"The Points" is a 1995 single released from the Panther soundtrack

Panther (soundtrack)

Panther is the soundtrack to the 1995 film, Panther. It was released on May 2, 1995 through Mercury Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music, with production done by some of the genre's biggest names, including Dallas Austin and Teddy Riley...

 featuring 12 of the most popular rap acts of the time. The all-star recording had three different versions produced, the Easy Mo Bee

Easy Mo Bee

Osten Harvey, Jr., better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is a hip hop/R&B record producer, known for production work for late 80's artists such as Big Daddy Kane, but most notable for his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years and his heavy production involvement in The Notorious...

 version appeared on the soundtrack, while the other versions produced by DJ U-Neek

DJ U-Neek

Tim Middleton is an American record producer. DJ U-Neek is the record producer behind the success of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, earning a Grammy Award for his work on the group's hit song, "Tha Crossroads"...

 and Mista Lawnge of Blacksheep

Black Sheep (hip hop group)

Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was an affiliate of the Native Tongues, which...

 appeared on the single release.

It peaked at 88 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 chart.

Contributing artists

In order of appearance:

• The Notorious B.I.G.
  The Notorious B.I.G.
  Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
  
  
• Coolio
  Coolio
  Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
  
  
• Doodlebug of the Digable Planets
  Digable Planets
  Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994...
  
  
• Big Mike
  Big Mike
  Michael Barnett, better known by his stage name Big Mike, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was originally a member of Convicts with Houston rapper Mr. 3-2. Its album would be the first of many releases Mike would put out on Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records...
  
  
• Buckshot
  Buckshot (rapper)
  Buckshot is an underground rapper, famous as the leader of Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, and the group Black Moon. He has released one solo album, two with producer 9th Wonder, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp Clik.- Biography :Born and raised in Brooklyn...
  
  
• Redman
• Ill Al Skratch
  Ill Al Skratch
  Ill Al Skratch is a hip hop duo consisting of two rappers, Big Ill and Al Skratch based from Brooklyn. They have released two albums, 1994's Creep Wit' Me and 1997's Keep It Movin.-Biography:...
  
  
• Rock
  Rock (rapper)
  Jamal Bush, better known by his stage name Tha Rockness Monstah, or in short Rock, is an American rapper, famous as a member of hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik and the duo Heltah Skeltah along with Ruck. He is known for his deep, grimy voice and having a sophisticated and rugged flow...
  
   of Heltah Skeltah
  Heltah Skeltah
  Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock and Ruck . The two are members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C....
  
  
• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...
  
  
• Busta Rhymes
  Busta Rhymes
  Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
  
  
• Menace Clan
  Menace Clan
  Menace Clan was an American hip-hop duo composed of Dante "Dee" Miller and Walter "Assassin" Adams formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records.After signing with Rap-a-Lot, the duo appeared on Poppa LQ's Your Entertainment, My Reality and Bushwick Bill's Phantom of the Rapra, and contributed a verse to...
  
   / 5th Ward Boyz
  5th Ward Boyz
  5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label....
  
   / Black Sheep
  Black Sheep (hip hop group)
  Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was an affiliate of the Native Tongues, which...
  
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• Jamal

• Easy Mo Bee's version featured the Menace Clan, DJ U-Neek's version featured the 5th Ward Boyz and Mista Lawnge's featured Black Sheep.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	88