The Fast and the Furious (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2001 action film The Fast and the Furious, directed by Rob Cohen and starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Unlike later entries in the franchise, the first film does not center around an orchestral score album but is primarily known for its curated soundtrack of hip-hop, rap-rock and electronic tracks that helped define the early-2000s street racing aesthetic.
The soundtrack album was released June 18, 2001 via Def Jam Recordings, featuring 17 tracks with a runtime of approximately 63 minutes. It includes artists such as Ja Rule, DMX, Ashanti, R. Kelly, Saliva and Limp Bizkit, alongside “Deep Enough” by Live, which appears in the film’s end credits. The album was commercially successful and charted on the Billboard 200, becoming closely associated with the film’s cultural impact.
This musical direction laid the foundation for the franchise’s evolving sound. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) expanded the hip-hop focus with artists like Ludacris and Pitbull; The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) introduced a stronger blend of Southern hip-hop and Japanese influences; and Fast & Furious (2009) shifted toward a more hybrid approach combining urban tracks with a more prominent original score, marking the series’ transition into a larger-scale action saga.
Release Date: June 18, 2001
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Tracks: 17
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap-Rock / Film Soundtrack
The Fast and the Furious: Tracklist
- Faith Evans – Good Life (Remix)
- Caddillac Tah – Pov City Anthem
- Ashanti – When A Man Does Wrong
- Tank – Race Against Time Part 2
- Ja Rule – Furious
- R. Kelly – Take My Time Tonight
- Scarface – Suicide
- Black Child – The Prayer
- Funk Flex – Tudunn Tudunn Tudunn (Make U Jump)
- Fat Joe – Hustlin’
- Boo – Freestyle
- Limp Bizkit – Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle)
- Ja Rule – Life Ain’t A Game
- Shade Sheist – Cali Diseaz
- Petey Pablo – Didn’t I
- Ja Rule – Put It On Me
- Vita – Justify My Love
Score Soundtrack
TBA
