Brown Sugar (soundtrack)

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Brown Sugar is the soundtrack to Rick Famuyiwa's 2002 film Brown Sugar. It was released on September 24, 2002 through MCA Records, and consists of hip hop and R&B music. The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at number 1 on the Top Soundtracks, and was placed at number 40 on Pitchfork's the 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time.[3]

Brown Sugar
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	September 24, 2002
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	1:03:49
Label	MCA Records
Producer	David Gates (exec.) Gary Ashley (exec.) Jeff Harleston (exec.) Kathy Nelson (exec.) Tom Sarig (exec.) Kanye West Hi-Tek Angie Stone Chief Xcel Davel "Bo" McKenzie Dre & Vidal Eric B. & Rakim Erykah Badu Henri Charlemagne Kenny Whitehead Missy Elliott Rahsaan Patterson Raphael Saadiq The Grand Wizzards
Singles from Brown Sugar
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Released: August 20, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10[2]

The album spawned Erykah Badu and Common's successful single "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)", which made it to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)" (performed by Mos Def & Faith Evans)	Kanye West Scott Storch (add.)	3:30
2.	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (performed by Erykah Badu & Common)	Erykah Badu Raphael Saadiq James Poyser (co.) Jake and the Phatman (co.)	5:39
3.	"Bring Your Heart" (performed by Angie Stone & Diamond Stone)	Angie Stone	4:50
4.	"Brown Sugar (Raw)" (performed by Black Star)	Kanye West	3:44
5.	"Easy Conversation" (performed by Jill Scott)	Dre & Vidal	4:58
6.	"It's Going Down" (performed by Blackalicious, Lateef the Truth Speaker & Keke Wyatt)	Chief Xcel Hi-Tek (co.)	3:58
7.	"Breakdown" (performed by Mos Def)	Kanye West	3:02
8.	"You Make Life So Good" (performed by Rahsaan Patterson)	Davel "Bo" McKenzie Rahsaan Patterson	3:59
9.	"Time After Time" (performed by Cassandra Wilson)		4:07
10.	"Paid in Full (7 Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)" (performed by Eric B. & Rakim)	Eric B. Rakim	7:11
11.	"No One Knows Her Name" (performed by Hi-Tek, Big D & Piakhan)	Hi-Tek	3:56
12.	"Act Too (Love of My Life)" (performed by The Roots)	The Grand Wizzards	3:37
13.	"Never Been" (performed by Mary J. Blige)	Henri Charlemagne Missy Elliott	4:04
14.	"Brown Sugar (Fine)" (performed by Mos Def featuring Adaritha)	Kanye West	3:32
15.	"You Changed" (performed by Jully Black)	Kenny Whitehead	3:52
Total length:			1:03:49

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 2 US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 81

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Brown Sugar - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 10, 2004). "Various Artists :: Brown Sugar Soundtrack – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
3. "The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time - Page 2". Website. February 19, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
4. "Soundtrack Brown Sugar Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
5. "Soundtrack Brown Sugar Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
6. "Soundtrack Brown Sugar Chart History". Top Soundtracks. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

External links

• Various – Brown Sugar at Discogs (list of releases)