How High [PA]

Performer: Original Soundtrack
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Def Jam's How High soundtrack comes close to being another Method Man and Redman album, a follow-up to the blunt-smoking duo's successful Blackout! album from two years before. But about halfway through, the soundtrack segues into previously released Def Jam material such as DMX's "Party Up (Up in Here)" and Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy." As for the newly recorded Meth-Red material featured here, most noteworthy is "Part II," a version of the duo's signature song "How High." Erick Sermon produces this update, which prominently features Toni Braxton on the hook. It's a catchy song, one of the duo's better smoking anthems. Additionally, Meth and Red hook up with Rockwilder and Cypress Hill for an update of War's "Cisco Kid." ~ Jason Birchmeier In the spirit of Cheech & Chong's classic stoner comedies, hip-hop heavyweights Redman and Method Man team up on the film HOW HIGH. This cinematic ode to the powers of marijuana finds the pair handily taking on the role of comedic duo, but the inevitable soundtrack album is where Redman and Method Man are really in their own element. While the pair's rapping skills are demonstrated admirably throughout HOW HIGH, a number of collaborations vary the sonic approach appreciably. Jonell adds some winsome R&B vocals to "Round and Round Remix." Limp Bizkit pops up on "N 2 Gether now," but surprisingly the result bears little evidence of that group's heavy rock, maintaining a focus on slinky hip-hop. Even Mary J. Blige pops up here, lending her unmistakable voice to "All I Need." In the spirit of Cheech & Chong's classic stoner comedies, hip-hop heavyweights Redman and Method Man team up on the film HOW HIGH. This cinematic ode to the powers of marijuana finds the pair handily taking on the role of comedic duo, but the inevitable soundtrack album is where Redman and Method Man are really in their own element. While the pair's rapping skills are demonstrated admirably throughout HOW HIGH, a number of collaborations vary the sonic approach appreciably. Jonell adds some winsome R&B vocals to "Round and Round Remix." Limp Bizkit pops up on "N 2 Gether now," but surprisingly the result bears little evidence of that group's heavy rock, maintaining a focus on slinky hip-hop. Even Mary J. Blige pops up here, lending her unmistakable voice to "All I Need."

Q (2/02, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Enjoyably inconsequential...evenly split between new tracks, contributions from like-minded affiliates and old hits..." Q (2/02, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Enjoyably inconsequential...evenly split between new tracks, contributions from like-minded affiliates and old hits..."

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