Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The movie Akeelah and the Bee, released in 2006, features 15 songs from artists like Planet Asia, Stephanie Jones, Swollen Members and Loreal Palmer. What is your favorite song from Akeelah and the Bee?

Songs from Akeelah and the Bee

El indio y el vaquero

Francisco Javier Gonz?lez & Jos? Zu?iga

The Hustle Pt. III

Planet Asia

Day by Day

Stephanie Jones

Anthrax Island (2001)

Swollen Members

Not in Your Video

Loreal Palmer

Rubberband Man (1976)

The Spinners

Effervescent (1978)

Bootsy Collins

Respect (1965)

Aretha Franklin

Whatever It Takes

Frankie

Lester Hayes (2004)

Lateef Dumont (as Lateef) & Chief Xcel (as The Chief)

Wake Up Everybody (1975)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes)

Everything

Ben Harper

Definition of Love

Deborah Cox

Let Your Baby Go

Erica Rivera

Proud (2000)

Heather Small