The stars from the movie get together with Ja Rule for "Grand Finale" which proves to be just the opposite in terms of hip hop and its placing near the beginning of this soundtrack. The emceeing is just okay when you consider the top dogs that are present, the chorus is kinda dead, and they rocking over the same track that NWA freaked minus Ice Cube way back when, and it sounds like it belongs in that time zone. Ja Rule shows he is just a DMX-sound-a-like on "Story To Tell", but DMX is the one with the charisma. This is especially shown up after DMX flexes his steez on the dancehall-flavoured "Top Shotter" that surprisingly works, featuring Sean Paul and dancehall star of the moment Mr. Vegas. Guess it's just the X man's type of rapping that complements this riddim.

We also get "We Can All Get It On" by Drag-On. Is this some clever moniker that Cam'ron is using cos the song does drag on, but in actuality this is the new Ruff Ryders' artist... I was never feeling Cam'ron too much anyway, so this one just didn't grab me as it felt like it had all been done before. Half-A-Mil rhymes over a shuffling track hilighted by a sparse piano and seems kind of half hearted. Braveheart's "I Wanna Live" sounds kinda like Cam'ron's "Shanghai" in the beat produced by those oh-so-amazing (!) producers The Trackmasters. This group seems to among others (?) contain Nas and Nature, but if this is all they have to offer, don't expect to see this group last.

There are some R&B tracks which were pretty pleasant. Lady pours out her heart on "No Way In, No Way Out" about - you've guessed it - deception and unfaithfulness. Jerome soars through "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" which is another slow moving, sparsely backed arrangement showcasing Bad Boy's latest R&B act. The R. Kelly penned "What About" is clearly delivered by protege Sparkle and continues to cement her reputation as a good vocallist, and Mya is given the much-needed remix treatment on the all new hip-hoppped "Movin Out" with Raekwon and Noreaga acquitting themselves well on this in-demand cut, which was already available on 12 inch. Undoubtedly, the best R&B cut (and could even possibly be said hip hop cut courtesy of the masterful production) is D'Angelo's return in the form of "Devil's Pie". Primo returns to lace the track, so 'nuff said.

DJ Premier continues on in winning ways by producing Gang Starr's "Militia (remix)", this time trading in Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx for WC and Rakim. The track is much more laid back with an as always ill scratched vocal sample for the hook, while we get the microphone master on the same track as the Guru. Quality indeed. Other tunes worth checkin' for include the introspective Noreaga's "Sometimes" with Maze, the okay-ish "Tommy's Theme" by the Lox and Made Men, Roc-A-Fella's Sauce Money and Jay Z teaming up on the tight "Pre-Game", and the obligatory Wu-Tang track "Windpipe" with Ghostface, Rza, and ODB.