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Snatch: Stealin' Stones And Breakin' Bones, The Or...
Genre:
SOUNDTRACKS
Label:
Universal
Release date: 2000
Album Reviews
Following in the form of the actual movie, Snatch's soundtrack starts off with a musical bang and a couple minced-up words from Brad Pitt. The album catapults itself into high speed with the heavy, electronic sounds of Klint and Overseer to a full-on schizophrenic music highway. Taking a note from soundtrack heavyweights like Pulp Fiction and Richie's soundtrack for his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch's is sprinkled with dialogue clips from the movie to give more power to the songs. Richie's taste for extreme music collectives is what makes his soundtracks so pleasing and timeless; starting with heavy electronica to the Latin tango of "Hernando's Hideaway," the two-tone of the the Specials' "Ghost Town," back to Madonna's early pop, and even a traditional Jewish anthem for good measure. Highlights of the album include the Strangler's British new wave "Golden Brown" and Herbaliser's bold "Sensual Woman." Richie once again proves his ability to smoothly tie together a wide spectrum of music genres while somehow keeping them focused in the direction of a film just as sporadic as its music. ~ Diana Potts, All Music Guide
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Dangerous Kardinal Offishall Feat. Akon |
| Hitmaking machine Akon has always been good at helping others. Both established and new talent have often queued for his helping hand. One of his latest and most successful collaborators has been Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, a former producer of emerging bands from Toronto's hip-hop scene, whose own records showed a hearty mix of reggae, rap and dancehall, showcasing the ongoing romance between North American hip-hop and the Caribbean ."Dangerous," a keyboard feast paying tribute to the female anatomy, benefits from Akon's Midas touch; so much that one could argue if Akon should have claimed the song for himself. But no one is complaining. It has been a huge summer hit stateside, reinforced with a powerful alternative version with extra muscle provided by Sean Paul and Twista; and it has paved the way for Offishall's imminent, star-studded breakthough album "Not 4 Sale", featuring all the usual suspects (Rihanna, Estelle, The-Dream, Clipse, etc.) of Today's R&B world. | |
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