Like Mike (soundtrack)
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Like Mike: Music From the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2002 film, Like Mike. It was released on July 2, 2002 through So So Def Recordings and consisted of hip hop and contemporary R&B with production from the likes of Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes and even Alicia Keys. The soundtrack spawned two singles, the first being "Basketball", a cover of Kurtis Blow's 1984 song, performed by Lil' Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous & Fundisha. The other is "Take Ya Home" by Lil' Bow Wow, taken from his second album Doggy Bag, which serves as the theme song for the film. It also features music from Nas featuring Amerie. TQ featuring Jagged Edge, Mario, R.O.C. and more. The soundtrack is the final album with Lil' Bow Wow to feature the "Lil'" moniker in his name and is also Lil' Bow Wow's final album under So So Def.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Basketball" (Lil' Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha) | Jimmy Bralower, Robert Ford, Full Force, James B. Moor, Kurt Blow, Shirley Walker, William Waring | Jermaine Dupri, La Marquis Jefferson | 3:19 |
| 2. | "NBA 2K2" (R.O.C.) | Jermaine Dupri, Rahman Griffin | Jermaine Dupri | 2:09 |
| 3. | "I Remember" (TQ featuring Jagged Edge) | Brandon D. Casey & Brian D. Casey, TQ, D.Lindsey & C.Grant | Dwayne "Whateva" Lindsey | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Take Ya Home" (Lil' Bow Wow) | Jermaine Dupri, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams | 3:59 | |
| 5. | "Put Me On" (Mario) | Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Ronald Miller, Bertram Charles Reid, Woody Cunningham, Norman Durham | 3:39 | |
| 6. | "Playin' the Game" (Lil' Bow Wow, additional vocals by Mike Shorey) | Jermaine Dupri, Just Blaze, Rickey Deleon, Mike Shorey | Just Blaze | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Dance With You" (Solange featuring B2K) | Marques Houston, Jerome Jones, Kelton Kessee, Tony Oliver, Ketrina Askew, Solange Knowles | 3:00 | |
| 8. | "Can I Holla" (Young Steff featuring Lil' Bow Wow) | Jermaine Dupri, James Rollins, George Goldsboro, Leon Huff Jr. | 3:28 | |
| 9. | "Rule" (Nas featuring Amerie) | Nas, Samuel Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier, Ameriie, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes | 3:56 | |
| 10. | "Hoop It Up" (TCP) | Archie Hall, Anthony Lamar Wilkins, Darrell Dwayne Parham, Dival J. Rivera, Michael A. Jordan | Cutmaster Swiff | 3:19 |
Chart performance
The album found some success on the charts, making it to 18 on the Billboard 200 and 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.