Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)

Rhyme & Reason
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	January 14, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	64:40
Label	Priority
Producer	Dat Nigga Daz, Clever Kisum, Busta Rhymes, The Ummah, Crazy C, Fabian Hamilton, E-40, Studio Ton, True Master, RZA, MC Eiht, KRS-One, Beats By the Pound, Guru, Blac Earl, O.G. Style

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Rhyme & Reason is the soundtrack to the documentary film, Rhyme & Reason Produced and Directed by Peter Spirer who also served as Executive Producer of the Soundtrack along with Charles X Block. It was released on January 14, 1997 through Priority Records and featured production from the likes of The Ummah, RZA and Beats By the Pound. The soundtrack found a great deal of success, peaking at #16 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and spawing the hit single "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on March 17, 1997.

Track listing

1. "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" – 4:03 (Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound)
2. "Wild Hot" – 3:03 (Busta Rhymes and A Tribe Called Quest)
3. "Reason for Rhyme" – 5:01 (8Ball & MJG)
4. "Uni-4-Orm" – 4:44 (Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah and Canibus)
5. "Bogus Mayn" – 4:44 (Crucial Conflict)
6. "Every Year" – 3:59 (E-40)
7. "Tragedy" – 3:47 (RZA)
8. "Represent" – 4:49 (MC Eiht)
9. "Niggaz Don't Want It" – 4:55 (Lost Boyz)
10. "Bring It Back" – 5:04 (KRS-One)
11. "Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?" – 3:35 (Master P)
12. "Liquor Store Run" – 4:38 (Volume 10)
13. "The Way It Iz" – 4:01 (Guru, KaiBee and Lil' Dap)
14. "Business First" – 4:15 (Nyoo and DeCoca)
15. "No Identity" – 4:02 (Delinquent Habits)

See also

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