Tales from the Hood (soundtrack)

Tales from the Hood: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	May 9, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Horrorcore gangsta rap
Length	52:58
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Darin Scott (exec.) Larry Robinson (exec.) Rusty Cundieff (exec.) Spike Lee (exec.) Kathy Nelson (exec.) Lisa Jackson (exec.) Moe ZMD Bokie Loc Cherokee Chief Frukwan Gerald Baillergeau Inspectah Deck Kurupt MC Eiht Mike Dean N.O. Joe Prodeje Robert "Fonksta" Bacon Sean "Barney" Thomas Spice 1 Studio Ton Tomie Mundy Too Poetic Victor Merritt
Singles from Tales from the Hood: The Soundtrack
"The Hood Got Me Feelin' the Pain" Released: June 27, 1995 "Tales from the Hood" Released: September 5, 1995

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Tales from the Hood: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Rusty Cundieff's 1995 horror film, Tales from the Hood. It was released on May 9, 1995 through MCA Records, and consists of twelve songs by various hip hop music recording artists. The album features performances by the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Facemob, Gravediggaz, Havoc & Prodeje, MC Eiht, Scarface, Spice 1, Tha Chill, The Click and more. Audio production was handled by several record producers, including Inspectah Deck, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Kurupt, Too Poetic. Spike Lee served as one of six executive producers on the album.

The soundtrack, which consisted entirely of gangsta rap and hardcore hip hop music, made it to number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Domino and Tha Chill's title track "Tales from the Hood" was the soundtrack's lone charting single becoming a hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart, where it peaked at #8. The music video features cameos from artists that also performed on the Tales from the Hood soundtrack. Havoc & Prodeje's song "The Hood Got Me Feelin' the Pain" featuring Dawn Green was also released as a single and had a music video produced.