Original Soundtrack - Brown Sugar

The soundtrack album to the 2002 film about a hip-hop-centered romance has 15 songs by a wide variety of the music's veterans and more recently emerged talents. Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, and Eric B. & Rakim are some of the better-known contributors on a compilation that mixes neo-soul and harder hip-hop styles. In the neo-soul bag, there's Jill Scott, whose romantic "Easy Conversation" is one of the better selections. jazz/r&b crossover singer Cassandra Wilson covers Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," while the Roots offer some of the harder beats and scratching on the remix of "Act Too (Love of My Life)." On the whole it's an adequate sampler of some early 21st century hip-hop sounds, leaning toward the more pop-accessible segment of the genre. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andre Harris Producer Angie Stone Producer Barry Cole Music Supervisor, Soundtrack Producer, Producer Bob Power Mixing Chief Xcel Producer Chris Covert Music Supervisor Danielle Diego Music Supervisor David Gates Executive in Charge of Music, Producer, Soundtrack Producer Eric B. Producer Erykah Badu Vocals, Producer Gary Ashley Executive in Charge of Music Geoff Bywater Music Supervisor Grand Wizards Remix Producer Henri Charlemagne Producer Hi-Tek Arranger, Producer, Mixing James Poyser Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer Jason Goldstein Mixing Jeanne Venton Administration John Rowe Administration Kanye West Producer Kathy Nelson Executive in Charge of Music Kenny Whitehead Producer Marianne Cabot Production Coordination Mary Ann Dibs Design, Package Design Missy Elliott Producer Rahsaan Patterson Producer Raine Shine Remixing Rakim Producer Raphael Saadiq Bass, Producer Rashad Smith ?, Cut, Drum Programming Robert Hill Executive Producer Robert Kraft Executive in Charge of Music Scott Storch Producer, Remixing Tom Cavanaugh Business Consultant Tom Coyne Mastering, Compilation Tom Sarig Producer, Executive in Charge of Music, Soundtrack Producer Vidal Davis Producer