Project X OST // Various Artists

Project X  (OST) – Various Artists (Silva Screen Records)

Seeing its release this month, here comes the soundtrack to the insanity-filled ‘Project X’, which was released in cinemas earlier this year, produced by Todd Phillips, the guy responsible for both Hangover movies. The film tells the story of three high school guys that want to throw the ultimate house party in order to upscale their popularity, and the soundtrack…? It features some heavyweight artists such as Nas, J-Kwon and includes the classic rawkus tracks such as ‘The Next Episode’ by none other than Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The overall feel of the album does well to recreate the feel of the film; loud, hot, sweaty and violent, with Eminem and D12’s ‘fight music’ accompanying the feature’s climatic fight sequence with the appropriate swagger. The album could almost double as a ‘best of” for some of the better gangsta rap artists of the last decade. Alongside the mostly gangsta feel to the soundtrack, there’s a couple of sweaty house choons courtesy of Shiny Toy Guns and a remixed Yeah Yeah Yeahs track, to suit the scantily clad, ecstasy fuelled party scenes. Overall, it’s not a bad collection; it deserves to be turned way up with plenty of bass going on, so it’s a definite contender for the soundtrack to your own summer parties. Beware however; when reality imitates art, imitating reality, you never know what could happen…

7/10