Original Soundtrack - 2 Fast 2 Furious [Bonus Track] (CD)

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to John Singleton's roadracing film features 15 rap anthems, most of them new and all of them perfectly primed like the movie itself for a rap/rock/club marketing trifecta. Most are crossoverheavy and tending toward Southern bounce, led by costar Ludacris and his Disturbing tha Peace posse; both I20 and Shawnna get feature tracks, as well as heavy plugs inside for their upcoming Def Jam South fulllengths. Star Tyrese gets a track with Ludacris and R. Kelly, but it's weaker even than his solo work for J Records. Joe Budden's immense leftfield hit "Pump It Up" is the highlight here, followed by Trick Daddy's "Represent" and Ludacris' own "Act a Fool." [The bonustrack version appends "Comin Up" by Saukrates.]

- John Bush, All Music Guide