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True Crime Soundtrack

by Steven Rodriguez - October 15, 2003, 12:10 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: Press Release

What would be better to listen to on the streets of Los Angeles than the music from the game of the same name?

KOCH Entertainment Announces Deal To Release The Soundtrack To Activision’s New Video Game, True Crime: Streets of L.A.

CD Features Brand New Material From Snoop Dogg, Westside Connection, Jayo Felony, Warren G., Bizzy Bone and other West Coast heavy weights.

Album In Stores Nov. 11, 2003

New York, NY – KOCH Entertainment in conjunction with Vybe Squad LLC is proud to announce the release of True Crime™: Streets of L.A.™, a brand new 20-track compilation and companion piece to the highly anticipated game of the same name from Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The album features an incredible mix of new studio material from some of the biggest names in West Coast hip-hop. The CD is the first release of its kind to feature all new original material, all of which is heavily featured in the game.

Bob Frank, President of KOCH Entertainment says, “We are excited to partner up with Vybe Squad and Activision in the release of this special project. We hope it is the first of many.”

Snoop Dogg, the undisputed Doggfather of hip-hop, is featured on the soundtrack release with “Dance With Me,” an incredible new song that samples the legendary Marvin Gaye. Additional new cuts by Cali heavyweights Westside Connection (feat. Ice Cube), Jayo Felony, Warren G., and Bizzy Bone are just a handful of highlights on this new collection.

Furthermore, the Activision game also features licensed tracks from old school West Coast rappers such as Ice T and D.O.C., as well as contemporary hip-hop acts like N.E.R.D, providing a compelling backdrop to the game’s no-holds-barred car chases, shootouts, on-foot pursuits and hand-to-hand combat.

“True Crime: Streets of L.A. represents the largest collection of original West Coast hip-hop music ever assembled for a videogame soundtrack,” says Chris Archer, executive producer, Activision Worldwide Studios. “The collision of the game’s intense action with the pulse pounding sounds from the powerhouses of urban music will elevate video game soundtracks to a whole new standard.”

“Vybe Squad is thrilled to have partnered with Activision to release what is sure to be one of the most extraordinary and innovative collections of hip-hop music,” added Bright Riley, CEO, Vybe Squad. “This album marks the first time that the entire west coast is joining forces to create some of the hottest flows L.A. has to offer.”

The complete track listing is as follows:

  1. Dance With Me/Snoop Dogg

  2. True Crime Remix (Young West Edition)/The Game, Young Dre, Bishop, & Sixx John

  3. Terrorist Threat /Westside Connection

  4. Don't Fight The Pimpin' /Suga Free- DJ Quik

  5. I'll Do Anything /Damizza, N.U.N.E.

  6. We Came Here To Ride /Warren G. Feat RBX

  7. Drinks in The Air /Hollywood (Unique, J'Nel, Swoop)

  8. Hollywood /Bizzy Bone

  9. Thug Night (Let Me See Something) /Jayo Felony

  10. We Don't Stop/Soulstar

  11. Do Time /Pomona City Rydaz, Lil ½ dead

  12. Legends /Boo Ya Tribe-Battlecat

  13. Don't Do Tha Crime (Trailer Theme) Kam feat. Cavie & Above the Law

  14. They Don't Know /Dee Dimes Feat. Bigg Swoop

  15. G'z Moving- Big Tray Deee, feat. Pomona City Rydaz

  16. Flow /Sly Boogy

  17. How We Live /Lil ½ Dead, Showtime, Kontroversy & Quicktomac

  18. Roll Wit Me /Young Billionaires

  19. Cali Folks /Stylistik

  20. Get It Craccin’/Lil Eazy E

In the video game, True Crime: Streets of L.A., players assume the role of rogue Elite Operations Division operative Nick Kang, a bad ass ex-cop, whose brutal reputation and lethal skills have landed him the nasty task of taking down the Chinese Triad and Russian Mafia cartel that has turned the City of Angels into a war zone. Take part in explosive gun battles with double fisted firepower, devastating martial arts brawls, and high-speed shootouts across 240 square miles of accurately recreated L.A. In car or on-foot, the unique branching missions include locating hostile witnesses, infiltrating criminal-invested locations, taking out evasive informants and busting the heavily armed and deadly bad guys.

True Crime: Streets of L.A. will ship to retail on November 4 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube™ and has been rated “M” (“Mature” - Blood and Gore, Mature Sexual Themes, Strong Language and Violence) by the ESRB. The Soundtrack release follows a week later, streeting on Tuesday, November 11th.

Talkback

Illustrious ChenOctober 15, 2003

Blah, blah, blah. Hit the snooze button, I'm all rapped out.

PIACOctober 15, 2003

they better have a customiseable soundtrack in the PC version, or ill be turning the music off :\

DjunknownOctober 15, 2003

Its a shame it didn't come as a freebie if you pre-ordered. It would've been a nice bonus, but I guess Activision wants to get a profit on the music as well.

Its nice to see some lesser known hip-hop talent in a major release. Also it appears one hit wonder Jayo-Felony wants to get a second chance(You might remember him from a cut he did with Method Man called "Whatcha goin' do..". Who in the blue hell is Lil' Eazy-E? Unless he's the son of Eric Wright (Eazy-E), those are some pretty big shoes to fill. In the words of Snoop Dogg, "Helped build this West Coast rap game." To use his in name in passing better be worth it. (For the unitiated, Eazy-E was Dr.Dre's best friend and fellow group member of N.W.A. After a falling out because of contract negotiations, Dre started up Death Row, Eazy-E stayed on his label Ruthless. The two scuffled on various tracks, but Eazy-E later died of AIDS in 1994. Dre tried to make amends with him, but he was in a coma by then.)

While I'm geeked that True Crime is getting an authentic, original soundtrack, I can't help but think that it will isolate people who aren't crazy for the rap/hip-hop scene. Oh well, can't please 'em all right? You can always crank your stereo instead... face-icon-small-wink.gif

KDR_11kOctober 18, 2003

Some novelist sued Activision over TC:SoLA: Link!

RizeDavid Trammell, Staff AlumnusOctober 19, 2003

Sound like a horrible soundtrack. I hate contemporary music in games (especially in that genre of music). Makes me want to get the XBox version (assuming they have the make your own play list thing).

BloodworthDaniel Bloodworth, Staff AlumnusOctober 19, 2003

Well, I think it fits, and I'm happy they actually got the artists to write new material. At least it's better than EA Trax where they just buy a bunch of songs and throw them in to multiple games.

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