The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop artists of the time.

The music is heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing genre of R&B.

Prominent artists and producers of this sound contributed to the soundtrack, including Guy with Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Color Me Badd, and Johnny Gill; Al B.

The Troop/LeVert/Queen Latifah song was a medley of The O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" (The O'Jays' lead singer is Eddie Levert, the father of two members of the group LeVert).

New Jack City (Music From The Motion Picture) at Discogs (list of releases)