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Blade: TrinitySoundtrack New Line/Warner I don't think that I have ever found a soundtrack that has reflected a movie so accurately. Like a mirror of the recently released 'Blade: Trinity', this CD is quite shockingly awful. As the final instalment of the movie trilogy saw the deterioration of the hard-edged Blade character into a street-talking cartoon gangsta, it was of little surprise to then find an accompanying soundtrack mainly comprised of some of the weakest and most over-produced hip-hop tracks I have ever heard. If there were a drinking game involving taking a shot every time you heard the word "nigga" or a reference to smoking dope, you would most likely be on the way to hospital with alcohol poisoning before even reaching the end of the second track. Hard-hitting issues get mention on this recording, such as robbing banks, "shootin' bitches", "drinkin' 40's", and just about every other hip-hop cliche you can think of. Artists include Wu-Tang Clan, The Undertakerz, The RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard, to name but a few. Perhaps the only redeeming feature of this recording is the transition it takes into dance tracks for the remaining last six songs, including work from Black Lab and The Crystal Method. Although these tracks aren't really that good in themselves, they sound so much more impressive after having survived the first half of the album. The awkward contrast of gangsta rap with dance music mirrors a similarly awkward transition in the film, from silent, mysterious Blade in the beginning of the movie into the "shut the fuck up or I'll whoop your ass" Blade at the end. If predictable, over-engineered, over-budgeted slop takes your fancy, this compilation won't fail to please.  |
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