| Wild Style Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Recorded | 1982–1983 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 77:47 |
| Label | Animal Records |
| Producer | |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Wild Style Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1983 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. 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".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild Style Theme Rap 1" | Grandmaster Caz and Chris Stein | 6:18 |
| 2. | "M.C. Battle" | Rodney Cee and Busy Bee | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Basketball Throwdown" | Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Freaks | 1:16 |
| 4. | "Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie" | Fantastic Freaks | 6:26 |
| 5. | "Military Cut (Scratch Mix)" | DJ Grand Wizard Theodore | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Cold Crush Brothers At The Dixie" | Cold Crush Brothers | 4:48 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stoop Rap" | Double Trouble (aka Rodney Cee & KK Rockwell) | 1:20 |
| 2. | "Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre" | Double Trouble | 7:57 |
| 3. | "Wild Style Subway Rap 2" | Grandmaster Caz & Chris Stein | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Gangbusters (Scratch Mix)" | Grand Wizard Theodore | 1:20 |
| 5. | "Rammellzee & Shock Dell At The Amphitheatre" | Rammellzee & Shock Dell | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Military Cut (Scratch Mix)" | DJ Grand Wizard Theodore | 2:18 |
| 2. | "M.C. Battle" | Rodney Cee & Busy Bee | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Basketball Throwdown" | Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Freaks | 1:17 |
| 4. | "Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie" | Fantastic Freaks | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Subway Theme (Scratch Mix) (previously unreleased)" | Grand Wizard Theodore & Chris Stein | 2:52 |
| 6. | "The Cold Crush Brothers At The Amphitheatre" | Cold Crush Brothers | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Busy Bee's Limo Rap" | Busy Bee | 1:02 |
| 8. | "Cuckoo Clocking (previously unreleased)" | Fab 5 Freddy | 1:11 |
| 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 Stein | 2:22 |
| 12. | "The Chief Rockers Busy Bee, D.J. AJ At The Amphitheatre (previously unreleased)" | Busy Bee | 0:44 |
| 13. | "Busy Bee At The Amphitheatre" | Busy Bee | 2:15 |
| 14. | "Fantastic Freaks At The Amphitheatre" | Fantastic Freaks | 1:54 |
| 15. | "Gangbusters (Scratch Mix)" | Grand Wizard Theodore | 1:20 |
| 16. | "Rammellzee & Shockdell At The Amphitheatre" | Rammellzee & Shock Dell | 3:49 |
| 17. | "Down By Law (previously unreleased)" | Fab 5 Freddy & Chris Stein | 1:08 |
Disc 2:
- Wildstyle Lesson - Kev Luckhurst aka Phat Kev
- Limousine Rap (Crime Don't Pay Mix) - Wild Style Allstars
- Basketball Throwdown (Dixie: Razorcut Mix) - Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Freaks
- Stoop Rap (LP Version South Bronx Mix) - Double Trouble
- Street Rap (Subway Mix) - Busy Bee
- Stoop Rap (Film Version) - Double Trouble
- B Boy Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Yawning Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Crime Cut (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Gangbusters (Instrumental) - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
- Cuckoo Clocking (Instrumental) - Fab 5 Freddy
- Meetings (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Military Cut (Instrumental) - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
- Razor Cut (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Subway Theme (Instrumental) - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, Chris Stein
- Busy Bees (Instrumental) - Busy Bee
- Down By Law (Instrumental) - Fab 5 Freddy
- Baby Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- Jungle Beat (Instrumental) - Wild Style Allstars
- 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.
In popular culture
Grand Wizard Theodore's "Subway Theme" song (from the Wild Style film) was incredibly featured in the 2015 Netflix war drama film Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba.
References
- Stanley, Leo. "Wild Style [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- "Various - Wild Style". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- Reeves, Mosi. "20 Landmark Films in Hip-Hop History". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- Sampled in Military Cut (Instrumental):
Sound Effects Vol. 3 - Pistol Range Military
1960 Audio Fidelity Records
Sound Effects Vol. 3 - Close Order Drill