Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)

Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Peter Spirer's 1997 documentary film Rhyme & Reason. It was released on January 14, 1997 through Priority Records. The album found a great deal of success, peaking at #16 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	January 14, 1997
Recorded	1996
Studio	Various Track Records (Los Angeles, CA) Flipmode Recording Studios (New York, NY) Ultimate Sounds Studio (Houston, TX) Real Life Recordings (Brooklyn, NY) Bass Hit Studios (New York, NY) Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, IL) The Mob Shop (Vallejo, CA) 36 Chambers Studio (Manhattan, NY) Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA) D&D Studios (New York, NY) Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA) Firehouse Studio (Brooklyn, NY) The Green Room (Atlanta, GA) Soundcastle (Los Angeles, CA) No Limit Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:04:40
Label	Priority
Producer	Andrew M. Shack (exec.) Happy Walters (exec.) Peter Spirer (co-exec.) Charles X Block (co-exec.) Big Dex Blac Earl Busta Rhymes Craig B Crazy C Daz Dillinger E-40 Fabian Hamilton GuRu KLC KRS-One MC Eiht Mo B. Dick O.G. Style Clever Kisum Studio Ton The Ummah Tony "Touch" Isaac True Master Wildstyle RZA (co.)
Singles from Rhyme & Reason
"Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" Released: November 23, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" (performed by Mack-10 & Tha Dogg Pound)	D. Rolison D. Arnaud R. Brown	Dat Nigga Daz	4:03
2.	"Wild Hot" (performed by Busta Rhymes & A Tribe Called Quest)	J. Davis T. Smith	The Ummah Busta Rhymes	3:03
3.	"Reason for Rhyme" (performed by 8Ball & MJG)	M. Goodwin P. Smith S. Cullins	Crazy C	5:01
4.	"Uni-4-Orm" (performed by Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah & Canibus)	G. Williams J. Bush J. Austin S. Price F. Hamilton D. Owen	Fabian Hamilton	4:44
5.	"Bogus Mayn" (performed by Crucial Conflict)	C. Johnson W. Martin M. King R. Leverston	Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston	4:44
6.	"Every Year" (performed by E-40)	E. Stevens E. Hurd M. Whitemon	Studio Ton E-40	3:59
7.	"Tragedy" (performed by RZA)	R. Diggs D. Harris	True Master RZA (co.)	3:47
8.	"Represent" (performed by MC Eiht)	A. Tyler	MC Eiht	4:49
9.	"Niggaz Don't Want It" (performed by Lost Boyz)	T. Kelly R. Rogers	Big Dex	4:55
10.	"Bring It Back" (performed by KRS-One)	L. Parker	KRS-One	5:04
11.	"Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?" (performed by Master P)	P. Miller	Craig B KLC Mo B. Dick	3:35
12.	"Liquor Store Run" (performed by Volume 10)	D. Hawkins	Clever Kisum	4:38
13.	"The Way It Iz" (performed by GuRu, KaiBee & Lil' Dap)	K. Elam K. Graham J. Heath	GuRu	4:01
14.	"Business First" (performed by Nyoo & DeCoca)	D. McLaughlin D. Heard S. Blagmon	Blac Earl	4:15
15.	"No Identify" (performed by Delinquent Habits)	K. Thomas I. Martin A. Martines	O.G. Style	4:02
Total length:				1:04:40

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains elements from "The Human Fly" as performed by Lalo Schifrin
• Track 9 contains elements from "Go Stetsa I" as performed by Stetsasonic
• Track 10 contains samples of "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" as performed by Ben E. King and of "Ya Slippin'" as performed by KRS-One
• Track 12 contains a sample from "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp and an interpolation of "Flashlight" by Parliament

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

External links

Rhyme & Reason - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)