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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