Various - Wild Style (Special Edition)

Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild
Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite
aka Fab Five Freddy, offered an iconic snapshot of the emerging New York hip
hop scene in the early '80s

Considered one of the first hip hop films, it documents the styles, culture, attitudes,
and most importantly, the music of this evolving era. The accompanying soundtrack
remains one of the most influential in hip hop history, featuring a who's who of artists
who stood out during the movement's nascent block party days.
"Making hip hop's first and most beloved feature film, Wild Style, with Charlie Ahearn
and creating the original music is one of my proudest accomplishments." - Fab 5
Freddy

In celebration of Arrow Films restoring the original Wild Style film in 4K, Mr Bongo is
proud to present this special-edition reissue package. The release comes as a double
LP pressed on transparent blue and orange vinyl, offering a freshly curated tracklist
that brings together the finest songs from previous editions, the full sought- after
instrumental album, and Kenny Dope's top edits. Also included are an A2 colour
poster, five film set photos, a flexi disc containing Fantastic Freaks Live at the Dixie,
and a Wild Style sticker sheet.

Originally released on Animal Records, founded by Chris Stein of Blondie fame, the
soundtrack focuses on the hip hop scene as it evolved from the streets to the
recording studio. Co-produced by Stein and Braithwaite, it features the Double Trouble
pairing of Rodney Cee and KK Rockwell, The Chief Rocker himself Busy Bee, and the
mighty line-ups of both The Cold Crush Brothers and The Fantastic Freaks, to name
but a few. The music offers a transportive glimpse into the streets of the South Bronx,
capturing the free-form, roaming nature of the film - it's rough around the edges, but
utterly absorbing.Behind those foundational voices of hip hop's first wave was a
selection of backing beats that have underpinned and influenced the genre ever since.
Easily mistaken for lifted breakbeats from old records, the songs on the Wild Style
soundtrack are all unique creations. Overseen by Braithwaite and Stein, with Stein also
on guitar and effects, they were intended as a homage to those early breakbeats.
Drummer Lenny "Ferrari" Ferraro, who played for Aretha Franklin before emerging on
the punk scene, and bassist David Harper laid down many of the iconic grooves, two
somewhat forgotten participants in shaping a legendary sound.

Over time, the Wild Style soundtrack, with its Charlie Chase and Grand Wizard
Theodore scratches, recurring sounds and motifs, and indelible lyrics, has become a
hip hop touchstone: endlessly sampled and referenced, the bedrock of so much music
to follow. It perfectly encapsulated the essence of the film, the scene, and hip hop's
emergence from the Bronx to the attention of the wider world. It was, and remains, the
blueprint.

Featuring a freshly curated tracklist that brings together the finest songs from
previous editions on vinyl, the sought- after instrumental album & Kenny Dope's
top edits

An extended package including 2LP (Transparent Blue + Orange Vinyl) in Gatefold Sleeve, A2 Colour Poster, 5 X Film Set Photos, Flexi Disc 'Fantastic Freaks Live At The Dixie' & Wild Style Sticker Sheet

Co- produced by Chris Stein (Blondie) and Fab Five Freddy, The Wild Style soundtrack has become a hip hop touchstone.

Tracks: Grand Wizard Theodore and D.J. Kevie Kev Rockwell - Military Cut (Scratch
Mix) / The Chief Rocker Busy Bee vs Lil Rodney Cee & D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore -
M.C. Battle / The Cold Crush Bros. vs The Fantastic Freaks - Basketball Throwdown /
Kevie Kev (Waterbed Kev), Master Rob, Prince Whipper Whip, M.C., Rubie Dee, Dota
Rock, D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore, D.J. Kevie Kev Rockwell - Fantastic Freaks At The
Dixie / D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore - Subway Theme / Grand Master Caz, JDL, Easy
AD, KG , and D.J. Charlie Chase, D.J. Toney Tone - Cold Crush Bros. At The Dixie /
Rodney Cee, K. K. Rockwell, D.J. Stevie Steve - Double Trouble At The Amphitheater /
Grandmaster Caz - South Bronx Subway Rap / Busy Bee - Street Rap (Subway Mix) /
Busy Bee - Busy Bee At The Amphitheater / Fantastic Freaks - Fantastic Freaks At The
Amphitheater / D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore - Gangbusters / Rammellzee and Shock
Dell With The Grand Mixer DST - Rammellzee & Shockdell At The Amphitheater / Fab 5
Freddy - Down By Law / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - B Boy Beat (Instrumental) /
Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Yawning Beat (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred
Braithwaite) - Crime Cut (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) -
Gangbusters (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Cuckoo Clocking
(Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Meetings (Instrumental) / Fab 5
Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Military Cut (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred
Braithwaite) - Razor Cut (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Subway
Theme (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Busy Bees (Instrumental) /
Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Down By Law (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred
Braithwaite) - Baby Beat (Instrumental) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Jungle Beat
(Instrumental) / Kev Luckhurst - Wildstyle Scratch Tool / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred
Braithwaite) - Baby Beat (Kenny Dope Edit) / Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Jungle
Beat (Kenny Dope Edit) / Fantastic Freaks - Fantastic Freaks Live At The Dixie