Boyz n the Hood: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. It was released on July 9, 1991, through Qwest Records with distribution via Warner Bros. Records, and contains mostly hip-hop. The album consists of fourteen songs performed by the likes of 2 Live Crew, Compton's Most Wanted, Hi-Five, Ice Cube, Kam, Main Source, Monie Love, Too $hort, Yo-Yo and more. Audio production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, Al B. Sure!, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Slip, Raphael Saadiq, Sir Jinx and The Unknown DJ. The soundtrack made it to number 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.
The album also spawned two singles: Tevin Campbell's "Just Ask Me To", which peaked at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "Me and You".
Track listing
Other songs The following songs did appear in the film but were not released on any soundtrack:
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Billboard 200 93 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 42
Certifications
See also List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1991
References
External links
Boyz n the Hood (1991) Soundtrack on IMDb