''The Original Kings of Comedy'' is the soundtrack to the 2000 film, ''

The Original Kings of Comedy ''The Original Kings of Comedy'' is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Spike Lee and featuring the comedy routines of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Filmed in front of a live audience at the Char ...

''. It was released on August 22, 2000, through

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and mainly consisted of performances by the movie's four stars,

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Bernie Mac Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fell ...

Cedric the Entertainer Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ''ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1995. He is bes ...

and

D.L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...

, but five original music tracks also appeared. The soundtrack peaked at No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 15 on the

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chart.

Track listing

#"Summer in the City" – 4:36 (

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) #"Something's Got to Be Wrong in Cuba" – 1:59 (

) #"Titanic" – :56 (Steve Harvey) #"Church All the Time" – 7:16 (Steve Harvey) #"#1 Stunna" – 4:43 (

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) #"Indecent Proposal" – :33 (

D. L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...

) #"Section 8 Island" – :32 (D. L. Hughley) #"Time Out" – :17 (D. L. Hughley) #"Big Momma" – 1:40 (D. L. Hughley) #"Airplanes" – :27 (D. L. Hughley) #"The Dysfunctional Black Family" – 1:05 (D. L. Hughley) #"I'll Eat Anything" – :52 (D. L. Hughley) #"I Love My Job" – 1:23 (D. L. Hughley) #"Jesus Was Black" – :38 (D. L. Hughley) #"Racists" – 1:08 (D. L. Hughley) #"What Blacks Do for Excitment" – 1:12 (D. L. Hughley) #"Ghetto" – 3:28 (

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) #"Delicious" – 1:00 (

) #"We Run" – 2:12 (Cedric the Entertainer) #"Ain't You Big Poppa" – 1:38 (Cedric the Entertainer) #"The Post Tiger Renaissance" – 4:06 (Cedric the Entertainer) #"Na Na" – 4:28 (

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) #"I Say What You Scared to Say" – 1:06 (

) #"My Sister's Kids" – 8:38 (Bernie Mac) #"Motherfuckers" – 2:43 (Bernie Mac) #"What's Up Wit That" – 4:20 ( Juvenile,

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& Big Tymers)

References

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