I Got the Hook-Up (soundtrack)

I Got the Hook-Up
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	April 7, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Hip hop, gangsta rap, R&B
Length	78:42
Label	No Limit Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.) Binky Mack Bud'da Carlos Stephens Chris Lidjio Craig B. DJ Daryl KLC Mo B. Dick Mo-Suave-A N.O. Joe O'Dell Pimp C RZA Rob Fusari Sons of Funk Soopafly T-Smoov Vincent Herbert
No Limit Records chronology
I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) Mean Green: Major Players Compilation (1998)
Singles from I Got the Hook-Up
"I Got the Hook Up" Released: February 3, 1998 "Keep It Real" Released: April 13, 1998

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I Got the Hook-Up is the soundtrack to Michael Martin's 1998 crime comedy film I Got the Hook-Up. It was released on April 7, 1998, through No Limit/Priority Records.

Production was handled by No Limit Records' in-house production team Beats By The Pound, as well as Binky Mack, Bud'da, Chris Lidjio, DJ Daryl, Mo-Suave-A, N.O. Joe, Pimp C, Rob Fusari, RZA, Soopafly, T-Smoov and Vincent Herbert.

It features contributions from film stars Master P, who also served as the soundtrack's executive producer, Mia X, Fiend, C-Murder, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Silkk the Shocker, fellow No Limit labelmates Big Ed, Full Blooded, Ghetto Commission, Gotti, Kane & Abel, Mac, Magic, Mo B. Dick, O'Dell, Prime Suspects, Skull Duggery, Sons of Funk, Soulja Slim and Steady Mobb'n, as well as 8Ball & MJG, Allfrumtha I, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Jay-Z, Mack 10, Mary Brown, Mechalie Jamison, Memphis Bleek, Montell Jordan, N.O. Joe, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Road Dawgs, Sauce Money, The Comrads and UGK.

The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 15, 1998. The soundtrack featured the hit single "I Got the Hook-Up!", which made it to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.