Adam Mansbach ist Autor des Buchs „Rage Is Back“, das sich mit der goldenen Ära der New Yorker Graffiti Szene befasst und, laut diversen im Netz auffindbaren Kritiken, sehr lesenswert sein soll.

#RAGEISBACK ist das dazugehörige Mixtape von J.Period der diverse Rap-Klassiker mit Freestyles und auch neuen Tracks von Common und Talib Kweli mixt. Passenderweise beginnt das Mixtape mit dem Theme Rap aus Wildstyle.

Den Download gibt’s drüben bei J.Period.

-> J.PERIOD presents #RAGEISBACK, the official music companion to the acclaimed new novel, Rage Is Back, by best-selling author Adam Mansbach. Paying tribute to hip hop culture and its birthplace, New York City, #RAGEISBACK brings together an all-star cast of icons & rising stars for a first-of-its-kind hip hop storybook in the spirit of classic book-and-record sets.

Featuring exclusive new tracks from Common and Talib Kweli produced by J.PERIOD, freestyles from Black Thought, The Kid Daytona, Blu, Homeboy Sandman, Shad and more! With audio book narration by: GZA & Danny Hoch.

Die Tracklist gibt’s nach dem Klick.

1. This Is the Story of… (Intro)
2. Rage Is Back (J.PERIOD Exclusive) f. Black Thought
3. New York State of Mind (Interlude) f. Alicia Keys & Nas
4. Run New York (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. Nas & Angel Haze
5. Hard (J.Period Monumental ReFix) f. Styles P, Sean Price & General Steele
6. Borough Check f. Biz Markie
7. Style Was DNA (Audiobook) f. Danny Hoch
8. Wrong Side (J.PERIOD Exclusive) f. The Kid Daytona
9. Invocate Freestyle (J.PERIOD Exclusive) f. Blu
10. Herb Man Trafficking f. Welton Irie
11. Police In Helicopter Dub
12. Billy Rage Is Back (Audiobook) f. Danny Hoch
13. Sound Boy Killing (Remix) f. Mega Banton
14. Killing a Soundboy (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. The Notorious B.I.G.
15. Toolz of the Trade f. Smif’N’Wessun
16. Teach the Youth (Interlude) f. GURU
17. Hip Hop (Interlude) f. Common
18. The Next Chapter (Still Love H.E.R.) f. Common [Produced by J.PERIOD]
19, The Traveller f. Talib Kweli [Produced by J.PERIOD]
20. What Makes An MC (Interlude) f. Q-Tip
21. 1Nce Again (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. A Tribe Called Quest
22. Street Dreams (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. Nas
23. One Love (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. Nas
24. The Lord Giveth (Audiobook) f. GZA
25. Wu-Banger (Mathematics Mix) f. Wu-Tang Clan
26. It’s Working (Interlude)
27. Raw Freestyle (J.PERIOD Exclusive) f. Shad
28. Coral Reefs (Exclusive) f. Homeboy Sandman
29. Trust the DJ (Audiobook) f. Danny Hoch
30. The Pizza Box Bandit (Interlude) f. KEO
31. Survival of the Fittest (J.PERIOD ReFix) f. Mobb Deep
32. Empire State (Interlude) f. Jay-Z
33. Epilogue: Hard Knock f. Joey Bada$$
34. Epilogue: Jay Reed f. A$AP Mob
45. Bonus: Sound Boy Burial (J.PERIOD Monumental ReFix) f. Smif’N’Wessun

Via Testspiel