He Got Game (soundtrack)

He Got Game
Soundtrack album / Studio album by Public Enemy
Released	April 28, 1998
Recorded	June 1997 – February 1998
Genre	Hardcore hip hop, conscious hip hop[1]
Length	48:10
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Abnes Dubose, The Bomb Squad, Danny Saber, D. R. Period, Jack Dangers
Public Enemy chronology
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994) He Got Game (1998) There's a Poison Goin' On (1999)
Singles from He Got Game
"He Got Game" Released: May 2, 1998

He Got Game is a soundtrack and sixth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on April 28, 1998, under Def Jam Recordings.^[2] It was released as the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1998 film of the same name and was the group's last album for Def Jam until 2020's What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down.^[3][4] He Got Game was produced by members of the Bomb Squad, along with producers Abnes Dubose, Danny Saber, D. R. Period, and Jack Dangers.

The album sold poorly upon its release and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200. Its single, the title track, peaked within the top 20 of the charts in the United Kingdom, where the album peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart. He Got Game was well received by music critics, who praised its melodic sound and Chuck D's lyrics.