money Sauce Money Sauce Money is a rapper who worked with Jay-Z in his early career and was featured on Big Daddy Kane's album Daddy's Home on the track "Show N' Prove" alongside Scoob Lover, Shyheim, Jay-Z, and Ol' Dirty Bastard... & Memphis Bleek Memphis Bleek Malik Thuston Patrick Cox , better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records... |
4:10 |
4 | "From What I Was Told" | Soulja Slim Soulja Slim James Tapp, Jr. , better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper who achieved massive success on Master P's No Limit record label. He also achieved fame throughout New Orleans and Nation Wide from his work done with B.G., UNLV, and other local artists. He is known for writing... |
3:27 |
5 | "Let's Ride" | Eightball & MJG | 3:41 |
6 | "I Got the Hook-Up!" | Master P featuring Sons of Funk Sons of Funk The Sons of Funk were an American R&B/Hip-Hop group signed to No Limit Records. They released their first and only album, The Game of Funk on April 21, 1998. The album ranked #44 on the Billboard 200. The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B Dick's Gangsta Harmony... |
4:16 |
7 | "Hooked" | Snoop Doggy Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... |
4:05 |
8 | "Down With You" | Montell Jordan Montell Jordan Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to... |
3:48 |
9 | "Shake Somethin'" | Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... featuring Mia X Mia X Mia Young , better known by her stage name Mia X, was the first female emcee to sign with No Limit Records. In 1992, she released a single titled “Ask Them Niggas.” From 1995 to 1998, Mia X released three albums for No Limit: Good Girl Gone Bad, Unlady Like, and Mama Drama... |
2:52 |
10 | "I Don't Want to Go" | Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,... featuring O'Dell O'Dell O'Dell is the surname of several people:* Cricket O'Dell, fictional character from Archie Comics* Hunter Pitts O'Dell, American civil rights activist* Nancy O'Dell, the co-host of Access Hollywood* Rick O'Dell, American racing driver... & Sons of Funk Sons of Funk The Sons of Funk were an American R&B/Hip-Hop group signed to No Limit Records. They released their first and only album, The Game of Funk on April 21, 1998. The album ranked #44 on the Billboard 200. The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B Dick's Gangsta Harmony... |
5:11 |
11 | "Would You Hesitate" | C-Murder | 4:16 |
12 | "Itch or Scratch" | Fiend featuring Mac Mac (rapper) McKinley Phipps , better know by his stage name Mac, is an American rapper from New Orleans' 3rd Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.-Music career:Mac started his music career... & Prime Suspects Prime Suspects Prime Suspects was a rap group composed of E, Skinew and Gangsta T , that was signed to Master P's No Limit Records. The group appeared on many of No Limit's releases including Master P's Ghetto D and Magic's Sky's the Limit, among others... |
3:31 |
13 | "Keep It Real" | Mechalie Jamison | 4:35 |
14 | "Who Rock This" | Ol' Dirty Bastard Ol' Dirty Bastard Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB... featuring Mystikal |
3:47 |
15 | "Bump and Grill" | UGK UGK UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner... featuring N.O. Joe |
4:40 |
16 | "Tell Me What You're Lookin' For" | Kane & Abel Kane & Abel (hip hop group) -Biography:Of mixed African-American and Puerto Rican descent, the Garcia brothers were born in the Bronx, moved to Spring Hill, Florida with their older brother where they lived with their grandparents. The brothers later moved to New Orleans. There, they attended Xavier University, majoring in... featuring Gotti Gambino Family (group) The Gambino Family was an American hip hop group briefly signed to Master P's popular No Limit Records in 1997. Named after the Gambino crime family, the four members were Gotti , Melchior, P'heno and Regginelli... & Full Blooded |
2:43 |
17 | "Call It What You Want" | Steady Mobbin' | 2:55 |
18 | "What You Need" | The Commission The Commission The Commission may refer to:*The Commission , the governing body of the Mafia in the United States*Sicilian Mafia Commission, governing body of the Mafia in Italy*European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union... |
2:57 |
19 | "Drama" | Skull Dugery | 2:24 |
20 | "We Got It" | Mr. Serv-On Mr. Serv-On Edward Smith, better known as Mr. Serv-On, is an American rapper who is best known for his time spent with No Limit Records in the mid to late 90s. A high school friend of Master P, Mr. Serv-On was one of the first rappers signed to No Limit. First appearing on albums by Master P, TRU and Mia X,... featuring Big Ed Big Ed Edward Lee Knight , better known as Big Ed or Big Ed the Assassin, was an American rapper who was signed to Master P's No Limit Records in the 1990s. Big Ed was an original member of the rap group, TRU and appeared as a member of the group's first three albums, Who's Da Killer?, Understanding the... , Magic Magic (rapper) Awood Johnson , better known by his stage name Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground circuit, before signing with Master P's No Limit Records label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping... & Fiend Fiend (rapper) Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment.... |
2:52 |
21 | "Bang or Ball" | Mack 10 Mack 10 Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC... and Road Dawgs Road Dawgs The Road Dawgs were an American hip hop duo composed of G-Luv and Swamp Rat. They started their career as associates of Naughty by Nature in 1993. They then signed a deal with Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records in the late 90s and issued their only album in 1999 entitled Don't Be Saprize.The duo first... |
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