Wild Style Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released1983
Recorded1982–1983
Genre
Length77:47
LabelAnimal Records
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Wild Style Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1982 hip hop film Wild Style. It was originally released in 1983 via Animal Records, and re-released twice: in 1997 via Rhino Entertainment, and in 2007 as 25th anniversary edition via Mr Bongo Records.[2] The album was produced by Charlie Ahearn and Chris Stein with Fab 5 Freddy, who served as musical director of the project. It featured appearances from Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Charlie Chase, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Mixer DXT, Grand Wizzard Theodore & the Fantastic Five, Double Trouble (Rodney Cee & Kevie Kev Rockwell of Funky 4 + 1), Prince Whipper Whip, Rammellzee, AJ Scratch, D.J. Stieve Steve and Shockdell.

The album has been described by Leo Stanley from Allmusic as "one of the key records of early-'80s hip-hop". Thomas Golianopoulos and Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone stated: "The soundtrack, which features beats produced by Chris Stein of Blondie and Fab 5 Freddy and live performances by Double Trouble and other old-school legends, is arguably the first great hip-hop album".[3]

Track listing

Original 1983 vinyl LP: Side 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Wild Style Theme Rap 1"Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein6:18
2."M.C. Battle"Rodney Cee & Busy Bee3:52
3."Basketball Throwdown"Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Freaks1:16
4."Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie"Fantastic Freaks6:26
5."Military Cut (Scratch Mix)"DJ Grand Wizard Theodore3:35
6."Cold Crush Brothers At The Dixie"Cold Crush Brothers4:48
Original 1983 vinyl LP: Side 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stoop Rap"Double Trouble (aka Rodney Cee & KK Rockwell)1:20
2."Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre"Double Trouble7:57
3."Wild Style Subway Rap 2"Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein3:37
4."Gangbusters (Scratch Mix)"Grand Wizard Theodore1:20
5."Rammellzee & Shock Dell At The Amphitheatre"Rammellzee & Shock Dell3:46
25th Anniversary Edition: CD 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Military Cut (Scratch Mix)"DJ Grand Wizard Theodore2:18
2."M.C. Battle"Rodney Cee & Busy Bee3:35
3."Basketball Throwdown"Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Freaks1:17
4."Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie"Fantastic Freaks6:25
5."Subway Theme (Scratch Mix) (previously unreleased)"Grand Wizard Theodore & Chris Stein2:52
6."The Cold Crush Brothers At The Amphitheatre"Cold Crush Brothers5:42
7."Busy Bee's Limo Rap"Busy Bee1:02
8."Cuckoo Clocking (previously unreleased)"Fab 5 Freddy1:11
9."Stoop Rap"Double Trouble (aka Rodney Cee & KK Rockwell)1:19
10."Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre"Double Trouble (aka Rodney Cee & KK Rockwell)7:58
11."South Bronx Subway Rap (Original Version)"Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein2:22
12."The Chief Rockers Busy Bee, D.J. AJ At The Amphitheatre (previously unreleased)"Busy Bee0:44
13."Busy Bee At The Amphitheatre"Busy Bee2:15
14."Fantastic Freaks At The Amphitheatre"Fantastic Freaks1:54
15."Gangbusters (Scratch Mix)"Grand Wizard Theodore1:20
16."Rammellzee & Shockdell At The Amphitheatre"Rammellzee & Shock Dell3:49
17."Down By Law (previously unreleased)"Fab 5 Freddy & Chris Stein1:08

Disc 2:

  1. Wildstyle Lesson - Kev Luckhurst aka Phat Kev
  2. Limousine Rap (Crime Don't Pay Mix) - Wild Style Allstars
  3. Basketball Throwdown (Dixie: Razorcut Mix) Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Freaks
  4. Stoop Rap (LP Version South Bronx Mix) - Double Trouble
  5. Street Rap (Subway Mix) - Busy Bee
  6. Stoop Rap (Film Version) Double Trouble
  7. B Boy Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  8. Yawning Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  9. Crime Cut (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  10. Gangbusters (Instrumental) - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
  11. Cuckoo Clocking (Instrumental) - Fab 5 Freddy
  12. Meetings (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  13. Military Cut (Instrumental)[4] - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
  14. Razor Cut (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  15. Subway Theme (Instrumental) - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, Chris Stein
  16. Busy Bees (Instrumental) - Busy Bee
  17. Down By Law (Instrumental) - Fab 5 Freddy
  18. Baby Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  19. Jungle Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
  20. Wild Style Scratch Tool - Kev Luckhurst aka Phat Kev

NOTE: "Pretty Baby" and "Rapture" by Blondie and "Good Times" by Chic also feature in the film, but not on any edition of the soundtrack albums.

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Leo. "Wild Style [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Various - Wild Style". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  3. ↑ Reeves, Mosi. "20 Landmark Films in Hip-Hop History". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. ↑ Sampled in Military Cut (Instrumental): Sound Effects Vol. 3 - Pistol Range Military
    1960 Audio Fidelity Records
    Sound Effects Vol. 3 - Close Order Drill
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