By 1995, R&B and hip-hop artists expended some of their greatest creative energy on soundtracks, turning in compilation albums that frequently were more compulsively listenable and adventerous than solo artist collections. Fridays was no exception. The soundtrack to a lightweight comedy co-written by Ice Cube, the record conveys all the strengths of hit urban radio. Keeping all of the good elements of the format -- including the G-Funk of Dr. Dre, old school soul, contemporary R&B and gangsta rap -- the record sounds like a "Best of the '90s" collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Cypress Hill (Performer), Ice Cube (Producer), Ice Cube (Performer), The Isley Brothers (Performer), Rick James (Performer), Roger (Performer), Rose Royce (Performer), Bernie Worrell (Performer), Luther Campbell (Executive Producer), Scarface (Performer), Dr. Dre (Producer), Dr. Dre (Performer), Funkdoobiest (Performer), Tha Alkaholiks (Performer), Threat (Performer), 2 Live Crew (Performer), Dave Aron (Mixing Engineer), Bootsy Collins (Producer), Bootsy Collins (Performer), Mike Dean (Mixing), E-A-Ski (Performer), E-Swift (Producer), E-Swift (Mixing), Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Supervisor), Muggs (Producer), Muggs (Mixing), Jason Roberts (Engineer), Ted Stein (Engineer), Roger Troutman (Producer), Barbara Wilson (Vocals), Keston Wright (Engineer), Mack 10 (Performer), N.O. Joe (Producer), Toby Emmerich (Executive), Nanci Fletcher (Vocals), Preston Middleton (Bass), Tom Luekens (Engineer), Tommy Afont (Engineer), CMT (Engineer), Tommy "D" Daugherty (Engineer), Stu Bullard (Keyboards), Flip Osman (Engineer), Andrew M. Shack (Executive Producer), Rick Freeman (Mixing Engineer), A-Ski (Engineer), Pat Charbonnet (Executive Producer), Steve Fred (Tracking), Nicola Goode (Photography), Sam Snees (Producer)
