Bait (2000 Film)
Director Antoine Fuqua's action comedy stars Jamie Foxx as a lowly thief busted for a fish story--selling shrimp as scampi--who hooks up with another thief (Robert Pastorelli), who got away with a bit more: $42 million worth of gold bars, to be exact. The songs accompanying this tale are fast and furious. Foxx's own "Bed Springs" won't have him leaving his day job anytime soon. But the unpredictable combustion ofBeanie Sigelwith Ram Squad; formerGeto BoyScarface (featuring Dangerous); Cuban Link and Fat Joe; and current superstarNelly(featuring the St. Lunatics) form a serious hard-core attack. Even when the beats slow, the anger rides hard. Softening things a bit in relief is R&B; popster Mya, perhaps best known for inspiring a Tommy Hilfiger lipstick shade, with the Jimmy Jam- and Terry Lewis-produced, seductive come-on "Free."Donell Jones's "Take It There" stands as another notably restrained track.--Rob O'Connor