Boom - The Roots feat. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap
Back In The Day - Erykah Badu
The Way - Jill Scott
Umi Says - Mos Def
You Got Me - The Roots feat. Erykah Badu & Jill Scott
Born & Raised - Blackstar
The Dave Chappelle's Block Party soundtrack spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle in all-new freestyle standup material, and also one-time-only performances by Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Common, Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Tali... more »b Kweli and the Roots, among others. The soundtrack captures the unprecedented combination of comedy and music, and was recorded on location as Mr. Chappelle threw a party in downtown Brooklyn, inviting local residents to experience these exclusive performances by the most progressive cutting edge urban artists in the music scene today.« less
The Dave Chappelle's Block Party soundtrack spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle in all-new freestyle standup material, and also one-time-only performances by Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Common, Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli and the Roots, among others. The soundtrack captures the unprecedented combination of comedy and music, and was recorded on location as Mr. Chappelle threw a party in downtown Brooklyn, inviting local residents to experience these exclusive performances by the most progressive cutting edge urban artists in the music scene today.
"NO KANYE, NO CODY CHESSNUT, NO FUGEES, NO C.S.U. MARCHING BAND...these were the highlights of the film! Don't get me wrong--they put some good performances on this CD, but come on...would you buy PE's "It Takes a Nation of Millions" if it had no "Bring the Noise," "Prophets of Rage" or "Rebel Without a Pause?"
Just put the movie on in another room and listen to it...it's better than this chopped-up soundtrack. It doesn't capture ANY of the raw energy, The power or the impromptu jamming (except for "You Got me"). The sound quality is better on the movie, too. Great film, bad soundtrack."
Dave Chappelle Throws A Party
Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 03/14/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The soundtrack to Dave Chappelle's Block Party with hip hop acts that put on great live performances. The Roots are the stars of the album with some first rate songs including the amazing "You Got Me" that has both Erykah Badu (who sang on the original) and the flawless Jill Scott (who co-wrote the song) and "Boom" with a great teaming of hip hop pioneers Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap. Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunite as Blackstar and perform some solo songs. Not all the artist from the event are included on the album most notably Kanye West and The Fugees who reunited for the event."
For True Hip-Hop Fans
Marcus A | Potomac, MD | 07/07/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great CD to own if you are a true fan of Hip-Hop and not all that fake crap that is played on the radio. The only complaint I could possibly have about this album is that the fugees and a couple other songs from the movie were not on it. Even still it is a great compulation of artists and songs. One last thing I have to get off my chest, mistermaxxx if you really believe that Dave put these artists together because he couldn't afford to get "legit" acts, you are sadly mistaken. If you payed any attention to Dave's show and the people dave talks about when he mentions music, these are his favorite artists, and for good reason, these are the premeir artists on the hip-hop scene. Each and everyone of these people have something important to say and do it in a beautiful and intelligent manner. So if you enjoy good music I highly recommend this cd!"
For the Love of Music
Fatimaah S. Carmichael | 06/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this CD for its true and honest showing of the wide spectrum of Hip hop music. Often only one facet of hip hop music is played on radio outlets. These artist combined is truly a work of art. They perform from their soul, and all to often that is missing in today's radio outlets. No the sound quality of this cd is not perfect, but you can really feel the excitement of the performances. In the end I hope that this CD really promotes the changing of how music is perceived in media outlets. Music can change lives and hearts, and I love that each of these muscians use their gift to promote important social issues. And for that reason alone this CD is worth more than its weight in gold. It is about progress not perfection, and this is a work of progress."
Great Songs but lots of excess talk
Lotus | California USA | 06/06/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I love all the songs on the album, I bought this after first watching the movie...It contains all the best hip hop/soul artists there that were involved but the one thing is that about each track has extra talk before or after the song actually plays...such as a few mins of dave chappelle and other music artists just chatting on the phone on 3 way or 4 way, it's really nonsense but you have to wait through it until the music/song actually starts...that's what I don't like about the album."