Wild Style
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| Directed by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Produced by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Written by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Starring | Fab Five Freddy Cold Crush Brothers Rock Steady Crew Grandmaster Flash Busy Bee Grandmixer DST |
| Distributed by | Rhino |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Running time | 82 min. |
| Language | English |
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Wild Style was the first hip hop motion picture. Released independently in 1982 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, the movie featured Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quinones, the Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Patti Astor, Sandra Fabara and Grandmaster Flash. The Protagonist is the legendary New York graffiti artist "Lee" George Quinones as "Zoro". The film has received a large cult following over the years after its initial release. Highly regarded hip-hop albums such as Illmatic by Nas, Black Sunday by Cypress Hill and Check Your Head by Beastie Boys have featured samples from Wildstyle. Significantly, the MTA allowed director Charlie Ahearn (II) to film in the actual train yards in New York City.
[edit] Soundtrack
- Military Cut - Grand Wizard Theodore/Kevie Kev Rockwell (Scratch Mix)
- MC Battle - Busy Bee/Lil Rodney Cee/DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
- Basketball Throwdown - Cold Crush Brothers/Fantastic Freaks
- Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie - Fantastic Freaks/ DJ Kevie Kev Rockwell
- Subway Theme - DJ Grand Wizard Theodore (Previously Unreleased)
- Cold Crush Brothers At The Dixie - Cold Crush Brothers
- Cuckoo Clocking - (previously unreleased)
- Stoop Rap - Double Trouble
- Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre - Double Trouble/DJ Stevie Steve
- South Bronx Subway Rap - Grand Master Caz (Original Mix)
- Street Rap - Busy Bee (Previously Unreleased)
- Chief Rocker Busy Bee, DJ AJ At The Amphitheatre - Busy Bee/ DJ A.J.
- Gangbusters - Grand Wizard Theodore/Kevie Kev Rockwell (Scratch Mix)
- Rammellzee and Shock Dell At The Amphitheatre - Rammellzee & Shock Dell/The Grand Mixer DST
- Down By Law - Fab 5 Freddy (Previously Unreleased)
- Wild Style Theme Rap 1 - Grand Master Caz/Chris Stein (Charlie Chase Scratch Mix, Bonus Track)
- Wild Style Subway Rap 2 - Grand Master Caz/Chris Stein (Charlie Chase Scratch Mix, Bonus Track)
[edit] Trivia
- The Wild Style logo on the film's cover was a massive mural painted on a wall by Zephyr, Revolt and Sharp.[1] The artists used scaffolding to paint the 15-foot tall mural illegally in broad daylight.
- The 80's themed video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City features an in-game radio station (and a CD of the station name as part of the sound track) called WildStyle Pirate Radio; which features 80's hip hop.
- Rapper MF DOOM has sampled dialogue from WildStyle on several albums.
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