WIld Style - Wild Style Theme 7"

Wild Style! When it comes to the pantheon of hip-hop movies, 'Wild Style' is number one. While the actual plot carries about as much weight as 'Beat Street' or even the Fat Boys vehicle 'Disorderlies' - and the acting is also nothing to write home about - the soundtrack is an indelible classic. What the film and it's soundtrack caught was a moment in time and some key performances from genuine pioneers instrumental in the nascent hip-hop scene. And the influence has passed down through the ages, with rhyming couplets from the 'Wild Style' album still cited today, and Nas drawing on a snippet of the film for the opening track of his one true classic album, 'Illmatic'. What's unusual about the soundtrack - and evidenced on the tracks showcased here, available for the time on 7" since a 1983 Japanese release - is that it didn't draw on the tried-and-tested breakbeats that many of the artists featured on it would have cut their chops on. Charlie Chase, whose slithery scratches adorn both s