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The 'Hustlers' Movie Soundtrack Will Be Your Favorite New Playlist

by Ani Bundel
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Jennifer Lopez's film Hustlers gave the media mogul the biggest domestic box office opening weekend of her career with $33 million. By the time the film’s run was done, it had crossed the $100 million mark, making it her biggest hit since Ice Age: Continental Drift. But the film, which had critics raving, isn't just a story of strippers and the wealthy wall street moguls they conned. It's about women who are doing it for themselves and doing it by dancing. Unsurprisingly, the Hustlers movie soundtrack is fantastic.

Though she’s now known for singing and acting, dancing has always been Lopez's strongest suit. She started out as a fly girl on In Living Color, and her talent on the dance floor is still her biggest seller, even at the age of 50. Even when her pop songs haven't been that strong, her music videos and her moves have carried the day.

Her heyday as a pop princess was during the early to mid-aughts, which, in an ironic twist, is right around the time when the film is set. So the soundtrack doesn't just serve as a backdrop for Lopez to show off that even 30 years into her career, she's still got it. It's also a tribute to an era when she was still dominating the charts, the magazines, and the fashion world. (The film’s greatest meta moment is when her character squeals over buying the same Timberland stiletto heels Lopez wore in her “Jenny From The Block” video.)

That means the only thing missing from the soundtrack is anything by Jennifer Lopez from the "Jenny From the Block" era. But perhaps that would have just been a little too much.

But even though the film might not quite have the nerve to go down a rabbit hole where Jennifer Lopez dances to Jennifer Lopez in her Golden Globe-nominated turn in Hustlers, it does include quite a few hits from the aughts era that will have you partying like it 2009. And for those who prefer today’s music, there’s a new track from co-star Cardi B to boot.

Here's the full track list:

  1. "Money" by Cardi B
  2. "Control" by Janet Jackson
  3. "Make It Rain" by Fat Joe feat. Lil’ Wayne
  4. "Shake That Monkey" by Too $hort feat. Lil Jon
  5. "Criminal" by Fiona Apple
  6. "Op. 25, Etude No. 7 in C Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin
  7. "Aeolin Harp" by Frédéric Chopin
  8. "I Get Money" by 50 Cent
  9. "Conceited" by Remy Ma
  10. "Mist of a Dream" by Birdlegs & Pauline
  11. "Butterfly" by Frédéric Chopin
  12. "Op. 10, Etude No. 11 in E Flat Major" by Frédéric Chopin
  13. "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston
  14. "Gimme More" by Britney Spears
  15. "Love In This Club" by Usher
  16. "Op. 10, Etude No. 10 in A Flat Major" by Frédéric Chopin
  17. "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
  18. "The Best Years" by Charlie Rich
  19. "Motivation" by Kelly Rowland feat. Lil’ Wayne
  20. "Warp 1.9" by The Bloody Beetroots feat. Steve Aoki
  21. "E Talking" by Soulwax
  22. "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson
  23. "Op. 10, Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin
  24. "It's Your Voodoo Working" by Charles Sheffield
  25. "Waterfall" by Frédéric Chopin
  26. "Next" by Scott Walker
  27. "Birthday Cake" by Rhianna
  28. "Dance A$" by Big Sean
  29. "Tristesse" by Frédéric Chopin
  30. "Rag Doll" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
  31. "Dawn (Go Away)" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
  32. "Op. 10, Etude No. 6 in E Flat Minor" by Frédéric Chopin
  33. "Teach Me" Fantasia
  34. "Winter Wind" by Frédéric Chopin
  35. "Night Moves" Bob Seger
  36. "Royals" Lorde
  37. "Op. 25, Etude No. 7 in C Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin
  38. "Op. 10, Etude No. 11 - E Flat Major" by Frédéric Chopin

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