“Theme from Shaft,” written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the film, Shaft. In my mind, that’s one of the top three most memorable tracks from a soundtrack, if not the number one. Most importantly, the newer version’s soundtrack still features the Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes. Busta Rhymes also co-stars in the movie but I forget most of the movie now, as it’s been 14 years since I saw it originally. So yes, Richard Roundtree does make an appearance. The original film was from the 1970s and the newer, 2000s version features Samuel Jackson as the original Shaft’s nephew.

Also, I have a mild obsession with Samuel L. I could likely unearth singles from the original to hold me over for now, but I knew everything on this album would be new to the collection. It hurt me more than the fuckin’ six years did, really.I had the choice between the original Shaft soundtrack and the one for the new version and my gut said new version. I have to make it hard as possible for myself. “It was a huge setback – self-inflicted of course, because if I don’t shoot myself in the foot then it won’t be a race. “I had my head sticking through the roof, and I was just trying to get the rest of my body through,” he says of the 90-day jail stint.

The rapper, real name Michael Tyler, understands it was his losses that kept him out of the spotlight. “That little motherfucker that jumped over my head with the skateboard and the Beats headphones playing Lil Wayne. “It’s really the backpack kids that you’ve got to get,” he says about the new content he’s cooking up.

According to Rolling Stone, the album will feature Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Future, Busta Rhymes and others, including New Orleans’ own Trombone Shorty and the Stooges Brass Band. Cash Money rapper Mystikal is heading back to the booth for his first album in more than a decade.Īfter laying low on the charts for 12 years, the Louisiana native, who just dropped his latest single “Hit Me,” is prepping his new LP titled Original due in June.

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