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Above the Rim – The Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. The soundtrack, released by Death Row and Interscope Records on March 22, 1994, was executive produced by Suge Knight. Dr. Dre acted as supervising producer on the project.

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Above the Rim – The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)
Recorded	1993–94
Genre	Gangsta rap R&B G-funk new jack swing
Length	77:47
Label	Death Row Interscope
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.) Kenny Ortíz (exec.) 2nd II None Suamana Swoop Brown Dat Nigga Daz Dalvin DeGrate DJ Quik Dr. Dre Warren G Johnny Jay Tracy Kendrick Havoc Benny Medina Allen "ALLSTAR" Gordon Brian Alexander Morgan Nikke Nikole O.F.T.B. Darryl Pearson Chris Puran Sharon Riley Carl "Butch" Small Al B. Sure! DeVante Swing
Death Row Records chronology
Above the Rim – The Soundtrack (1994) Murder Was the Case (1994)
Singles from Above the Rim – The Soundtrack
"Regulate" Released: April 28, 1994 "Afro Puffs" Released: July 26, 1994 "I'm Still In Love With You/Part Time Lover" Released: March 22, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A+[2]

Six tapes were released for the soundtrack's promotion.^{[citation needed]} The album was able to garner critical praise and obtain commercial success, a feat not easily accomplished for soundtracks in general, and hip hop-based soundtracks in particular.^{[citation needed]} The album shipped over two million copies and won the Soundtrack of the Year award at the 1995 Source Awards.[3] The cassette version of the soundtrack contained three bonus tracks that could not fit on the CD due to time constraints: "Pain" by 2Pac (with Stretch), "Mi Monie Rite!" by Lord G, and "Loyal to the Game" by 2Pac, Treach from Naughty By Nature, and Riddler.^{[citation needed]} The bonus track, "Pain" was initially rejected for use in the film by Dr. Dre. However, at the request of recording engineer Norman Whitfield Jr., the track was recut and remixed for the film by record producer, Isaias Gamboa.^{[citation needed]} Under Death Row, Above the Rim soundtrack was the third album under the label to reach number-one on the R&B Albums chart where it stayed for ten nonconsecutive weeks^{[citation needed]} (Heavy D & the Boyz's Nuttin' But Love interrupted that streak for one week), while it went to second place on the Billboard 200 chart. Track 13 is a sensual remake of Rev. Al Green's classic "I'm Still In Love With You" by R&B recording artist Al B. Sure!^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Bonus material

Charts

Singles

Song	Chart (1994)[8][9][10][11]	Peak position
"Afro Puffs"	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	5
	U.S. Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	5
	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	31
	U.S. Hot Rap Singles	5
	U.S. The Billboard Hot 100	57
"Regulate"	U.S. Hot Rap Singles	1
	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	7
	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[13]

• Engineers: Dat Nigga Daz, Tommy D. Daugherty, Greg Geitzenauer, Rob Paustian
• Executive in Charge of Music: Toby Emmerich
• Executive Producers: Suge Knight, Kenny Ortíz
• Mixers: Courtney Branch, Craig Burbidge, Rob Chiarelli, Dat Nigga Daz, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Greg Geitzenauer, Tracy Kendrick, Nikke Nikole, Chris Puran, Norman Whitfield Jr.
• Mixing Engineers: Craig Burbidge, Rob Chiarelli
• Music Supervisor: Anita Camarata
• Performers: 2nd II None, 2Pac, Big Pimpin' Delemond, Boss Hog, CPO, DJ Rogers, Nate Dogg, Warren G, H-Town, Aaron Hall, Jewell, Lady of Rage, Nanci Fletcher, O.F.T.B., Paradise, Al B. Sure!, Sweet Sable, SWV, Macadoshis
• Producers: 2nd II None, Suamana Swoop Brown, Dat Nigga Daz, Dalvin DeGrate, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Warren G, Johnny "J", Tracy Kendrick, Benny Medina, Brian Alexander Morgan, Nikke Nikole, O.F.T.B., Darryl Pearson, Chris Puran, Sharon Riley, Carl "Butch" Small, Al B. Sure!, DeVante Swing
• Production Coordinators: Mary (Alm) Kusnier, Kim Brown, Madelyne Woods
• Remixers: Def Jef, Arty Skye, Meech Wells, Isaias Gamboa (music producer)
• Supervising Producer: Dr. Dre
• Vocals: Allen Gordon Jr., Snoop Doggy Dogg

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Above the Rim at AllMusic

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- [en] Above the Rim (soundtrack)

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[es] Above the Rim (banda sonora)

Above the Rim: The Soundtrack es la banda sonora oficial de la película Above the Rim de 1994. El álbum, lanzado por Death Row e Interscope Records el 22 de marzo de 1994, fue producido ejecutivamente por Suge Knight y Kenny Ortíz.

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