Wild Style (1982 Film) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 276567
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 081227289225
EAN: 0081227289225
ASIN: B00000344K
Release Date: August 19, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Military Cut - Brathwaite, Fred | | • | M.C. Battle - Parker, David [1] | | • | Basketball Throwdown - Fisher, Curtis | | • | Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie - Strong, Robin | | • | Subway Theme | | • | Cold Crush Bros. at the Dixie - Fisher, Curtis | | • | Cuckoo Clocking | | • | Stoop Rap - Stone, Rodney | | • | Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre - Stone, Rodney | | • | South Bronx Subway Rap - Fisher, Curtis | | • | Street Rap - Parker, David [1] | | • | The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, D.J. A.J. at the Amphitheatre - Parker, David [1] | | • | Gangbusters Scratch Mix - Barthwaite, Fred | | • | Rammellzee and Shock Dell at the Amptheatre - Howard, Charles | | • | Down by Law - Brathwaite, Fred | | • | Wild Style Theme Rap 1 - Fisher, Curtis | | • | Wild Style Subway Rap 2 - Fisher, Curtis |
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From the film that crystallized a subculture comes the soundtrack, finally reissued on Rhino, that first gave people a window into the exciting and innovative world of hip-hop. The names--like Grand Wizard Theodore & Kevie Kev Rockwell, Double Trouble, and The Cold Crush Brothers--may not have lasted, but their continuing influence on contemporary rap music is easily apparent. Digging through the minimalistic, hard-hitting tracks that fill this compilation, it is easy to discover where everyone from A Tribe Called Quest to LL Cool J and DJ Shadow found the original impetus to create their music. Wild Style is not so much about individual artists or songs as it is overall effect; highlighting the manic turntable scratching, the precise synthesizer beats and the spirited verbal gymnastics crucial to classic hip-hop. This soundtrack serves as a vital history lesson for anyone interested in the origins of the last major cultural revolution, or those who simply appreciate raw energy gelling into a new art form. A pair of bonus tracks and a long-lost Fab 5 Freddy cut make this nothing less than a crucial purchase. --Aidin Vaziri
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Down by law. August 7, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is, without a doubt, the first classic hip hop album and one of the finest soundtrack albums of any genre. At the time of it's release there had already been a few album releases by Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang and a few others but it was a still a genre that was most effectively summed up by 12"s by Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five, Spoonie Gee, Busy Bee and Treacherous Three.
Wildstyle was the 1983 movie which tied up what had been happening in New York City since in the mid 70's, with kids painting murals/their names on trains, people d.j-ing at house and block parties and hyping the crowd up over the top while kids danced to the music, into what would become the four elements of the hip hop culture : graffiti, d.j-ing, rapping and breakdancing. The movie itself used very few real actors and instead gave parts to prominent graffiti writers, rappers, d.j's, dancers and scensters, which resulted in it's very realistic, if not a little wooden, feel.
It's a great and very classic movie that's crammed full of legendary and immensely quotable scenes but it's the soundtrack which stole the show. It was a collaboration between Chris Stein of Blondie (who were regulars at hip hop parties downtown and who had already dabbled in the sound with "rapture") and scenester/graffiti-artist/promoter Fab Five Freddy (who was in the movie itself as the flamboyant but slightly shady club promoter/one time graffiti king Fade and who later went on to host Yo, MTV Raps). What's interesting is that the time of it's release rap music was, for the most part, studio house bands replaying the funk and disco classics like "good times" or "7 minutes of funk" that the d.j's would play and cut up at parties. Even an original composition like "the message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five was the Sugarhill house band, who later went on to play in Living Color, playing "genius of love" by Tom Tom Club backwards.
However, the soundtrack here was all original compositions played by Stein, organized by Freddy and the d.j's involved like Charlie Chase and Grandwizard Theodore and rapped over by Grandmaster Caz of Coldcrush Brothers. It was still a funk based sound designed to be played at parties and rapped over but it was tougher, more accomplished with almost dub-ish atmospheric tracks that accompanied various scenes in the movie. Unfortunately the rappers of the time never got the chance to fully utilize this type of harder, less disco live instrument sound because electro blew up a few months later and a keyboard with a drum machine became the rap sounds of choice for the next few years until people like Marley Marl, Eric B. & Rakim and Ultramagnetic M.C's brought sampling into vogue in 1986.
A pity and all but it doesn't detract from the music on this album being timeless. Rappers have been borrowing chunks of this soundtrack ever since. From Nas sampling it for the intro on "illmatic" to phrases from the rappers live routines still being common place in rhymes to the beats from this album sounding so fresh that rappers still can rhyme over them in 2005. Indeed, just last week there was a new track by 3 of the better current rappers that've come out of New York in the last 10 years that sampled a beat from this album ("new york" by AZ, Raekwon & Ghostface for the people who've emailed me, go find it on the new AZ cd "a.w.o.l").
This reissued version of the album is a treat with other incidental tracks from the movie and all the live battle rap scenes. Simply put, this is essential and probably a better document of pre-Run Dmc rap music than any Sugarhill Records boxset.
"The bible of Hip-Hop culture" August 7, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD here embodies the true essence of Hip-Hop culture in every aspect. This is the soundtrack of of all B-Boys and true Hip-Hoppers world wide. Before MTV2, Yo! MTV Raps!, Rap-City, HOT97, The Source, Breakin' and Beat-Street there was "Wild-Style"! If you ever owned the record, you'll notice the extra trks. on this CD edition. This is the real deal people! The Fantastic Romantic 5, Cold Crush Bros., double trouble are all in here! this is a CLASSIC!!! All true Hip-Hop heads should own a copy!
One of the most sampled albums of all time! November 27, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not only is this record a great listen in and of itself, it's also fun to come across the sources for countless hip-hop scratches. Cypress Hill sampled and stole their name from Rammellzee on this album. Public Enemy, the Beasties, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Marley Marl, Gang Starr, Nas, and House of Pain, among others, all picked this record clean to dress up their own. If you have even a passing interest in the history of hip-hop, or musicology in general, be happy that the Wild Style Soundtrack is back in print.
SUPERB!!! June 1, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This cd definitely reminds me the time of real old-school.You can find all hip-hop masters on this album to listen.More importantly if you've never seen that film before i recommend you.Its must have album and film as well.whay are waitin for?Don't waste your time purchase them.Time to reveal real old-school now!!!
The best rap soundtrack ever March 12, 1999
This one is mind bogglingly old school. If you listen to tracks like "M.C. Battle", you realize how much of this has been sampled and has influenced hip hop. That groove they continually use is great. The album contains plenty of old school greats, like Busy Bee, Grand Master Caz, and the Cold Crush Bros. If you like old school hip hop, you need this album.
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