Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Paris Barclay's 1996 film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. It was released on January 9, 1996 via Island Records, and consisted of hip hop and R&B music. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200, number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 14, 1996 for selling 500,000 copies in the United States.

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)
Recorded	April 1995 – January 1996
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	1:16:13
Label	Island Records
Producer	Hiriam Hicks (exec.) Tim "Buttnaked" Dawg Mr. Sex R. Kelly Stanley Brown DJ Clark Kent D-Flow Production Squad Erick Sermon Frankie Cutlass Geary J. McDowell Joe Joshua Thompson Lord Jamar Mobb Deep Mr. Dalvin RZA Sean "Don Juan" Greene Tizone T-Mor
Singles from Don't Be a Menace
"Don't Give Up" Released: October 28, 1995 "Renee" Released: January 30, 1996 "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" Released: January 30, 1996 "Can't Be Wasting My Time" Released: January 30, 1996 "Let's Lay Together" Released: March 19, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[2]

It spawned five singles: The Island Inspirational All-Stars' gospel song "Don't Give Up", the Lost Boyz' "Renee", Mona Lisa (singer) featuring the Lost Boyz "Can't Be Wasting My Time", Joe's "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", and The Isley Brothers' "Let's Lay Together".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Winter Warz" (performed by Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, Raekwon and U-God)	C. Woods D. Hill D. Coles E. Turner L. Hawkins R. Diggs	RZA	5:10
2.	"Renee" (performed by Lost Boyz)	T. Kelly	"Buttnaked" Tim Dawg Mr. Sex	5:00
3.	"Funky Sounds" (performed by Lil Bud and Tizone)	A. Street Lil' Bud	Antonio "Tizone" Street	4:01
4.	"Give It Up" (performed by Jodeci)	C. Hailey D. Degrate J. Hailey	Mr. Dalvin	3:53
5.	"Can't Be Wasting My Time (One Dread One Ball Head Version)" (performed by Mona Lisa and Lost Boyz)	A. Evans B. Antoine G. Duncan J. Austin T. Patterson Lost Boyz	"Buttnaked" Tim Dawg Mr. Sex Stanley Brown (co.)	4:34
6.	"Time to Shine" (performed by Lil' Kim and Mona Lisa)	K. Jones R. Franklin T. Patterson	DJ Clark Kent	4:41
7.	"Maintain" (performed by Erick Sermon)	E. Sermon	Erick Sermon	3:13
8.	"We Got More" (performed by Shock G and Luniz)	G. Husbands G. Jacobs J. Ellis	D-Flow Production Squad	3:07
9.	"Let's Lay Together" (performed by The Isley Brothers)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:42
10.	"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" (performed by Joe)	J. Thomas J. Thompson M. Williams	Joe Joshua Thompson	6:19
11.	"Tempo Slow" (performed by R. Kelly)	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:27
12.	"Live Wires Connect" (performed by UGK, Keith Murray and Lord Jamar)	B. Freeman C. Butler K. Murray L. Dechalus Coco Budda	Lord Jamar	6:03
13.	"Up North Trip" (performed by Mobb Deep)	A. Johnson K. Muchita	Mobb Deep	4:57
14.	"Freak It Out!" (performed by Doug E. Fresh and Luke)	B. Moody D. Davis F. Malave L. Campbell	Frankie Cutlass DJ Barry B (co.) Doug E. Fresh (co.) Shim Sham (co.)	3:12
15.	"Suga Daddy" (performed by Suga-T)	T. Stevens T-Mor	T-Mor	3:28
16.	"It's Time" (performed by Blue Raspberry)	C. Thomas J. Thompson G. McDowell S. Greene	Geary J. McDowell Sean "Don Juan" Greene	5:25
17.	"Don't Give Up" (performed by Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence and Karen Clark Sheard)	D. Lawrence S. Brown	Stanley Brown Donald Lawrence (co.)	3:57
Total length:				1:16:13

Notes

• Track 5 contains a sample of "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" performed by KRS-One
• Track 6 contains a sample of "A Love of Your Own" performed by Average White Band
• Track 16 contains a sample of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" performed by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg

Other songs

There are three songs did appear in the film but were not released on the soundtrack album:

• "Food Fight", written by Gregory Jacobs, Teren Delvon Jones and E. Humphrey, produced by D-Flow Production Squad, and performed by Digital Underground
• "U Can't Touch This", written by Stanley Kirk Burrell, Rick James and Alonzo Miller, and performed by Titus and Da Boyz
• "Happy Birthday", written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position US Billboard 200^[4] 18 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200^[6] 176 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7] 38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
2. Tyehimba, Cheo (February 9, 1996). "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
3. "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) - IMDb". IMDb. from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
4. "Soundtrack Don't Be A Menace To South Central... Chart History". Billboard 200. from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
5. "Soundtrack Don't Be A Menace To South Central... Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard). from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
8. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Don't Be A Menace". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood - The Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)