Rare is the feat that a hip-hop movie soundtrack can be explosive and feel as if it's a solid cohesive album, rather than a showcase for various artists to use throwaway tracks as cash cows. But Bad Boys II breaks both of these rules by assembling a mighty lineup that could very well be unprecedented in terms of sheer commercial star power. The album wastes no time and starts off with a one-two bang courtesy of a Neptunes-produced track featuring Pharrell, Lenny Kravitz, and P. Diddy on "Show Me Your Soul" and Jay-Z delivering one of his most fiery vocals in ages with "La La La." And there's no sign of letting up from this point, with contributions from diva Beyoncé, Fat Joe, Nelly, and 50 Cent featuring a posthumous appearance by the Notorious B.I.G. Biggie's delivery is so pure and potent that it's a reminder of how significant his contribution to modern rap was, and how sorely he is missed. Things tend to slow down a bit from here, courtesy of laid-back grooves from Snoop Dogg and Foxy Brown, and Justin Timberlake doing the best white-boy imitation of D'Angelo ever with "Love Don't Love Me." With Puffy as executive producer and an all-star lineup like this, one would expect nothing less than a superb album that delivers the goods, and even with minor filler this steps up and is more than equal to the task. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Lenny Kravitz (Producer), Dr. Dre (Producer), Tony Dofat (Keyboards), Tony Dofat (Programming), Tony Dofat (Producer), Tony Dofat (Engineer), Rich Keller (Mixing), Paul Logus (Mixing), Eric Lynch (Engineer), Tony Maserati (Engineer), Rob Paustian (Engineer), Rob Paustian (Mixing), Henry Joseph Pierre (Producer), Henry Joseph Pierre (Associate Executive Producer), Henry Joseph Pierre (A&R), Henry Joseph Pierre (Vocal Producer), Mario Winans (Programming), Mario Winans (Producer), Dré (Producer), Mike Patterson (Mixing), M.O.P. (Producer), Kathy Nelson (Executive Producer), Kathy Nelson (Music Supervisor), Diddy (Producer), Diddy (Executive Producer), Diddy (Mixing), Stevie J. (Keyboards), Stevie J. (Producer), Chris Athens (Mastering), Bob Badami (Executive Producer), Bob Badami (Music Supervisor), Christopher Stern (Creative Director), Jerry Bruckheimer (Executive Producer), Francesca Spero (Soundtrack Supervisor), Pharrell Williams (?), Duro (Mixing), Stephen Dent (Engineer), Lynn Montrose (Engineer), Lynn Montrose (Assistant), Anthony Nance (?), Andrew Coleman (Engineer), The Neptunes (Producer), Young Lord (Producer), Carlisle Young (Engineer), Roger Che (Engineer), David Cabrera (Guitar), Just Blaze (Producer), Nelly (Producer), Gimel Keaton (Engineer), Gimel Keaton (Mixing), Michael Bay (Executive Producer), Cool (Producer), Frank Socorro (Engineer), LaToiya Williams (Vocals), Natural (Producer), Wayne Allison (Engineer), DJ Whookid (Producer), Sha Money XL (Engineer), Red Spyda (Producer), Red Spyda (Engineer), Red Spyda (Mixing), Shon Don (Engineer), Robert "Big Brizz" Bane (Engineer), Jayson "Koko" Bridges (Producer), Slam (A&R), Bill Danze (Drum Programming), Bill Danze (Keyboard Programming), Alexis Seton (Assistant Engineer), Alexis Seton (Assistant), Conrad Diamanche (A&R), Emery Dobyns (Engineer), Rocklogic (Engineer), Damon Eden (A&R), Jason "Jay E" Epperson (Engineer), Ryan Leslie (Producer), Gwendolyn Niles (Production Coordination), Chip Karpells (Engineer), Eddie Monteiya (Bass), Younglord (Producer)
