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AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "the soundtrack to a lightweight comedy co-written by Ice Cube, the record conveys all the strengths of hit urban radio. Keeping all the good elements of the format -- including the G-funk of Dr. Dre, old-school soul, contemporary R&B, and gangsta rap-- the record sounds like a "Best of the '90s" collection". [2]
In 1995, Hobbs, Wong Won, and Ross reunited to release the single "Hoochie Mama" for the soundtrack of the popular 1995 movie Friday. The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, where it held its position for two weeks, and remained on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for six weeks.
Two charting singles were produced, "Hell, Yeah" and "You Go Girl" who were both made into music videos. 1995 saw a reunion of Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis and Mr. Mixx re-formed again to record "Hoochie Mama" for the soundtrack of movie Friday.
Ice-T felt it sounded right for a song's name, and once he made it, he invited Ross to do a verse. [24] In 2003, a remake was made by Jay-Z and was a major hit. [25] In 1995, Ross, Wong Won and Hobbs would reunite to release the single "Hoochie Mama" for the soundtrack to the movie Friday.
Producer, David Briggs (Little River Band guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne. [7] The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up album Sirocco in 1996. [3] In October 2010, Boys Light Up was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. [8]
Another artist, singer and songwriter Terence Boylan, also name-checked Fiorucci in his 1980 song, "Shake Your Fiorucci" [(Suzy Terence Boylan Asylum 6E-201 (1980)]. As did Antipodean band Australian Crawl in their 1980 song, "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama", which also referenced Gucci.
Still, she's continued to give audiences what they want. "It never gave me a complex," she said. "I have fun. As long as people enjoy it, I don't care.
Friday is a 1995 American buddy comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. The first installment in the Friday trilogy , it stars Ice Cube , Chris Tucker , Nia Long , Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr. , Regina King , Anna Maria Horsford , Bernie Mac , and John Witherspoon .