''Mi Vida Loca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the

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Allison Anders Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include ''Gas Food Lodging'', ''Mi Vida Loca'' and ''Grace of My Heart''. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Televisio ...

' 1994 film ''

Mi Vida Loca ''Mi Vida Loca'' (also known as ''My Crazy Life'') is a 1993 American drama film directed and written by Allison Anders. It centers on the plight of cholas (the female counterparts to cholos) growing up in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles, w ...

''. It was released on March 8, 1994, via

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and consisted of hip hop and

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music, with

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serving as the soundtrack's

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. The album reached number 70 on the ''

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chart.

Track listing

# "Tales from the Westside" – 3:45 (

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) # "The Good Hit" – 3:18 (

Funkdoobiest Funkdoobiest was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, United States, composed of rappers Jason "Son Doobie" Vasquez, Tyrone "Tomahawk Funk" Pacheco and DJ Ralph "Tha Phunky Mexican" Medrano. They are members of the Soul Assassi ...

) # "If the Papes Come" – 4:14 (

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) # "Run, Catch & Kill" – 4:58 (

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) # "Scandalous" – 3:34 (

Psycho Realm The Psycho Realm is an American hip hop group started in 1989 by brothers Sick Jacken (Joaquín Gonzalez) and Big Duke (Gustavo Gonzalez) from the Downtown, Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. History The first recorded Psycho Realm song, "Scand ...

) # "Crooked is the Path" – 4:06 (

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) # " Hey D.J." – 4:00 (

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) # "Weather 4 2" – 5:20 (

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) # "Two Lovers" – 3:33 (A Lighter Shade of Brown) # "Suavecito" – 4:39 (4-Corners) # "Girls It Ain't Easy" – 4:02 (4-Corners)

Chart history

References

External links

{{Discogs master, 219164, Mi Vida Loca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1994 soundtrack albums Mercury Records soundtracks Hip hop soundtracks Contemporary R&B soundtracks Albums produced by DJ Muggs Drama film soundtracks