''Def Jam's Rush Hour 2 Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to

Brett Ratner Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the ''Rush Hour'' film series, ''The Family Man'', '' Red Dragon'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and ''Tower Heist''. He is also a producer of several films ...

's 2001 action-comedy film ''

Rush Hour 2 ''Rush Hour 2'' is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the characters created by Ross LaManna. A sequel to '' Rush Hour'', it is the second installment in the ''Rush Hour'' f ...

''. It was released on July 31, 2001, through

Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

/ UMG Soundtracks. The album was a success making it to 11 on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated J ...

and 1 on the Top Soundtracks, and contained the following 3 singles: "Area Codes (song), Area Codes", "Party and Bullshit", "How It's Gonna Be". The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in July 2001 and by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 5, 2001.

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