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Saints Row's beats hit the streets
THQ reveals partial list of gangsta game's soundtrack; Ghostface Killah, Rhymefest, De La Soul, Jane's Addiction, Iggy Pop confirmed.
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One clear influence on Saints Row is the Grand Theft Auto series. Both games share a similar thug mentality, offer carjacking with ease, and are filled to the rim with gratuitous violence. Now, the two share something else: several radio stations with licensed music.
A partial list of the artists and songs that will be featured in Saints Row, which will be released later this month on the Xbox 360, has been revealed. Among the names contributing original music are Rhymefest ("Shut You Down"), Ghostface Killah ("Man Up"), and Daz Dillinger ("Git Out My Way").
While executing drive-bys in hoopties, gamers will be able to choose from 12 radio stations, which span hip-hop, rock and roll, classical, and more. There will be 130 songs in total, including several exclusive tracks. Among the other artists confirmed for the game are De La Soul, Rich Medina, Clipse, Method Man, Masta Ace, Little Brother, Editors, Jane's Addiction, and Iggy Pop.
Below is a partial list of original songs featured on the Saints Row soundtrack.
Artist / Song
Strong Arm Steady / "Hurry, Hurry"
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God / "Man Up"
Rhymefest / "Shut You Down"
David Banner / "Saints Row"
Daz Dillinger / "Git Out My Way"
Sy Smith / "Leave the Ho"
Sy Smith / "DFM Like I'm Your Wife"
Sy Smith / "Bounce Like My Checks"
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I am a GTA fan. All that have tried to emulate GTA have failed miserably. I am going to buy Saints Row, but nothing will ever compare to GTA. Obviously it looks better and the gameplay may look nice but has anyone realized that this is a next gen-console game? I think y'all are going to have to compare when the next GTA comes out next year. Plus no GTA lookalike has ever had chatterbox and Lazlo!!!
Posted Aug 9, 2006 7:06 am PT
i think the soundtrack will be good and thats all. it wont be over the top but good enough
go here for a list of songs
http://www.xboxygen.com/index.php?file=News&op=suite&news_id=1636
Posted Aug 8, 2006 8:40 am PT
lol....its a game you guys should be more worry about the gameplay then the stupid musice thats in the game!!!! true having musice u like in a game is a treat...but look at saints row its a game about gang banging !!! rap muscie is the most easy choice to go wit
Posted Aug 7, 2006 1:43 pm PT
Nothing's cooler than a has been rapper with glasses and pretending his hand is a gun.
Posted Aug 7, 2006 1:35 pm PT
What is THQ trying to acomplish with this?Even gta san andreas beats this..Not to mention the next GTA that wil be released..I think that they seriously failed
Posted Aug 7, 2006 6:19 am PT
I don't care about tha rap that's in this game......Imma jam my SCREW anyway! But Imma hafta hear that David Banner exclusive track.
Posted Aug 7, 2006 6:07 am PT
Damn, I wish they had a Metal/Hard Rock station soooooooo bad. (At least a Rock station with semi-digestable music...unlike Vice City's 80's crap or GTA3's Rock stations.
(San Andreas was pretty good, tho)Just put some Killswitch Engage, Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, Korn (their older stuff), pre '92 Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and a bunch of newer stuff (like Cold) ('Happens All The Time' pre-loaded song on the 360, for those who don't know them) and you'll have one happy camper.
Posted Aug 7, 2006 5:32 am PT
Wonder how many lawsuits will come from this computer game.
Posted Aug 6, 2006 4:19 pm PT
Jake, I think it's because most of the "artists" sound like cocky punks I would never want anything to do with in real life. If I wouldn't want to meet or talk to him, I certainly don't want to listen to his sorry excuse for music either.
Posted Aug 5, 2006 11:59 pm PT
Why do people always gotta bash rap al tha damn time? I love rap ever since i was little and I never really took much mind to rock and stuff. But metal sounds ok..some people..some songs..and rock can be cool sometimes which why do some rock people gotta HATE rap so much? Because its artistic and rhymes? I know some of those rappers are on the edge of bankruptcy but give em a break...its been a while. And as for the up and coming artist, yea, they can be good sometimes but what is most wrong is that not many rap fans complain about rock or what not...they jsut dont prefer to listen it and go on with our lives
Posted Aug 5, 2006 1:51 pm PT
i agree with vega thagreat. your xbox can play what you want, when you want. if you don't want to listen rap, then you can play your own stuff. this game is similiar to grand theft auto however, the physics and graphics that were in the demo were MUCH better than any gta game. granted the system is better but gta hasn't really been known for its graphics. plus, ragdoll effects are freakin sweet.
Posted Aug 5, 2006 9:18 am PT
For u who are complaining about the songs, this is the reason your Xbox 360 plays the songs u want when u want. no one is telling u that u have to listen to "rap" or anything else, just turn the music off if it bothers u or play your own music...i honestly dont see why everyone has to complain about something.
Posted Aug 5, 2006 12:33 am PT
As far as I know Saints' Row could have a solid FIRST FREE ROAM NEXT-GEN. If the bugs from the demo are minimized in the final release then it should be a solid game. Simply the cast of characters should tell you that it's a prof\essionally made game. You will not be disappointed with this one.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 9:23 pm PT
Wow I just played the demo, very unoriginal and it tries too hard to be a GTA clone. I'll stick to my GTA games, thank you.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 8:59 pm PT
Guys, this is 8 out of 130 songs in the game! There will be plenty of rock. Read the article before you post.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 8:20 pm PT
trep... I don't know if you noticed, but Jane's Addiction is in that list, and they're more certainly not gangsta. Granted, most of the tracks will probably be hip/hop & rap, I'm sure they won't be offering something to the rock fans to listen to. I personally enjoy both types of music, so either way, I'll be happy.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 6:02 pm PT
Some of us don't want to listen to rap the entire time...
Where's metal, rock, and things of that nature...for Christ's sake, put something else besides hip hop and rap in a game.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 5:44 pm PT
yeah CJ may be "the only thing missing" for this to not be GTA, but let me ask you how many load times there are in GTA, how customizable is your character/ride/clothing and so forth, and how good is the voice acting in GTA is it better than this game? Here are the answers more load times in GTA, not customizable at all hence "CJ" and the first thing I notice about the Saints Row Demo was that it had good voice acting...much better than GTA's. Plus I like the way the cars explode and debris shoots everywhere it's alot more fun with huge explosions.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 5:41 pm PT
judgenxecutioner:
It is worth noting that while San Andreas came out before Saints Row, Saints Row was in development before hand. Saints Row developers decided to push ahead with the game, thinking it could stand on it's own, even though a similar title had already been designed.
It's a harsh coincidence, but they just both happened to come up witht he same idea at the same time.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 5:29 pm PT
"One clear influence on Saints Row is the Grand Theft Auto series" ????! the only thing missing from Saints Row is CJ and then you might as well call it San Andreas! !
Posted Aug 4, 2006 4:58 pm PT
They need some good metal!!!! Despised Icon,Into The Moat,All That Remains,Full Blown Chaos,SOAD or somethin don't get me wrong I would'nt mind listening to some old school hip hop like Too Short's-The Ghetto.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 3:03 pm PT
PainKiller_25
Is there ture Rock in this game??
like in san andreas radio x,or vrock
Read the article. Jane's Addiction (rock band) and Iggy Pop (rock god).
Posted Aug 4, 2006 2:59 pm PT
da soundtrack is looking horrible... but oh well thats why i hook up my ipod to my 360
Posted Aug 4, 2006 2:39 pm PT
"jojoxl - No redeeming value what so ever."
Right, I forgot that video games are supposed to save the world and find the cure to AIDS. LOL. Funny how some of the self-serving, combats/explosives-loving gamers are suddenly questioning morality of video games...
Posted Aug 4, 2006 2:23 pm PT
Thy need Death Metal In the game some seriouse metal like ASESINO or Deicide some real heavy ****
Posted Aug 4, 2006 1:39 pm PT
Is there ture Rock in this game??
like in san andreas radio x,or vrock
Posted Aug 4, 2006 1:37 pm PT
i think should be able to port music from new artiist or up and comming artist from myspace
Posted Aug 4, 2006 1:14 pm PT
Its not going to be only only rap. Doesnt make sense to make 13 radio stations of rap and news. Why do people love bashing rap. If you dont like keep it do yourself and listen to your customers soundtracks.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 12:58 pm PT
Gangsters only listen to rap, because they think they're cool.
Posted Aug 4, 2006 12:45 pm PT
"12 radio stations, which span hip-hop, rock and roll, classical, and more. "
Guys, it's not all rap, I'm sure there's going to be other music you can enjoy too. Thought personally I'm not a fan of Rap, as long as there's something to listen to I'll be happy (GTA:SA's music selection was crap except for the talk radio)
Posted Aug 4, 2006 12:35 pm PT
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