Various Artists - Streets Is Watching (Soundtrack) (1998)

*A photo of the disc is included in the RAR file.

Country: U.S.A.

Genre: Hip-Hop

Style: Pop Rap, Gangsta Rap

Label Number: 314 558 132-2

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© 1998 Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Records

Streets Is Watching Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Jay-Z decided to get into the process of myth-making with Streets Is Watching, a documentary about his life. Unlike many hip-hop movies, the film purports to be about the real Jay-Z and how he keeps things on the street. While that matter is open to debate, it is true that the soundtrack is street-level hip-hop, both for better and for worse. Many of the artists on the collection are underground rappers -- Jay-Z and Noreaga are the best-known names here -- who all follow a similar style: hard-hitting beats and blunt (as well as blunted) freestyle raps. There are some really good moments here, enough to make it worthwhile for dedicated fans of the genre, but there's also enough repetition here to make it a little trying for casual listeners.

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