{"product_id":"down-by-law-subway-beat-kenny-dope-edits-vinyl-7","title":"Down By Law \/ Subway Beat (Kenny Dope Edits) – Vinyl 7\"","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA: Down by Law (Kenny Dope Edit) \/ B: Subway Beat (Kenny Dope Edit)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs pieces of musical curation go, Kenny Dope’s reimagining and reediting of the Wild Style breakbeats is outstanding. While the music from the ‘Wild Style’ OST is truly seminal, the story behind it is even more fascinating. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnderneath the voices of important rappers from hip-hop’s first wave – \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCold Crush\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrothers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDouble Trouble\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRammellzee\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBusy Bee\u003c\/strong\u003e and more – were a selection of backing beats that have underpinned and influenced a whole lot of hip-hop ever since. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt would be easy to mistake them for genuine breakbeats dug out of crates, but they’re not. Overseen by hip-hop impresario Freddie Braithwaite – better known as \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFab 5 Freddy\u003c\/strong\u003e – in collaboration with \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlondie’s Chris Stein\u003c\/strong\u003e – the songs from the Wild Style soundtrack are all unique creations intended as a homage to the early breakbeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrummer Lenny Ferrari – who had played for \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e before emerging on the punk scene – and bassist David Harper played many of the iconic grooves, two somewhat forgotten participants in shaping a legendary sound. They – and Chris Stein – weren’t even in the same studio at the same time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenny Dope\u003c\/strong\u003e, a long-time fan of the music, later acquired the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoriginal reel-to-reel tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e from Charlie Ahearn, the film’s director. Using the Wild Style breakbeats – many just a minute or so long – he transformed them into longer edits that give them more room to breathe. ‘Down by Law’ and ‘Subway Beat’ are two of the most famous, breakdance classics that summon up visions of graffiti’d trains speeding through the South Bronx.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ws4988joDE8\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxFglD7Acas\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Style","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 7\"","offer_id":58738452234624,"sku":"MRB7204","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/MRB7204WildStyle-KennyDope-Shopify-Square.jpg?v=1787214218","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/down-by-law-subway-beat-kenny-dope-edits-vinyl-7","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}