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Vin Diesel's Xander Cage was busy BASE jumping or making Asia Argento flans or something, so Ice Cube steps in for the second installment in XXX's Action! Explosion! Ramping Stuff! franchise. Samuel L. Jackson gives Cube's disgraced special forces guy a chance for redemption -- help him quell a plot against America -- and XXX: State of the Union (you have to love the title) is born. Stepping out of the Xander Xone allows for a purer read on the gunplay, speed, and fire. Similarly, State of the Union's soundtrack is less extreme sport metal/modern rock cocktail and more amplified hip-hop with rock tinges. It's still the music to a live-action video game. But XXX: State of the Union is at least a little more cohesive. J-Kwon's "Get XXX'd" is the lead single/theme song, sort of its own "Shake Ya Tailfeather." As a track, "XXX'd" is nowhere near the addictiveness of J's "Get Tipsy." But together with Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez, he gives the Trackboyz' samey Dirty South production some zing. Ice Cube's "Anybody Seen the PoPo's?!" rides a tense rhythm, calls out Bill Cosby, and fires off a few choice lines ("Bloody-ass BBs pulled out your buttocks!"); Timbaland's production on "Here We Go" nods to the Neptunes; and "Oh No" is sharp and lyrical with strong work from Big Boi, Bubba Sparxxx, and scary-ass Killer Mike. The rapper/rocker collabo track has been an action movie cliché since Judgment Night, and State of the Union has its share. Korn and Xzibit pimp Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"; while Xzibit sounds hungry on the mike, everything else on the track -- including Jonathan Davis' vocal -- is way too sanitized. Likewise, a straight mash-up of Three Days Grace's "Just Like You" and Bonecrusher's "Wyle Out" (which also appears on its own) is a little unnecessary. And yet, both "Just Like Wylin'" and "Fight the Power" work in the context of XXX: State of the Union. Like the inclusion of Moby and Public Enemy's text-speak protest jam "MKLVFKWR," they show some creativity on the part of the soundtrack's compilers, who could've just tacked a hot single to a bunch of sound-alike drudgery.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Jerrell Jones, Composer - Jerrell Jones, Lyricist - J-Kwon featuring Petey Pablo & Ebony Eyez, Performer - Tyson Leper, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Executive Producer - Joe Kent, Composer - Joe Kent, Lyricist - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - The Trackboyz, Recording Engineer - The Trackboyz, Executive Producer - The Trackboyz, Producer - Mark Williams, Composer - Mark Williams, Lyricist - Ebony S. Williams, Composer - Ebony S. Williams, Lyricist - Moses Barrett, III, Composer - Moses Barrett, III, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Organized Noize, Producer - Big Boi featuring Killer Mike and Bubba Sparxxx, Performer - Michael Render, Composer - Michael Render, Lyricist - Pat "Sleepy" Brown, Composer - Pat "Sleepy" Brown, Lyricist - Raymon Murray, Composer - Raymon Murray, Lyricist - George Morton, Composer - George Morton, Lyricist - Warren Mathis, Composer - Warren Mathis, Lyricist - Rico Wade, Composer - Rico Wade, Lyricist - Antwan Patton, Composer - Antwan Patton, Lyricist - Jamahr Williams, Composer - Jamahr Williams, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
J. Truby, Composer - J. Truby, Lyricist - Greg Fidelman, Co-Producer - P.O.D., Performer - P.O.D., Composer - P.O.D., Lyricist - P.O.D., Producer
(P) 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Josh Abraham, Producer - Duff McKagan, Acoustic Bass - Duff McKagan, Background Vocal - Slash, Guitar - Slash, Background Vocal - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - Saul Hudson, Composer - Saul Hudson, Lyricist - Michael McKagan, Composer - Michael McKagan, Lyricist - Dave Kushner, Guitar - Keith Nelson, Composer - Keith Nelson, Lyricist - Matt Sorum, Composer - Matt Sorum, Lyricist - Matt Sorum, Drums - Matt Sorum, Background Vocal - Brandon Belsky, 2nd Engineer - Rocco Guarino, 2nd Engineer - Scott Weiland, Composer - Scott Weiland, Lyricist - Scott Weiland, Vocal - Chris Young, 2nd Engineer - Velvet Revolver, Performer - Velvet Revolver, Producer - Douglas Grean, Engineer - Douglas Grean, Misc. Prod. - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 BMG Music
Maestro, Producer - Wayne Hardnett, Composer - Wayne Hardnett, Lyricist - Vau Shaun Brooks, Composer - Vau Shaun Brooks, Lyricist - Bone Crusher, Performer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Douglass, Mixing Engineer - Demacio Castellon, Recording Engineer - Demacio Castellon, Mixing Engineer - Timbaland, Producer - Jermany James, Composer - Jermany James, Lyricist - Patrick McGee, 2nd Engineer - Timothy Mosely, Composer - Timothy Mosely, Lyricist - David Heuer, 2nd Engineer - Dirtbag, Performer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Sean Paul Joseph, Composer - Sean Paul Joseph, Lyricist - Youngbloodz, Performer - The Trackboyz, Producer - Mark Williams, Composer - Mark Williams, Lyricist - Jeffrey Grigsby, Composer - Jeffrey Grigsby, Lyricist - Joe Kent, Composer - Joe Kent, Lyricist - William Holmes, Composer - William Holmes, Lyricist - Damon Green, Composer - Damon Green, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Bone Crusher & Three Days Grace, Performer - Gavin Brown, Producer - Gavin Brown, Composer - Gavin Brown, Lyricist - Gavin Brown, Engineer - Maestro, Producer - Wayne Hardnett, Composer - Wayne Hardnett, Lyricist - Kenny Luong, Engineer - Vau Shaun Brooks, Composer - Vau Shaun Brooks, Lyricist - Three Days Grace, Composer - Three Days Grace, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Brian Stanley, Composer - Brian Stanley, Lyricist - Brian Stanley, Co-Producer - Rated R, Producer - Labba, Performer - Darius Ford, Composer - Darius Ford, Lyricist - R. Edwards, Composer - R. Edwards, Lyricist - Nasiyr Bey, Composer - Nasiyr Bey, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
T. Boy, Performer - T. Boy, Producer - Anthony C. Williams II, Composer - Anthony C. Williams II, Lyricist - Steve Russel, Recording Engineer - Steve Russel, Engineer - Steve Russel, Mixing Engineer - Tonéx, Performer - Tonéx, Vocal
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Vin Diesel's Xander Cage was busy BASE jumping or making Asia Argento flans or something, so Ice Cube steps in for the second installment in XXX's Action! Explosion! Ramping Stuff! franchise. Samuel L. Jackson gives Cube's disgraced special forces guy a chance for redemption -- help him quell a plot against America -- and XXX: State of the Union (you have to love the title) is born. Stepping out of the Xander Xone allows for a purer read on the gunplay, speed, and fire. Similarly, State of the Union's soundtrack is less extreme sport metal/modern rock cocktail and more amplified hip-hop with rock tinges. It's still the music to a live-action video game. But XXX: State of the Union is at least a little more cohesive. J-Kwon's "Get XXX'd" is the lead single/theme song, sort of its own "Shake Ya Tailfeather." As a track, "XXX'd" is nowhere near the addictiveness of J's "Get Tipsy." But together with Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez, he gives the Trackboyz' samey Dirty South production some zing. Ice Cube's "Anybody Seen the PoPo's?!" rides a tense rhythm, calls out Bill Cosby, and fires off a few choice lines ("Bloody-ass BBs pulled out your buttocks!"); Timbaland's production on "Here We Go" nods to the Neptunes; and "Oh No" is sharp and lyrical with strong work from Big Boi, Bubba Sparxxx, and scary-ass Killer Mike. The rapper/rocker collabo track has been an action movie cliché since Judgment Night, and State of the Union has its share. Korn and Xzibit pimp Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"; while Xzibit sounds hungry on the mike, everything else on the track -- including Jonathan Davis' vocal -- is way too sanitized. Likewise, a straight mash-up of Three Days Grace's "Just Like You" and Bonecrusher's "Wyle Out" (which also appears on its own) is a little unnecessary. And yet, both "Just Like Wylin'" and "Fight the Power" work in the context of XXX: State of the Union. Like the inclusion of Moby and Public Enemy's text-speak protest jam "MKLVFKWR," they show some creativity on the part of the soundtrack's compilers, who could've just tacked a hot single to a bunch of sound-alike drudgery.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:44
- Main artists: Original Soundtrack
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording LLC
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