Soul In The Hole is a 1997 documentary

Documentary film

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 about aspiring basketball

Basketball

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 coach Kenny Jones, his playground dream team "Kenny's Kings", the relationship between him and his players, particularly, playground phenom, 18 year old Ed "Booger" Smith, and life in Brooklyn during the summer of 1993.

Box office

Soul in the Hole was given a limited theatrical release on August 8, 1997. The film grossed $30,697 while being shown in 6 theaters.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on July 29, 1997 by Relativity Records

Relativity Records

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. It peaked at 73 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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