''2 Fast 2 Furious'' is the soundtrack for

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's 2003 action film ''

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''. It was released on May 27, 2003 via Def Jam South.

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was handled by several record producers, including Keith McMasters,

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. It features contributions from the film stars

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, as well as

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and

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. The album reached number five on the ''Billboard'' 200, and peaked atop the ''Billboard''

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charts, spawning four singles: " Pump It Up", " Act a Fool", "Pick Up the Phone" and "Hell Yeah". As of August 14, 2003, It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling of 500,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

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editor John Bush highlighted Budden's "Pump It Up", Trick's "Represent" and Ludacris' "Act a Fool" as standout tracks but found Tyrese's offering "weaker

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than his solo work for

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". Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com gave praise to the overall Dirty South production throughout the first two-thirds of the album, highlighting Budden and Dead Prez's contributions for standing out amongst them, but was mixed on the final third having unknown artists on the last three tracks, concluding that: "Given that's a known fact about rap soundtracks, it's ironic that by using a somewhat less diverse mix ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' actually achieves and in some ways ECLIPSES the success of its predecessor. Whether the movie can do the same without

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is up to the audience of moviegoers, but hip-hop and Dirty South fans alike should be happy with the soundtrack".

Track listing

;Notes *Tracks 1 and 17 are voice clips taken from the film performed by Ludacris. *Tracks 4, 7, 10, 12 and 14 are not featured in the film.

Bonus tracks

On June 23, 2003, an alternate version of the album was released with two additional bonus tracks, "Remember" and "Get Dirty". Allmusic.com – 2 Fast 2 Furious (Bonus Tracks) – Overview/ref> On October 21, 2003, a further version was released with a single bonus song, "Comin' Up" by

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. Allmusic.com – 2 Fast 2 Furious (Bonus Track) – Overview/ref>

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