New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1

New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the first of two soundtracks to Nick Gomez' 1995 film New Jersey Drive. It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records, and consists of hip hop music. Composed of seventeen songs, the album features performances by Blak Panta, Coolio, Heavy D, Ill Al Skratch, Keith Murray, Mac Mall, Maze, MC Eiht, Lords of the Underground, Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Poets of Darkness, Queen Latifah, Ray Luv, Redman, Sabelle, Smooth, Total, Undacova, and Young Lay. Production was handled by several hip hop's top producers, including Puff Daddy, Erick Sermon, Easy Mo Bee and Marley Marl.

New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	March 28, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:16:22
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Nick Gomez (exec.) Monica Lynch (exec.) Easy Mo Bee Eric "Kenya" Baker Erick Sermon Frankie Beverly Giovanni Salah Khayree LoRider Marley Marl MC Eiht Mike "Nice" Barrel Organized Noize Queen Latifah Redman Sean "Puffy" Combs Tracy Stuckey The LG Experience T-Ray Wino
New Jersey Drive soundtrack chronology
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (1995) New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2 (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album found a great deal of success, making it to #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned the certified gold single "Can't You See" which launched the career of popular 90's girl group Total. On June 6, 1995 the soundtrack was certified gold by the RIAA.

New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2 was released on April 11, 1995.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Shut Down on a Player" (performed by Ill Al Skratch)	The LG Experience LoRider	3:25
2.	"Where Am I?" (performed by Redman)	Redman	5:40
3.	"Do What U Want" (performed by Blak Panta)	Mike "Nice" Barrel Brent Toussaint (add.) Danett Levy (add.)	4:22
4.	"Old Thing" (performed by Sabelle)	Giovanni Salah	4:12
5.	"All About My Fetti" (performed by Young Lay, Mac Mall and Ray Luv)	Khayree	6:24
6.	"Can't You See" (performed by Total and Notorious B.I.G.)	Puff Daddy	4:41
7.	"Burn Rubber" (performed by Lords of the Underground)	Marley Marl	4:30
8.	"21 In the Ghetto" (performed by Poets of Darkness)	Tracy Stuckey 69 aka Satan (co.)	3:49
9.	"Love Slave" (performed by Undacova)	T-Ray	4:30
10.	"Benz or Beamer" (performed by Outkast)	Organized Noize	4:15
11.	"Check It Out" (performed by Heavy D)	Easy Mo Bee	4:18
12.	"Jersey" (performed by Queen Latifah)	Queen Latifah	4:53
13.	"East Left" (performed by Keith Murray)	Erick Sermon	3:30
14.	"Ain't Nuthin' But Killin'" (performed by MC Eiht)	MC Eiht	5:01
15.	"Thru the Window" (performed by Coolio)	Wino	3:29
16.	"Before I Let Go" (performed by Maze and Frankie Beverly)	Frankie Beverly	5:03
17.	"One and Only" (performed by Smooth)	Eric "Kenya" Baker	4:09
Total length:			1:16:22

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 22 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200[4] 196 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 40

References

1. DiBella, M.F. "New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
2. "Soundtrack New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
3. "Soundtrack New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

External links

• New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)