Various Artists - New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"NJD SDTK VOL.2" GETS A 20 STARS OVER 10 DUED 2 THE FACT IT'S BLAZIN'!!!! BIG-UP "NJ"!

~~~I'M IN LOVE WITH BOTH SOUNDTRACKS, "BE CONSCIOUS DON'T SLEEP"!!!! 1st OFF BIG-UPS 2 TOMMY BOY 4 PUTTING THIS ALBUM OUT ON THIS LABLE!!!! ***I'M PROUD 2 UPHOLD THE TITLE OF BEING THE 1st 2 RATE "NEW JERSEY DRIVE VOL.2" YES, YES Y'ALL!!!! MY 1 & ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT NJD VOL.2 SHOULD'VE BEEN LONGER, I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH IT!! ***I GET AN "ADRENALINE-RUSH" JUST LISTENING 2 BOTH SOUNDTRACKS... *MY RATIONALE 4 SUPPORTING BOTH SOUNDTRACKS WOULD BE DUE 2 THE FACT THAT IT FEATURES OLD-SCHOOL RAP LIKE: BIZ MARKIE "NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ", & MAD LION "OWN DESTINY" & JERU THA DAMAJA "INVASION"---HIP HOP JUNKIES REMEMBER THEM!!!!? THESE ARTIST BLESSED US & HIP-HOP WITH THESE LYRICS... IT REMINDS ME OF THOSE DAYS OF YES, YES Y'ALL, WHEN HIP-HOP WAS MOST RESPECTED (THERE WAS NO BLATANT RAPPERS)!!!! ***EVERYBODY BATTLED BUT THEY KEPT IT ON WAX NO ONE WAS FIGHTING ON THE STREETS ON SIGHT!!!!~~~

***BATTLE-ING HAS TAKING PLACE DECADES AGO BUT OLD SCHOOL RAPPERS TOOK IT JUST 4 THAT!--THEY WERE NOT PETTY WITH IT & FAUGHT OR RESORTED 2 VIOLENCE!! >"Y'ALL HAVE MY UP MOST RESPECT"<... DEDICATIONS 2 ALL ARTIST ON BOTH SOUNDTRACKS, Y'ALL NOT FORGOTTEN---WORD THAT'S WHAT'S UP!!!!***
D E D I C A T I O N S 2 "AFRIKA BAMBAATAA", STETSASONIC, THE SUGARHILL GANG, RUN DMC (R.I.P JAM MASTER J LUV YA), RAKIM, KURTIS BLOW, LL COOL J, SALT N' PEPA, JJ FADD, "KRS-ONE" (MUCH LUV), "BDP BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS" (R.I.P SCOTT-LA-ROCK), "DOUGIE-FRESH", "EPMD", "D.O.C", "GANG-STARR", KOOL MOE DEE, COOL HERC, MC SHAN, "MS. MC LYTE", "QUEEN LATIFAH", ROXANNE SHANTE, MISS MELODY, BIG DADDY KANE, BIZ MARKIE, NICE N' SMOOTH, SWEET-T, MONIE-LOVE, "PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH, BUSTA RHYMES (L.O.N.S), D-NICE, "SLICK RICK", A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, DANA-DANE, "KOOL G RAPP", & "MELLE MEL & THE FURIOUS FIVE"!!!!--I CAN'T FORGET HIP-HOPs' D JAYS: KOOL-DJ-RED-ALERT, "NEW JERSEYs'" BACK-SPIN, KID CAPRI, JMJ 1, "MISS SPIN-DARELLA" MUCH LUV, FMF FUNK MASTER FLEX, DJ PREMEIRE & GRANDMASTER FLASH!!!! *EVERY NEW-ARTIST "SHOULD" TAKE THEIR HATS OFF 2 ALL OF YOU!!!! "MAN I LOVE Y'ALL--WORD, THAT'S WHAT'S UP"!!!!***
==IF I FORGOT 2 LIST YOUR NAME, BABY I HAVEN'T FORGOT YA LOVE!==

+++++++++++++++++++++HERE ARE THE ARTIST THAT ARE FEATURED ON THIS HOTT-HOTT SOUNDTRACK:+++++++++++++++++++

1.===FUNKY PIANO--- "E. BROS." 30/20
2.===HEADZ AINT READY--- "BLACK MOON & SMIF N' WESSON" 30/20
3.==="CONNECTIONS"--- "NAUGHTY BY NATURE" 30/20
4.==="NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ"--- BIZ MARKIE 30/20
5.===I N V A S I O N--- "JERU THA DAMAJA" 30/20
6.==="OWN D E S T I N Y"--- "MAD LION" 30/20
7.===YOU WON'T GO FAR--- "O.C. & ORGANIZED KONFUSION" 30/20
8.===FLIP SQUAD'S IN DA HOUSE--- "FLIP SQUAD ALLSTARS" 30/20

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>DON'T BE WITH-OUT BOTH SOUNDTRACKS---YES YES Y'ALL... PEACE 2 >BRICK-CITY-JERSY<& ALL HIP-HOP JUNKIES!!!!
[1 L U V]<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< July 22, 2005

The best EP I've ever heard, but...

...That having been said, it's also the most solid chunk of East-Coast hip-hop released in 1995. Unfortunately, when someone was packaging the soundtrack, they figured it would be a good idea to put 20-some songs on "Vol. 1" and EIGHT SONGS on "Vol. 2." The result is an overpriced EP, but it's well worth it.

While "New Jersey Drive" may have been a fairly average film, the soundtrack was of the highest quality. And the majority of the quality material was saved for this installment.

The low-key loop of the E. Bros. "Funky Piano" highlights the MC's smoky, gritty flow. The Beatminerz provide a menacing backdrop for Black Moon's "Headz Ain't Ready," and Mad Lion growls up a storm on the KRS-One-produced "Own Destiny."

Funkmaster Flex works a wicked horn loop into the energetic "Flipsquad's In Da House. O.C. & Organized Konfusion go on a car-jacking spree in "You Won't Go Far," and DJ Premier blesses Jeru the Damaja with a tight track for the obligatory police-brutality ode, "Invasion."

Oh, and just in case you need one MORE reason to buy "New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2," Biz Markie flips Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle." Yeah, that's right. July 17, 2002

Good old school hip hop

This is an awesome little album. Short, but with no tracks that you can complain about. All are tight, well done, and are an example of fine old-school hip hop. A must buy for any Naughty by Nature fan. December 25, 2000

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