Honey (Music from & Inspired By the Motion Picture)

美国一部以黑人音乐（HIP-HOP）为背景的青春励志作品，继承了经典歌舞片《闪电舞》热情洋溢的特点，为黑人音乐在艺术多元化的美国发展做出了一定的贡献。主演杰西卡·艾尔芭随后也成为了街舞文化的“代言人”。 原声专辑请来众多HIP-HOP高手，一上来就是大姐大Missy Elliott的Hurt Somethin，随后Fabolous、Jadakiss、Nate Dogg等人接连登场，此外几位甜美R&B女声如Tweet、Amerie、Goapele也提供给大家另一种感受。总之，在这张专辑中你能听到的都是有关黑人音乐的声音，实在是HIP-HOP歌迷的不二收藏品。 Anyone who cares about the state of beats will want this soundtrack companion to the Jessica Alba-starring hip-hop saga. The inventiveness of rhythm and sound on Honey’s first half dozen or so tracks makes for its own drama and should even provide some hope to those who bemoan the genre's recent lack of boundary pushing. Missy Elliott’s "Hurt Sumthin'" is a fitting start to the CD; it’s another of her and Timbaland’s forays into minor-key funk-exotica and a match for anything on her own albums. Rodney Jerkins’ setting for Blaque’s independent-women manifesto "I’m Good" stomps its percussive way to the top of the must-play list, while further offerings from Mark Ronson (with guests including Ghostface Killah) and the duo of Erick Sermon and Redman keep the progressive-party feel going. The disc’s second half winds down into more standard-issue ballad fare, but even then, the flow feels correct - a natural winding down from what the first sizzling cuts began. --Rickey Wright