The soundtrack to the original movie released in 1983 filmed at the time of the birth of hip hop in the South Bronx with Grand Wizard Theodore on the decks and graffiti on the walls, subways, trains, everywhere.

The film is also being re-released and director Charlie Ahearn is to bring out a book.

And who said the kids of today weren’t interested in learning History? Of course they are. I’m sure they have a real good laff at the monthly ‘Those were the days’ photo at the back of Hip Hop Connection; the hair, the clothes, the headbands! You know the stuff so it’s good to get this re-issue, especially as it comes with a Disc two of previously unreleased material.

While most on the new stuff is mainly instrumentals of less than 2 minutes in duration, there’s a Wldstyle ‘lesson’ by Kev Luckhurst that makes you wonder what is the point of latter day rapper superheroes? Hey, I’m not talking about the artists that are signed to say, Rawkus or Stones Throw, or appear on DJ Jazzy Jeff’s excellent compilation series Hip Hop Forever or even your favourite purveyors of Dirtybeatbreakinfunkandhiphop, Breakin’ Bread.

The Breakin’ Bread guys know how to party. So for their 9th Birthday bash at the Jazz Café, Wild Style originals, The Cold Crush Brothers will be joining Rob Life and Skeg for a b-boy battle (see details below).

While Rob and Skeg keep the true spirit of hip hop alive, this CD is the real thing, they may not have known what a legacy they were breeding but if it wasn’t for these guys, who knows what paths De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Beck, DJ Shadow, Public Enemy or even Madonna and Blondie would have taken?

This is the raw shit! Classic in the truest sense.

Hectic Mix nominations: ALL

Reviewed: Various — Wild Style (Mr Bongo) Cat. No: MRBCD055 Release Date: 1st October, 2007
Tracklisting:
1 Grand Wizard Theodore — Military Cut (Scratch Mix) (2:18) scratches by Kevie Kev Rockwell
2 Busy Bee Vs. Rodney Cee — MC Battle (3:35) scratches by Grand Wizard Theodore
3 Cold Crush Brothers Vs. Fantastic Freaks — Basketball Throwdown (1:18)
4 Fantastic Freaks — Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie (6:25)
5 Grand Wizard Theodore — Subway Theme (2:52)
6 Cold Crush Brothers — Cold Crush Brothers At The Dixie (5:42)
7 Busy Bee — Busy Bee’s Limo Rap (1:02)
8 Fab 5 Freddy — Cuckoo Clocking (1:12)
9 Double Trouble — Stoop Rap (1:19)
10. Double Trouble — Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre (7:58) scratches by DJ Stevie Steve
11. Grandmaster Caz — South Bronx Subway Rap (Original Version) (2:22) scratches by Charlie Chase
12. Busy Bee — Streetrap (0:44)
13. Busy Bee — Busy Bee At Amphitheatre (2:15) Scratches — DJ AJ
14. Fantastic Freaks — Fantastic Freaks At Amphitheatre (1:54)
15. Grand Wizard Theodore — Gangbusters (1:20) with scratches by Kevie Kev Rockwell
16. Rammellzee — Rammellzee & Shock Dell At Amphitheatre (3:49)
17 Fab 5 Freddy Down By Law (1:08)

Links:
www.wildstyledvd.com
www.mrbongo.com
www.myspace.com/coldcrushbrothers
Tues 4th September at Throwdown — Radius, Peterborough
14th September: Breakin Bread’s 9th Birthday Party with The Cold Crush Brothers —
Charlie Chase and Prince Whipper Whip (Fantastic Five) B-Boy Battle: Soul Mavericks vs. La Familia, Resident DJs Rob Life and Skeg 11pm — 2am £10 on door.
Sunday 23rd September at Fresh Jive — Stylus, Pure & Mine at Leeds University Union, Leeds
Friday 5th October at Breakin Bread with Rob Life and Skeg — The Social, London
www.jazzcafe.com
www.myspace.com/faroutrecordings
Fact 04 (Spring 2004, p32 Various Wildstyle (Animal, 1983) “No. 1. More than just the Rosetto Stone of hip hop culture, the soundtrack to Charlie Ahearn’s film captures some of the most breathtaking moments in hip hop history: the battle between Fantastic Freaks and Cold Crush Brothers, Double Trouble musin’ on their front stoop. Rammelizee reinventing language” www.factmagazine.co.uk
www.leedshiphop.co.uk
Wild Style (1983) at awww.imdb.com “Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city’s hottest and most elusive graffiti writer…” www.imdb.com
Rebus Collective Presents Deadly Drips “Two artists per heat go HEAD to HEAD on a 20ft wall with paint and only 3 hours to win over the crowd” www.myspace.com/rebuscollective
National VANS Summer Sessions — 25th Anniversary www.vans.co.uk