Seminal hip hop soundtrack feat. Rodney Cee, KK Rockwell, Cold Crush Brothers, Fantastic Freaks, Fab Five Freddy. Produced by Chris Stein from Blondie. Animal Records - founded by Chris Stein of Blondie fame - only ever released one album in its brief early-80s history, but what an album that was. Wild Style remains the most seminal soundtrack in hip-hop history, a snapshot of the scene as it evolved from the streets to the recording studio. But it’s not just a vital document, it’s also a damn good listen. The line-up is a who’s who of those who stood out from hip-hop’s nascent block party days. The Double Trouble pairing of Rodney Cee and KK Rockwell, The Chief Rocker himself, Busy Bee, the mighty line-ups of both The Cold Crush Brothers and The Fantastic Freaks. The music captures the free-form, roaming nature of the film - it’s rough at the edges, it’s occasionally amateurish, but it’s completely, utterly glorious. The original Animal tracklisting, of which this is a reissue, is full of recurring sounds and motifs, all of them co-produced by Chris Stein and Fab Five Freddy, stepping away from breakbeats to produce a sound that reminds you of them, while being totally unique. The epic drums are courtesy of Lenny ‘Ferrari’ Ferraro, a Vietnam vet and punk drummer whose career spanned stints backing Aretha Franklin and Lou Reed. Over time, those sounds - the Charlie Chase and Grand Wizard Theodore scratches, the indelible lyrics - have become hip-hop touchstones, endlessly sampled and referenced, the bedrock of so much music to follow. That’s because the soundtrack perfectly encapsulated the essence of the film, the scene and hip-hop’s emergence from The Bronx to the attention of the wider world. Presented in this reissue with the original artwork, it remains the blueprint. Artist Ost Enheter i förpackning 1 st Label Mr Bongo Lev. Artnr. MRBLP247B Leverantör Bertus Media LP Releasedatum 2022-07-15 Spår 1. Grand Master Caz & Chris Stein - Wild Style Theme Rap 2. The Chief Rocker Busy Bee Vs Lil Rodney Cee & D.J. Grand Wi 3. The Cold Crush Bros Vs The Fantastic Freaks - Basketball Thr 4. Kevie Kev[komma] Master Rob[komma] Prince Whipper Whip[komma] M.C.[komma] Rubie Dee[komma] 5. Grand Wizard Theodore & D.J. Kevie Kev Rockwell - Military C 6. Grand Master Caz[komma] Jdl[komma] Easy Ad[komma] Kg[komma] D.J. Charlie Chase[komma] D.J. 7. Double Trouble[komma] Rodney Cee[komma] K. K. Rockwell - Stoop Rap. 8. Rodney Cee[komma] K. K. Rockwell[komma] D.J. Stevie Steve - Double Troub 9. Grand Master Caz & Chris Stein - Wild Style Subway Rap 10. The Chief Rocker Busy Bee[komma] Dj Aj - The Chief Rocker Busy Bee 11. D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore & Kevie Kev Rockwell - Gangbuster 12. Rammellzee & Shock Dell & The Grand Mixer Dst - Rammellzee A Streckkod 7119691285412
