''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to

Paris Barclay Paris K. C. Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and is among the busiest single-camera television directors, having directed nearly 200 episodes of television ...

's 1996 film ''

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' (or simply ''Don't Be a Menace'') is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Paris Barclay in his feature film directorial debut, and produced by Keenen Ivory Wayan ...

''. It was released on January 9, 1996 via

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

, and consisted of hip hop and R&B music. The album peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 3 on the

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, and was certified Gold by the

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on March 14, 1996 for selling 500,000 copies in the United States. It spawned five

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s: The Island Inspirational All-Stars'

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song " Don't Give Up", the

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' " Renee",

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featuring the

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's "

All the Things (Your Man Won't Do) "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe, Joshua Thompson, and Michele Williams and produced by Joe and Thompson. The song originally appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''Don't Be a Men ...

", and

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' "

Let's Lay Together "Let's Lay Together" is a single by R&B group, The Isley Brothers, released on March 19, 1996 for the soundtrack to the 1996 motion picture ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' as well as the group's 27th al ...

Track listing

;Notes *Track 5 contains a sample of " MC's Act Like They Don't Know" performed by

KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from New York City. He rose to prominence as part of ...

*Track 6 contains a sample of "A Love of Your Own" performed by

Average White Band The Average White Band (also known as AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track " Pick Up the Pieces", and their album ...

*Track 16 contains a sample of "

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" performed by

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featuring

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Other songs

There are three songs did appear in the film but were not released on the soundtrack album: *"Food Fight", written by

Gregory Jacobs Gregory Jacobs (born August 14, 1968) is an American film director, assistant director, producer, and screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with several film directors, most notably Steven Soderbergh, as well as directing himself, having ...

, Teren Delvon Jones and E. Humphrey, produced by D-Flow Production Squad, and performed by

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U Can't Touch This "U Can't Touch This" is a song co-written, produced, and performed by American rapper MC Hammer. It was released as the third single from his third album, ''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'' (1990), and has been considered his signature song. Along ...

", written by Stanley Kirk Burrell,

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and Alonzo Miller, and performed by Titus and Da Boyz *" Happy Birthday", written by Patty S. Hill and

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