Office Space Soundtrack CD

-Scarface,Ice Cube,Geto Boys,Junior Reid,Koo

Producers include: Salaam Remi, James "JayDee" Yancey, Kool Keith, Kut Masta Kurt, Junior Reid.
Audio Mixer: Kool Keith.
Photographer: Van Redin.
The soundtrack to a hilarious comedy directed by Mike Judge of Beavis & Butthead fame, the Office Space soundtrack features a slew of old school gangsta rap tunes, as well as newer rap songs composed specifically for this soundtrack. Office Space concerned the hell of wage slavery, a torturous lifetime spent in cubicles and retail establishments with little hope of escape. In the movie, a group of lowly employees take on the man in various symbolic and humorous ways. Despite being damn funny and smartly written, Office Space wasn't a big hit at the box office. As impressive as the movie is its gangsta rap-heavy sound. Undoubtedly, Judge, who helped produce the soundtrack with Karyn Rachtman, is no novice when it comes to hip-hop. The soundtrack (and the movie in one incredibly silly scene) features a forgotten gangsta rap masterpiece from Scarface, "No Tears," where Scarface issues mad threats against some unnamed foes and drops bombs on everything in sight. It's one of the hardest-sounding tunes that gangsta rap ever gave birth to. Then there are a couple of knockout numbers from Scarface's former group, the Geto Boys: "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" and "Still." They've uncovered an overlooked, smoothly delivered cruising tune from Ice Cube, "Down for Whatever," which is atypically mellow for him. A couple of newer tunes having to do with the anti-work theme -- "Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee" from Canibus and Biz Markie, which incorporates bits from "Take This Job and Shove It," and Lisa Stone's decent cover of Dolly Parton's "9-5" -- are wedged in between all the old school numbers. Hollywood movies often feature hip-hop soundtracks, but rarely with a group of songs as fierce-sounding as these. ~ Adam Bregman
"This is music to hate your job by," says Mike Judge (creator of Beavis & Butthead) of the soundtrack to his film, "Office Space." Kicking off the 12-track hip-hop-flavored soundtrack is Canibus with his interpretation of the classic country tune "Take This Job and Shove It," to which hip-hop clown prince Biz Markie adds his unique style, spicing up the chorus. Also dropping in on the soundtrack are Ice Cube ("Down For Whatever"), Geto Boys ("Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta," "Still"), and Kool Keith ("Get Off My Elevator"). In another interesting combination where R&B meets country, producer QDIII flips an updated version of the classic Dolly Parton song "9 To 5," which features Interscope recording artist Lisa Stone