Honey Soundtrack CD

This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser.

The movie HONEY stars Jessica Alba as an attractive, gritty, hard-working dancer determined to work her way to the top. With that plot, the advanced buzz surrounding the movie compared it to two movies of vastly differing fates, FLASHDANCE and GLITTER, both of which studied performers resolute in their path towards stardom. Both films also had high-profile soundtracks. However, in all of these films and soundtracks, the key distinction is the world in the characters live; where FLASHDANCE concerned a very 1980s rock world, and GLITTER a glamorous ultra-pop world, HONEY lives in the world of hip-hop.

The soundtrack for HONEY features an invigorating mix of rap styles, kicking off with a bang as the movie's sharp co-star, Missy Elliott, shows off her primary career on the predictably clever and catchy new track "Hurt Sumthin'." Blaque's "I'm Good" features about as heady a balance of titillation and wit as one can find. The rest of the record includes some excellent hip-hop tracks such as Erick Sermon and Redman's "React," Fabolous's "Now Ride," and from the world of reggae crossover, Sean Paul's instant classic "Gimme the Light."

Original motion picture soundtrack featuring Missy Elliott, Fabolous, Tweet, Blaque and more. The film stars Jessica Alba (television's Dark Angel). Elektra. 2003.

Original score composed by Mervyn Warren.

Personnel: Nate Dogg (vocals, background vocals); Ghostface Killah, Missy Elliott, Saigon, Trife, Blaque (vocals); Mike Tiger (guitar, keyboards); Carlos Bedoya (keyboards); Mark Ronson (percussion); Warryn Campbell (programming).

Audio Mixers: Duro; Scott Kieklak; Jean-Marie Horvat; Tommy Uzzo; Troy Hightower; Bruce Buechner.

Recording information: Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Hit Factory Recording Studios, New York, NY; L.i.t.e. Recording Studios, Long Island, NY; Mirror Image Recorders, New York, NY; Record Plant Studios, CA; Sound on Sound; Studio 24, Burbank, CA; The Grind Factory, Los Angeles, CA.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.