MTV’s Hip Hopera: CARMEN
Various Artists
2001
Carmen: A Hip Hopera follows the life of a police sergeant whose world is turned upside down when an irresistible woman enters his life. It is based upon the 1875 opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, but set in modern-day Philadelphia and Los Angeles and featuring a mostly original hip-hop/R&B score in place of Bizet’s opera.
The film, produced by MTV, starred Beyoncé Knowles, along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil’ Bow Wow,
Stand-Out Tracks
The Last Great Seduction
If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead)
B.L.A.Z.E.
Various Artists – MTV’s Hip Hopera: CARMEN
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