Above The Rim Songs Ranked
Above the Rim is a 1994 American sports drama film co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Barry Michael Cooper, adapted from a story by Benny Medina. The film stars Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon and Marlon Wayans. Considered the conclusion to Cooper’s “Harlem Trilogy” (the preceding films being New Jack City (1991) and Sugar Hill (1994)), the film tells the story about a promising New York City high school basketball star and his relationships with a drug dealer and a former basketball star, now employed as a security guard at the high school he was a promising young star at years ago. The film mostly took place in Harlem, with various scenes filmed at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics in East Harlem. Some of the basketball scenes were filmed at Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, New York. Here are all of Above The Rim songs ranked.
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15. It’s Not Deep Enough – Jewel
“This Entire sound track is a classic.!!! I remember when the movie and sound track came out and let me tell you this that time and era OMG things was going. On you would think cash registers was falling out of the sky a brutha was having so much bread !!”
14. Anything – SWV
“LOVE THIS SONG! Coko is my favourite singer of all time. She can sing like no other and her voice is so unique and reminds me of my childhood. 90’s MEMORIES!”
13. U Bring da Dog Out – Rhythm & Knowledge
“’90s throwbacks don’t come much better than this hot and steamy tune from Rhythm & Knowledge, which was written specifically for the Above the Rim soundtrack.”
12. I’m Still In Love With You – Al B. Sure!
“He might have gone quiet over the last 10 years, but back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Al B. Sure! was one of the most popular figures on the new jack swing scene. Here, he breathes fresh life into the Al Green classic, I’m Still in Love with You.”
11. Big Pimpin’ – Tha Dogg Pound
“Internal troubles might have pulled The Dogg Pound apart, but at least they left us with hip hop classics like Big Pimpin’. This Soundtrack was pounding when it dropped in the 90’s, probably one of the best to be released from Urban / Hip-Hop / Gangsta / films.”
10. Old Time’s Sake – Sweet Sable
“Old Time’s Sake was originally released as a single titled Friends (For Old Time Sake) from Ceybil Jefferies’ second studio album Open Your Heart. It became a hit, reaching number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and No. 15 on the Billboard R&B chart. The remixed version using the shortened title Old Time’s Sake is included on the Above the Rim soundtrack under Jefferies’ stage name, Sweet Sable.”
9. Jus So Ya No – CPO Boss Hogg
“After starting his career as a member of the hip-hop group Capital Punishment Organization, CPO Boss Hogg, went solo, gifting us with heaps of classic ’90s hip-hop gems like the irresistible Jus So Ya No.”
8. Doggie Style – D.J. Rogers
“If your playlist is short on essential ’90s hip-hop, this slinky, deeply seductive track from the Above the Rim soundtrack could be exactly what you need. This song got some Soul and Sexiness all at the same time.”
7. Gonna Give It to Ya – Jewell feat. Aaron Hall
“These days, Aaron Hall is a personal dog trainer, but back in the 1990s, he was hitting the charts with the new jack swing group Guy. Here, he teams up with Jewell on a track recorded specifically for the Above the Rim soundtrack.”
6. Afro Puffs – The Lady of Rage feat. Snoop Dogg
“Released as the second single from the Above the Rim soundtrack, Afro Puffs took the Lady of Rage and Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Doggy Dogg, as he was still going by back then) to number 5 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.”
5. Pour Out a Little Liquor – 2Pac & Thug Life
“Thug Life only released one album, but the hip-hop landscape would be a very different place without it. Six months after Pour Out a Little Liquor debuted on the Above the Rim soundtrack, it took a starring role on Thug Life: Volume 1.”
4. Dogg Pound 4 Life – Tha Dogg Pound
“Tha Dogg Pound made two contributions to the Above the Rim, Big Pimpin’ and the sublime, hard-driving Dogg Pound 4 Life. Sick lyrics with a pounding beat! They dont make em like they use to.”
3. Loyal to the Game – 2Pac feat. Treach & Riddler
“Loyal to the Game later appeared on 2Pac’s posthumous album of the same name in 2004, but film fans had already been aware of its genius thanks to its inclusion on the Above the Rim soundtrack.”
2. Pain – 2Pac feat. Stretch
“Dr. Dre initially didn’t want to include 2Pac’s Pain in Above the Rim, but Norman Whitfield Jr., the recording engineer, insisted. It was the right call, with the hip-hop classic serving as an essential part of the film, particularly in the scene in which 2Pac’s character Birdie is killed.”
1. Regulate – Nate Dogg & Warren G
“Released as the first single from the Above the Rim soundtrack, Regulate quickly established itself as a hip-hop staple after it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, giving both Nate Dogg & Warren G the biggest chart hit of their careers. It’s since been selected to both VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop and Pitchfork’s “Top 200 Tracks of the 90s”.
