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v/a - big fun in the big town - 1986 classics - five day weekend - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Hip Hop

1. Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
2. Boogie Down Productions - 9mm Goes Bang
3. Just-Ice - Cold Getting Dumb
4. Just-Ice - Latoya
5. T La Rock - Breaking Bells
6. T La Rock - Back To Burn
7. Skinny Boys - Jockbox
8. Tricky Tee - Leave It To The Drums
9. Mantronix - Bassline
10. Mantronix - Ladies

For the first time in the quarter-decade since its release, classic cult hip hop documentary Big Fun In The Big Town is finally being released to the public on DVD – now, the music inspiring the film is getting its own shine with this special limited release also from Five Day Weekend.

The documentary explores the different sides of hip hop’s lineage with depth and precision, and the ten tracks featured on this soundtrack bring that history to blaring sonic life. Just as the subjects of Big Fun In The Big Town show hip hop in its eager, gritty infancy, the music inspiring the film reveals a time where being the reigning ladies man of the scene could still mean living in your grandmother’s basement. From rapper KRS-One’s declaration of the birthplace of hip hop in Boogie Down Production’s “South Bronx” to Mantronix’s party jam “Bassline,” this album embodies the same potential of hip hop displayed in the film – dynamic, fresh, and most importantly, fun.