After many years of anticipation, Ice Cube returns to the role of Craig Jones he made famous in the cult-classic film Friday. The movie's soundtrack, Next Friday, though not as varied a collection as the one that accompanied the first film, is still one of the finest hip-hop film soundtracks in years.
Songs From Friday
Next Friday's most important cut is the brutal 'Chin Check,' a song from the then-recently reunited West coast supergroup N.W.A. Featuring original members Ren, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube, as well as Snoop Dogg (in place of the late Eazy-E), 'Chin Check' is a surprisingly good gangsta rap vignette, delivered just when people thought the genre had become passe. Pharoahe Monch's 'Liven It Up,' and Wu-Tang Clan's 'Shaolin Worldwide' represent the East Coast with intensity. An early track from Eminem called 'Murder Murder' is another standout for its dynamic lyricism and spirited storytelling. Next Friday manages to do more than just capture the spirit of the film -- it offers fine music that can be appreciated on its own.
Next Friday Soundtrack Listen
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04:35 | ||
| 2 | Melvin Bradford / Snoop Dogg / Dr. Dre / O'Shea Jackson / Kurupt / Lorenzo Patterson | 04:23 | |
| 3 | 03:50 | ||
| 4 | John Austin / Teddy Bishop | 03:12 | |
| 5 | 02:55 | ||
| 6 | Anthony Henderson / Steven Howse / Bryon McCane / Michael Powell / Charles Scruggs / Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 04:36 | |
| 7 | Johnta Austin / Kevin Hicks / Jazze Pha / Donnie Scantz | 04:15 | |
| 8 | 04:14 | ||
| 9 | Ronald Bean / Patrick Charles / D. Coles / Dennis Coles / Robert Diggs / Jason Hunter / Clifford Smith / Cory Woods | 04:05 | |
| 10 | Baby / Manny Fresh / D'Mon Dedrick Rolison / Lil Wayne | 03:54 | |
| 11 | Vachik Aghaniats / Sarkis Balasanyan / Anthony Henderson / James Harris III / Terry Lewis / Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 04:20 | |
| 12 | Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina / Ricardo Brown / Arturo Molina / Frederick Nassar / Soopafly / Francisco Soto / Frank Soto | 04:47 | |
| 13 | 04:03 | ||
| 14 | Jeff Bass / Mark Bass / Marshall Mathers | 03:44 | |
| 15 | Willie Beck / Leroy Bonner / Kevin Jones / Zane Copeland, Jr. / Ralph Middlebrook / Marvin R. Pierce / Clarence 'Satch' Satchell / Diane Warren / James 'Diamond' Williams | 03:54 |
Friday Movie Soundtrack Song List
Listen to Next Friday The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack now. Listen to Next Friday The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in full in the Spotify app. Friday the movie funny sounds Ice Cube Chris Tucker DJ Pooh One of the funniest films of the decade filled with funky ghetto humor. And remember a lot can go down between thursday and saturday.