And isn’t that just one of the great joys of Luhrmann’s filmography anyway? Baz is a polarizing figure as a director, but damn it if he doesn’t make everything look and sound divine (just saying “Come What May” still makes me weep). But if you think of it as a music video told in 10 parts it’s awesome. Sound Over Vision: If you think of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby as a movie, it's disappointing. And considering this soundtrack came out in what is arguably the most prodigious year in hip-hop history, most of these tracks were probably just laying around in the Death Row Records' B-Sides Bin.
I was 14 and living in Ohio.) From the now-iconic "Regulate" by Nate Dogg and Warren G to Tupac's "Pour Out a Little Liquor" to less-well-known songs by SWV and H-Town, there are so many top-notch tracks it's ridiculous. (I didn't realize at the time how insane it was for a movie about New York streetball to be soundtracked almost entirely by West Coast artists. And it's only in retrospect that I realize how amazing and game-changing it was. I couldn’t tell you the last time I felt compelled to watch this movie, but I still throw on the soundtrack from time to time.
I was a bit of a jock (I was 5' 8" by junior high and that spelled one thing: B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L) and also a budding hip-hop lover, so the film and its music hit my sweet spot. Sound Over Vision: As a kid, I loved Above the Rim-the movie and the soundtrack.
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