Various Artists

Editor's Review:

Soundtracks are a lot like chips and salsa; they bring all different types of people together who normally wouldn’t collectively gather. With that in mind, the Barber Shop 2 soundtrack is much like the salsa comparison, as it has the potential to bring all different types of hip-hop fans together. First and foremost, the soundtrack is radio friendly. It has commercial rappers and singers including some good ones, most notably Outkast, Mos Def and The Clipse (who sound like they have strep throat on their track “Pussy”). It has just the right blend of commercial and quality artists, including the Lil Jon-produced track titled “All” by Olivia, where Lil Jon jacks his own beat (Youngblood’s “Damn!”). I know, off the hook. For all the underground backpack snobs, the theme of jacking beats is continued with these commercial cats rapping and singing over God’s “Microphone Fiend” and Pharoahe Monch’s Soundbombing 2 track, “Mayor.”
If the movie is half as funny as the first, the popularity of the film should only help out the sales of the soundtrack. On a final note, I find it somewhat amazing that out of the four main actors in the film — Queen Latifah, Ice Cube, Eve and Cedric the Entertainer — only Eve contributes to the soundtrack. At least put a fucking Cedric skit on that shit. Don’t forget your roots!
– Paul Davis
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Record Label Interscope Records Released February 2004

Tracks Not Today performed by Blige, Mary J. / Eve I Can't Wait performed by Sleepy Brown / Outkast Fallen performed by Mya / Chingy Pussy performed by Clipse Never performed by Keyshia Cole / Eve Unconditionally performed by G Unit All performed by Olivia Things Come and Go performed by Mya / Sean Paul Wanna Be Where U Are performed by Floetry / Mos Def Barbershop performed by D Twelve One of Ours performed by Mobb Deep Private Party performed by Olivia On the Weekend performed by Smith. Morgan Make It Home performed by Spitfya Precious Love performed by Avant

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