''Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Brown Sugar'' is the soundtrack to
Rick Famuyiwa
Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American director, producer and screenwriter of productions including '' The Wood'' (1999), ''Brown Sugar'' (2002), '' Talk to Me'' (2007), '' Dope'' (2015), and ''Confirmation'' (2016). His films have be ...
's 2002 film ''
Brown Sugar
Brown sugar is unrefined or partially refined soft sugar.
Brown Sugar may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Brown Sugar'' (1922 film), a 1922 British silent film directed by Fred Paul
* ''Brown Sugar'' (1931 film), a 1931 ...
''. It was released on September 24, 2002 through
MCA Records, and consists of
hip hop and
R&B music. The album peaked at number 16 on the
''Billboard'' 200, at number 2 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at number 1 on the
Top Soundtracks
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, and was placed at number 40 on ''
Pitchfork's the 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time''.
The album spawned
Erykah Badu and
Common's successful
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
"
Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for the ''Brown Sugar'' soundtrack (2002). It features American rapper Common, who co-wrote the song alongside Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Robert Ozuma, James Poyse ...
", which made it to number 9 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 1 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...
, and won a
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Ba ...
.
Track listing
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
*{{Discogs master, 88741, Various – Brown Sugar
2002 soundtrack albums
Hip hop soundtracks
MCA Records soundtracks
Contemporary R&B soundtracks
Albums produced by Hi-Tek
Albums produced by Eric B.
Albums produced by Kanye West
Albums produced by Dre & Vidal
Albums produced by Missy Elliott
Albums produced by Raphael Saadiq
Comedy film soundtracks
Romance film soundtracks