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***Romeo Must Die – Various**\
2000 • Soundtrack • Warner Bros. Records\
Vinyl
Great movie. A classic too. But that soundtrack gets slept on.
I kid you not, this is one of the best hip hop and R&B albums of the early 2000s. A double LP packed front to back with bangers.
Look at who’s on the damn thing: Aaliyah, DMX, Timbaland, Destiny’s Child, Ginuwine, Dave Hollister of Blackstreet—and plenty more.
The standout is “Try Again,” made specifically for *Romeo Must Die*. It became Aaliyah’s signature song and hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
And it deserved every bit of it. Hearing this thing on vinyl through reference headphones was a TREAT. The instrumentals pop right out.
Then immediately comes “Come Back in One Piece,” which has to be one of the best follow-up tracks on any soundtrack. Aaliyah is the main performer again, but then DMX comes barging in with those trademark barks and so much force he damn near steals the whole song.
I could keep going because there are 18 tracks here and the album runs 74:25. But there's not a dud here. Not one.
And after hearing this again, now I want to watch *Romeo Must Die* all over again because the soundtrack fits it so damn well.
I miss movies like this. There was a time when a Hong Kong action star could get top billing in a Hollywood movie. And we LOVED it.
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