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- Date Released: July 2, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: So So Def/Sony Music Soundtrax
- Copyright: Compilation (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainement, Inc. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. This package contains previously released material.
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So So Def boss Jermaine Dupri rounds up a number of playful pop-rap songs for the Like Mike soundtrack, unsurprisingly including a number of Lil' Bow Wow performances. The 15-year-old rapper stars in the film so it's expected that his contributions will be significant, and indeed they are, beginning with "Basketball," the album's opening song. Here Bow Wow, Fabolous, and Dupri drop a verse each about their passion for the game, while Fundisha sings the hook. A little bit later in the album come the two standout Bow Wow songs, though: the Neptunes-produced "Take Ya Home" and Just Blaze-produced "Playin' the Game." Both songs feature top-notch production and incredibly catchy hooks, so much so that the former became one of Bow Wow's biggest hits yet. Elsewhere on Like Mike, Dupri includes so-so songs by TQ, Mario, and Solange, three artists likely to appeal to the same listeners who like Bow Wow. But the real surprise comes late in the album with Nas' "Rule" and TCP's "Hoop It Up," both much more adult than the preceding songs. The previously released Nas song, which interpolates Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," falls a bit short of being another "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" for the New York rapper, but it's still quite moving. And the TCP song is a fast-paced bass song that concludes the soundtrack perfectly, embodying the heart-racing nature of basketball.
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Basketball |
3:18 |
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| 02. | |
NBA 2K2
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2:09 |
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| 03. | |
I Remember
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4:21 |
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| 04. | |
Take Ya Home
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3:57 |
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| 05. | |
Put Me On
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3:39 |
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| 06. | |
Playin' the Game
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4:32 |
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| 07. | |
Dance With You
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3:02 |
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| 08. | |
Can I Holla |
3:28 |
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| 09. | |
Rule
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3:57 |
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| 10. | |
Hoop It Up
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3:19 |
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10 Total Tracks, 35:42 Total Length
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Credits
- Marc Jordan - A&R // Poison - Vocals // Robert Kraft - Executive in Charge of Music // Tony Black - Mixing // Nas - Performer // Nas - Performer // Leslie Brathwaite - Mixing // Jermaine Dupri - Producer // Jermaine Dupri - Executive Producer // Jermaine Dupri - Mixing // Jermaine Dupri - Vocal Producer // Steve Fisher - Assistant Engineer // Brian Frye - Engineer // John Frye - Mixing // Bernie Grundman - Mastering // Chris Stokes - Producer // Phil Tan - Mixing // Christine Wilson - Art Direction // Kevin Crouse - Engineer // Jason Goldstein - Mixing // Geoff Bywater - Music Supervisor // Joe Warlick - Engineer // TCP - Vocals (Background) // TCP - Performer // Archie Hall - Engineer // Billy Gottlieb - Music Supervisor // Michael Mauldin - Executive Producer // Daniel Moss - Photography // The Neptunes - Producer // The Neptunes - Mixing // John Horesco IV - Engineer // John Horesco IV - Mixing Assistant // Regina Davenport - A&R // Just Blaze - Producer // Emily Lazar - Mastering // Jake Ninan - Assistant Engineer // Platinum Status - Producer // Kamel Abdo - Engineer // Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers - A&R // Bow Wow - Performer // Ismel Ramos - Assistant Engineer // Alicia Keys - Multi Instruments // Alicia Keys - Multi Instruments // Alicia Keys - Producer // Alicia Keys - Producer // Fabolous - Performer // Mark Goodchild - Engineer // A-Dogg - Vocals // Mario - Vocals (Background) // Julia Michels - Music Supervisor // Debbie Patton - A&R // Fundisha - Performer // Amerie - Performer // Pablo Arraya - Assistant Engineer // John Czornyj - Mixing // Bruce Buechner - Engineer // Warren Bletcher - Assistant // Tadd Mingo - Assistant Engineer // Diane McDonald - A&R // Ellen Ginsburg - Music Clearance // Mike Shorey - Vocals // Bret Wachter - Music Clearance
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Performers
Mario // Roc // Alicia Keys // TCP // BOWWOW // Amerie // Kerry Brothers // Young Steff featuring Lil Bow Wow // Lil Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous & Fundisha // Solange feat. B2K // Nas featuring Amerie // TQ featuring Jagged Edge
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