The soundtrack to
Spike Lee's adaptation of Richard Price's drug-dealer/murder drama
Clockers is alive with first-rank hip-hop and soul artists, accurately reflecting the urban sounds of 1995. From the smooth soul of
Seal,
Des'ree, and
Chaka Khan, through the hip-hop/jazz fusions of
Buckshot LeFonque, to the intense Crooklyn Dodgers (
Jeru The Damaja,
Chubb Rock,
O.C., and
DJ Premier), the
Clockers soundtrack offers a wide variety of style. Nothing on the soundtrack became a hit, but that doesn't mean the album isn't worthwhile. More than most soundtracks, it captures both the spirit of the movie while standing as its own, entirely listenable, entity. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine