Butter (known as Never 2 Big in the United States) is a 1998 action-thriller film starring Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Tony Todd and Donnie Wahlberg. It originally premiered on HBO as an HBO Original Film. It was later released to video by Artisan Entertainment as Never 2 Big in 1998 and on DVD in 2001.
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Plot
Several corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a lethal injection rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her foster brother for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.
Cast
Shemar Moore as Frederick "Freddy" Roland
Ernie Hudson as Curtis "8-Ball" Harris
Nia Long as Carmen Jones
Donnie Wahlberg as Rick Darren
Tony Todd as Al "Benzo Al"
Tom "Tiny" Lister as "House"
Terrence Howard as Dexter Banks
Donald Faison as Khaleed
Salli Richardson as Blusette Ford
Badja Djola as Roscoe
Sam Phillips as Dina
Ernie Hudson Jr. as Marcus
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film was released on March 31, 1998, through Relativity Records and consisted of hip hop and R&B music.
Track listing
"Work"- 3:21 (Naughty by Nature, Mag & Castro)
"Butta"- 3:48 (E-A-Ski)
"Smiling Faces Sometimes"- 4:47 (The Undisputed Truth)
"Triple Six Klubhouse"- 2:44 (Lord Infamous)
"M.O.B."- 4:06 (Hussein Fatal)
"Broken Down"- 4:27 (Vincent Brantley)
"No Ways Tired"- 4:54 (Nancey Jackson)
"Pain"- 6:14 (Ohio Players)
"Big Boy"- 3:31 (Indo G)
"Sorry But It's Over Now"- 4:23 (Michelle Mitchell)
"Hit 'Em"- 3:53 (Three 6 Mafia)
"Off the Books"- 3:03 (The Beatnuts, Cuban Link & Big Punisher)
"Superhero"- 4:22 (Christopher Williams)