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The Wackness
It’s the summer of 1994 and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana — but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against “crimes” like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.

Ok, so the folks over at The Wackness HQ are looking to give away a few CDs of the soundtrack to their movie (releasing tomorrow) and would like DMP to run a small contest. I don’t usually do these kinds of things, but for a Hip Hop head, it’s a decent looking soundtrack.

Here’s the track list:

Nas - “The World Is Yours”
Raewkon - “Heaven and Hell”
Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man - “The What”
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - “Summertime”
Donovan - “Season of The Witch”
Biz Markie - “Just A Friend”
Total feat. Notorious B.I.G. - “Can’t Ya See”
A Tribe Called Quest - “Can I Kick It”
Faith Evans - “You Used To Love Me”
R Kelly - “Bump N’ Grind”
The Pioneers - “Long Shot Kick de Buckettfont”
Vomit Launch - “Exit Lines”
Craig Mack - “Flava In Your Ear”
The Wu Tang Clan - “Tearz”
Mott The Hoople - “All The Young Dudes”

Not a bad line-up, huh? The movie could very well be ass, but the tracks have me remembering my 6th year in college.

Ok, so let’s do it like this — tell me the A & B side track names of the Wu Tang single that instantly launched the crew into the Hip Hop spotlight in 1993 and win a copy of the soundtrack.

Email me at sean [at] dotmatrixproject [dot] com with your answer.

UPDATE: We have a winner — Matt W. sent in the correct answer, “Protect Ya Neck” & “Method Man”

Thanks for the emails.