Editor’s Note: The Albumism staff has selected what we believe to be the 100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, representing a varied cross-section of films and musical genres. Click “Next Soundtrack” below to explore each soundtrack in the list or for easier navigation, view the full introduction & soundtrack index here.
Menace II Society
Jive (1993)
Selected by Jesse Ducker
The Hughes Brothers’ Menace II Society presents a pretty grim view of life in inner city Los Angeles, and much of its accompanying soundtrack shares this borderline nihilism. The soundtrack draws together artists from around the country, and works best when the music reflects the bleak ethos of the film. Both on celluloid and a record, violence occurs without warning, drugs are omnipresent, and young Black men are an endangered species.
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