Wild StyleVarious Artists

• 1. Wild Style Theme Rap 1
• 2. M.C. Battle
• 3. Basketball Throwdown
• 4. Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie
• 5. Military Cut-Scratch Mix
• 6. Cold Crush Bros. At The Dixie
• 7. Stoop Rap
• 8. Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre
• 9. Wild Style Subway Rap 2
• 10. The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, D.J. Aj At The Amphitheatre
• 11. Gangbusters Scratch Mix
• 12. Rammellzee And Shock Dell At The Amphitheatre

The original Animal track listing, 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.