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• "Overnight Celebrity"
  Written by Miri Ben-Ari, Michael Bennett, Twista (as Carl Terrell Mitchell),
  Kanye West (as Kanye Omari West), Leonard C. Williams
  Performed by The Brooklyn Steppers
  
  
  
• "Two Words"
  Written by Freeway (as Leslie Pridgen), Mos Def (as Dante Smith), Kanye West,
  Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo Wilson
  Performed by Kanye West and Mos Def
  Kanye West appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
  Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Get Em High"
  Written by Kanye West (as Kanye Omari West), Talib Kweli (as Talib Kweli Greene),
  Common (as Lonnie Rashid Lynn)
  Performed by Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli and Common
  Kanye West appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
  Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Definition"
  Written by Talib Kweli, Tony Cottrell, Mos Def (as Dante Smith)
  Performed by Mos Def and Talib Kweli
  Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment
  
  
  
• "King of the Game"
  Written by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  Performed by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  
  
  
• "Round Midnight"
  Written by Bernard Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  Performed by Dave Chappelle
  
  
  
• "Misty"
  Written by Erroll Garner
  Performed by Dave Chappelle
  
  
  
• "Move Somethin'"
  Written by Talib Kweli, Tony Cottrell, Jerry Williams
  Performed by Talib Kweli featuring Common and Mos Def
  Contains musical elements of "Shaft's Mama", written by Jerry Williams
  Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Jesus Walks"
  Written by Miri Ben-Ari, Kanye West (as Kanye Omari West), Curtis Lundy,
  Rhymefest (as C. Smith)
  Performed by Kanye West featuring John Legend and Common
  Kanye West appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
  John Legend appears courtesy of Columbia Records
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Turn Off the Radio"
  a/k/a "Radio Freq"
  Written by Clayton Galvin, Lavonne Alford
  Performed by Dead Prez
  Dead Prez appear courtesy of Sony Urban/Columbia Records
  
  
  
• "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop"
  Written by Clayton Galvin, Lavonne Alford
  Performed by Dead Prez
  Dead Prez appear courtesy of Sony Urban/Columbia Records
  
  
  
• "Back in the Day"
  Written by Erykah Badu, James Jason Poyser, Rashad Smith, Audrie Maggett, Pat Vidas,
  Joy Grand
  Performed by Erykah Badu
  Erykah Badu appears courtesy of Motown Records
  
  
  
• "Love of My Life"
  Written by Common (as Lonnie Rashid Lynn), Robert C. Ozuna (as Bobby Ozuna),
  James Jason Poyser, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge, Erykah Badu
  Performed by Erykah Badu and Common
  Erykah Badu appears courtesy of Motown Records
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "The Way"
  Written by Andre Harris and Jill Scott (as Jill H. Scott)
  Performed by Jill Scott
  Jill Scott appears courtesy of Hidden Beach Recordings
  
  
  
• "Boom"
  Written by Melvin Lewis, Karl Jenkins, Domonic Reed, Jr., Tariq Trotter
  Performed by The Roots with Big Daddy Kane and Kool G. Rap
  This composition embodies portions of "Poison", produced by Marlon Williams, written by Big Daddy Kane (as Antonio Hardy) and Kool G. Rap (as Nathaniel Wilson)
  The Roots appear courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "You Got Me"
  Written by Tariq Trotter, Jill Scott (as Jill H. Scott), Scott Storch (as Scott Spencer Storch),
  Ahmir-Khalib Thompson (as Ahmir K. Thompson)
  Performed by The Roots, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu
  The Roots appear courtesy of Geffen Records
  Jill Scott appears courtesy of Hidden Beach Recordings
  Erykah Badu appears courtesy of Motown Records
  
  
  
• "Umi Says"
  Written by Mos Def (as Dante Smith)
  Performed by Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli, Common and Fred Hampton Jr. (as Chairman Fred Hampton,
  Jr.)
  Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Get By"
  Written by Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Nina Simone
  Performed by Talib Kweli featuring Mos Def and Common
  Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Rawkus Entertainment
  Mos Def appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records
  
  
  
• "Nappy Heads"
  Written by Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras (as Pras Michel), Rashad Mohammed
  Performed by The Fugees
  This composition contains a sample of "I Can Hear Nothing But the Blues"
  Written by Albert King
  a sample of "I Think About You"
  Written by Clentonia Scott, Kool & The Gang
  The Fugees appear courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  
  
  
• "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
  Written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
  Performed by The Fugees
  The Fugees appear courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  
  
  
• "President"
  Written by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis (as Jerry Duplessis)
  Performed by Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean appears courtesy of J Records
  
  
  
• "Parting Ways"
  Written by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  Performed by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  
  
  
• "Upstarts in a Blowout"
  Written by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  Performed by Cody ChesnuTT (as Cody ChestnuTT)
  

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