How to Be a Player (soundtrack)


Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1997 comedy film, Def Jam's How to Be a Player. It was released on August 5, 1997 through Def Jam Recordings.
The soundtrack, which consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B, did well on the Billboard charts, peaking at 7 on the Billboard 200 and 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A little over a month after its release on September 16, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Foxy Brown and Dru Hill's single "Big Bad Mamma" was the soundtrack's most successful single, peaking at 53 on the Billboard 200. Absolute's "Never Wanna Let You Go" also made it the Billboard charts, reaching the R&B chart. "Young Casanovas" was also a single and had a music video. The soundtrack version featured Ma$e singing the hook, while the music video version had LeVert singing it in his place. The music video version was also shorter.

Track listing

  1. "Intro-"- :41
  2. "Big Bad Mamma"- 3:53
  3. "Hard to Get"- 5:10
  4. "I Gotta Know"- 3:57
  5. "Young Casanovas"- 4:22
  6. "Down Wit Us"- 3:18
  7. "Usual Suspects"- 4:41
  8. "How to Be a Playa"- 5:15
  9. "It's a Cold Day"- 4:53
  10. "Interlude"- :53
  11. "Street 2 Street"- 3:43
  12. "In the Wind"- 4:40
  13. "Never Seen Before"- 2:53
  14. "Never Wanna Let You Go"- 4:23
  15. "When the Playas Live"- 4:57
  16. "Troublesome"- 3:50
  17. "Say What"- 4:00
  18. "If U Stay Ready"- 5:00
  19. "Don't Ever"- 3:48
  20. "Outro"- 1:07
The vinyl edition has a different track order & several more Max Julien interludes, plus bonus tracks by Made Men & Kaboom.
Side 1:
  1. Intro
  2. Interlude
  3. Big Bad Mamma
  4. Interlude
  5. The Usual Suspects
  6. Interlude
  7. It's A Cold Day
  8. Interlude
  9. If U Stay Ready
  10. Interlude
  11. In The Wind
Side 2:
  1. Interlude
  2. Hard To Get
  3. Interlude
  4. I Gotta Know
  5. Interlude
  6. Say What
  7. Interlude
  8. Don't Ever
  9. Interlude
  10. Never Wanna Let You Go
Side 3:
  1. Interlude
  2. Down Wit Us
  3. Interlude
  4. How To Be A Playa
  5. Interlude
  6. Troublesome
  7. Interlude
  8. Adidas
Side 4:
  1. Interlude
  2. Never Seen Before
  3. Interlude
  4. Young Casanovas
  5. Interlude
  6. When The Playas Live
  7. Interlude
  8. Is It?
  9. Interlude
  10. Street 2 Street
  11. Outro

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