The cassette had 3 bonus tracks, including 'Pain' by 2Pac ---- https://t.co/soBnQre2uO
— Hot 95.9 Austin (@Hot959Austin) March 22, 2019Remember, this is an era where cassettes are still outselling CDs. And the 3 bonus tracks rewarded those 'old school' listeners. The cassette listening experience basically forced you to enjoy every track on an album. Today, people miss a ton of great tunes because of the technological ease of skipping/downloading singles.
Sisters With Voices were 2 years off their red hot single 'Weak', and this track kicked off the soundtrack with a smooth banger. Thank you, CoCo!
#MyLatest — Tupac in constant trouble. Shep dropping 40 in corduroys. Allen Iverson’s impact. I spoke to several stars of the hoops classic ‘Above The Rim’ ahead of its 25th anniversary. https://t.co/Yt6LRZX9uN
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) March 22, 2019I was too young to be "smoking a blunt and sippin' on a Heinaken", but that track was super smooth.
25 years ago today:"Above the Rim The Soundtrack” is released by Death Row and Interscope Records.Even bigger than the film — and from Warren G to The Lady of Rage to Tupac — the West Coast project still rules 25 years later (via @murphdogg29): https://t.co/R7xiW3g3hH pic.twitter.com/BzQO9RDsya
— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) March 22, 2019Low key, this was my favorite H-Town song of all-time. I remember hearing it on the countdown shows on K104 while living in Dallas. RIP Dino, gone way too soon. Great production contribution by Davante Swing (of Jodeci).
My latest joint....Death Row's Above The Rim soundtrack broke all the rules. And won...... https://t.co/plZWTJTKiD
— Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) March 22, 2019Daz came out swinging on this one. I was always a huge D-P-G fan, with Karrupt and Snoop chipping in lyrical gold. My favorte part of the song - the poetical outro that I hastened to memorize.
Can’t lie. When @MarlonWayans said this in our interview about #AboveTheRim and the people Tupac was running with at the time in 1993-94, I got goosebumps. Full story: https://t.co/Yt6LRZX9uN pic.twitter.com/f421THf9qt
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) March 22, 20192nd II None were affiliated with DJ Quik, and turned in this raunchy, catchy, musical tune.
25 years ago today the greatest soundtrack of the 1990s, the greatest hip hop oriented soundtrack of all time, and my 3rd favorite album overall was released. The Above the Rim soundtrack held the number 1 spot for 10 weeks and dominated the late spring and early summer of 1994 pic.twitter.com/j7PatNpec8
— Marcus Chapman (@mcmarcuschapman) March 22, 2019This song was low-key a banger.
Is the Death Row music from 'Above the Rim' the last great hip-hop soundtrack?(@murphdogg29 - @TheUndefeated)https://t.co/1YbxQqXwjE
— MoviesTVREDEF (@MoviesTVREDEF) March 22, 2019Easily the biggest single off the album. Warren G was on the cusp of dropping his own debut album, and Nate Dogg was just another big feature away from being a household name. God bless this track, its still in heavy rotation on Hot 959 today.
During the first read of the script for #AboveTheRim, Tupac walked right up to @justleon with a message. “You ain’t gonna have a problem with me because you in 'The Five Heartbeats.' That’s my movie.”Full story here: https://t.co/Yt6LRZX9uN pic.twitter.com/UeW1JTtZH5
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) March 22, 2019The song during the credits at the end of the movie. As EXCELLENT as this track was, it was just my 2nd favorite Pac song on the album (after 'Pain', which was only on the cassette). He was 22 years old when he wrote this. Musical genius.
The fire duet is a true gem. Aaron "The Nasty Man" Hall was so underrated. From his days with Guy, to his solo joints. Jewell and Aaron's mature voices mesh perfectly.
Hoops -- Hip-hop -- @THEOFFICIALRAGE -- 25 years later & the Above the Rim OST's still got game -- https://t.co/RFbeOzlDjK pic.twitter.com/inUDnwp7tJ
— YouTube Music (@youtubemusic) March 22, 2019The second most popular single off the ablum put The Lady of Rage in elite status. This was possibly the most rhythmic-pop friendly track, with Uncle Snoop providing the chorus "rock on with your bad self". She never reached her full potential aftewards.
Is the Death Row music from ‘Above the Rim’ the last great hip-hop soundtrack? – The Undefeated https://t.co/p64cwskNBC pic.twitter.com/zi2TSClB6f
— Airiters (@airiters) March 22, 2019My first recollections of someone being called a 'light skin'. If you were a young lady in the early 90s, you probably had a crush on Al B. Sure. His flasetto style in the joint made for a smooth R&B addition.
25 Years Ago Today Tupac’s Movie Above The Rim was released Classic Movie #Tupac #2Pac #Makavelidadon #artist #music #hiphop #realhiphop #TheGOAT @Bobby_Lorenzo @SO_SMOOVE_AARON @BrittneyBritt_ pic.twitter.com/qugRZxsFpS
— Alan Paine (@AlanP1975) March 22, 2019I always felt like this group sounded like Onyx. Operation From The Bottom, with a crowd chant anthem for basketball season.
This was interesting. Now I want to celebrate #MarchMadness by watching #AboveTheRim again. I used to love this movie, but now I can analyze it ----Tupac's Birdie Is Still the Best Sports Villain https://t.co/AewVmLbJYZ
— ⚛️Gloria's Daughter⚛️ (@DatGirlFriday) March 22, 2019This uniquely funky track always stood out to me. Likely not the most popular, but I liked it :)
#PopTarts March 22, 1994: On this day, the soundtrack for "Above the Rim" is released. pic.twitter.com/GoGa4P5GMv
— First Klass Breakfast (@FKB_Online) March 22, 2019Jodeci's Davante Swang made two production contributions. 'Part Time Lover' and this smooth track about 'not causing any trouble'.
What. A. Voice. She was so taletned, they let her have 2 songs on the soundtrack (duet with Aaron Hall, and this one). Have a piece of pie...pie too sweet, have a piece of meat. Meat so tough.
The grittiest track on the album, and the second by The Dogg Pound. I really thought Daz and Karrupt were amazing in their own rights. Snoop Dogg not withstanding.
One of three bonus tracks available on the cassette version of the soundtrack. And by far my single favorite Tupac Shakur song of all-time.