2 Fast 2 Furious (soundtrack)


2 Fast 2 Furious: Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious. It was originally released on May 27, 2003, on Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South/IDJMG. The album peaked atop the Billboard Top Soundtracks and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and reached number five on the Billboard 200, spawning four singles: "Pump It Up", "Act a Fool", "Pick Up the Phone", and "Hell Yeah".

Critical reception

editor John Bush highlighted Budden's "Pump It Up", Trick's "Represent" and Ludacris' "Act a Fool" as standout tracks but found Tyrese's offering "weaker than his solo work for J Records." Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave praise to the overall Dirty South production throughout the first two-thirds of the album, highlighting Budden and Dead Prez's contributions for standing out amongst them, but was mixed on the final third having unknown artists on the last three tracks, concluding that, "Given that's a known fact about rap soundtracks, it's ironic that by using a somewhat less diverse mix 2 Fast 2 Furious actually achieves and in some ways ECLIPSES the success of its predecessor. Whether the movie can do the same without Vin Diesel is up to the audience of moviegoers, but hip-hop and Dirty South fans alike should be happy with the soundtrack."

Track listing

indicates tracks which did not appear in the film

Bonus tracks

On June 23, 2003, an alternate version of the album was released with two additional bonus tracks, "Remember" and "Get Dirty". On October 21, 2003, a further version was released with a single bonus song, "Comin' Up" by Saukrates.

Chart performance