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"Black and White" Soundtrack Lyrics

Movie • 2000

Track Listing

›It's Not a Game

American Cream Team f/ Raekwon, RZA
›Year 2000

Xzibit
›Don't be a Follower

Prodigy (Mobb Deep)
›Dramacide

The X-ecutioners f/ Big Punisher, Kool G. Rap
›Wake Up

Raekwon the Chef
›Dem Crazy

Dead Prez f/ Stephen Marley, Ghetto Youths Crew
›Stand for Something

Chip Banks f/ One Eye, tha Outlawz
›Middle Finger Attitude

American Cream Team
›You'll Never be Better Than Me (I'm That Shit)

Queen Pen f/ Joe Hooker
›You (Feel Good Remix)

Samuel Christian f/ Mos Def
›You're a Big Girl Now

LV
›Free

Michael Fredo

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"Black and White" Soundtrack Description

Black and White (1999/2000) official trailer still with cast montage and New York nightlife
Black and White — trailer still, 2000 U.S. release

Questions and Answers

Is there an official soundtrack album for Black and White?
Yes. It’s titled Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Black and White and was released in 2000 via Loud Records.
What style dominates the album?
Primarily late–’90s/early–’00s hip-hop with Wu-Tang affiliates alongside West Coast and underground names.
Who oversaw the film’s music?
Oliver “Power” Grant (Wu-Tang executive/actor) served as music supervisor; the film credits list original music from the American Cream Team.
Did the album chart?
In the U.S. it reached No. 124 on the Billboard 200 and No. 43 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Where can I hear the album today?
It’s available on major digital platforms (e.g., Apple Music) and on physical media via second-hand markets.
Does the movie also use older cuts beyond hip-hop?
Yes—needle-drops include The Stylistics and even a burst of Bach in a sly contrapuntal moment.

Notes & Trivia

  • The album dropped March 28, 2000—just ahead of the film’s April U.S. theatrical release (according to Variety).
  • Exec-produced on the music side by Wu-Tang’s Oliver “Power” Grant, whose on-screen character (Rich Bower) anchors the film’s hip-hop milieu.
  • The film’s credits list “original music” by the American Cream Team, further blurring cast, characters, and soundtrack authorship.
  • Not every song heard in the movie appears on the album; a couple of key old-school selections are film-only.
  • The soundtrack features cross-pollination: West Coast voices (e.g., Xzibit) alongside East Coast stalwarts.
  • A Sweet soul classic by The Stylistics pops up diegetically, contrasting the film’s gritty verité vibe.
  • A brief classical needle-drop (Bach) is used for ironic polish during chaotic social scenes.
Trailer still featuring New York party scene with handheld camera energy
Party-circuit energy frames the soundtrack’s role.

Overview

Why does a Bach concerto crash a downtown rap party? Because Black and White treats music like social X-ray. James Toback’s mosaic of New York kids orbiting hip-hop celebrity lives on the abrasive edge between aspiration and appropriation; the soundtrack keeps poking the bubble. Street-level beats, mixtape-style segues, and cameo voices make the city feel wired in real time.

Released as a companion compilation, the album leans hard into hip-hop—Wu-Tang satellites, rugged posse cuts, and turn-of-the-millennium production tricks. In the film, those tracks collide with sly catalog cues (sweet Philly soul; baroque sparkle), giving scenes a second meaning: seduction and danger, glamour and performance. It’s a soundtrack that sounds like New York arguing with itself (as stated in a 1999–2000 trade review roundup).

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