Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
Writer-director Spike Lee's latest is a dark satire on the television Industry, in which a frustrated Ivy League-educated black writer revives the racially insensitive minstrel show (now performed by blacks in even blacker face, as opposed to whites) and achieves a ratings success and industry fallout. The music has been carefully chosen and presents a wide swath of styles, clocking in at a generous 75 minutes.Prince, the artist formerly known as ?, is back with "2045 Radical Man," which features his trademark mix of old-school soul and updated funk.Stevie Wonder's "Misrepresented People" (featuring a spoken-word passage by the Rev. Jesse Jackson) and "Some Years Ago" are infused with social consciousness, recalling the message music of early 1970s soul. Chuck D. teams up with theRootsandRage Against the Machine's Zack De La Rocha for an update ofPublic Enemy's "Burn Hollywood Burn."--Rob O'Connor