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Butter (1998 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Butter' (known as 'Never 2 Big' in the United States) is a 1998 action film starring Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Tony Todd and Donnie Wahlberg. It originally premiered on HBO as an HBO Original Film. It was later released to video by Artisan Entertainment as 'Never 2 Big' in 1998 and on DVD in 2001.
The film follows corrupt record company executives who kill a singing sensation with a lethal injection rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her foster brother for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.
Cast
*Shemar Moore as Freddy Roland
*Ernie Hudson as Curtis "8-Ball" Harris
*Nia Long as Carmen Jones
*Donnie Wahlberg as Rick Darren
*Tony Todd as Benzo Al
*Tom "Tiny" Lister as House
*Terrence Howard as Dexter Banks
*Donald Faison as Khaleed
*Salli Richardson as Blusette Ford
*Badja Djola as Roscoe
*Sam Phillips as Dina
*Ernie Hudson Jr. as Marcus
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film was released on March 31, 1998, through Relativity Records and consisted of hip hop and R&B music.
Track listing
#"Work"- 3:21 (Naughty by Nature, Mag & Castro)#"Butta"- 3:48 (E-A-Ski)
#"Smiling Faces Sometimes"- 4:47 (Polyester Playaz)
#"Triple Six Klubhouse"- 2:44 (Lord Infamous)
#"M.O.B."- 4:06 (Hussein Fatal)
#"Broken Down"- 4:27 (Vincent Brantley)
#"No Ways Tired"- 4:54 (Nancey Jackson)
#"Pain"- 6:14 (Ohio Players)
#"Big Boy"- 3:31 (Indo G)
#"Sorry But It's Over Now"- 4:23 (Michelle Mitchell)
#"Hit 'Em"- 3:53 (Three 6 Mafia)
#"Off the Books"- 3:03 (The Beatnuts, Cuban Link & Big Punisher)
#"Superhero"- 4:22 (Christopher Williams)
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