Wildstyle (also known as Wildstyle Pirate Radio) is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City hosted by "Super Rocking" Mr. Magic. The station plays old-school hip hop and electro music.
Description[]
Wildstyle is an underground pirate radio station, a fact that its DJ frequently mentions, taunting the police because they can't find its whereabouts.
The format seems to be that of an unofficial mixtape, common in the early days of hip hop, and moreover many of the earliest hip hop acts in history are featured. One of the songs, Whodini's "Magic's Wand" even mentions the DJ, Mr. Magic, in its lyrics.
Mr. Magic boasts that, as a pirate radio, they don't play commercials; however, there's a single commercial in there, from the Complete the Look clothing store advertising some hip hop apparels.
Tracklist[]
Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
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"Pump Me Up" by Trouble Funk (1980) | ||
"One for the Treble (Vocal Mix)" by Davy DMX (1984) | ||
"Clear" by Cybotron (1983) | ||
"Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (B-Side)" by Hashim (1983) | ||
"Rockit" by Herbie Hancock (1983) | This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. | |
"Looking for the Perfect Beat" by Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force (1983) | This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. | |
"Get It Girl" by 2 Live Crew (1986) | ||
"Rock Box" by Run-D.M.C (1984) | ||
"Bassline (Club Version)" by Mantronix (1985) | ||
"The Smurf" by Tyrone Brunson (1982) | This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. | |
"Magic's Wand" by Whodini (1982) | ||
"More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp & Roger (1980) | ||
"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982) | ||
"The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow (1980) | ||
"Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (The Unauthorized Acid House Remix)" by Man Parrish (1982/1988) |
Prominent Appearances in Storyline[]
Individual tracks[]
- The songs on this station automatically play during certain missions:
- "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five plays in the cutscene of The Driver.
- "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp & Roger plays in the private strip tease cutscene at The Pole Position Club.
- "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" by Hashim plays in the third GTA Vice City trailer. It also plays in the cutscene of No Escape?.
- The version played in the trailer is the "A-Side" version, which isn't the version used in-game.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" is the first Wildstyle's song that plays when one starts the game and tunes into Wildstyle.
- During the beginning to said song, Mr. Magic gives a shout-out to "Cool Craig and Allan, along with their homeboy Will" who are finishing up their albums, a reference to Craig Conner, Allan Walker, and Will Morton, all of whom worked as sound producers at Rockstar North.
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" was sampled in Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self" remix, which featured on Radio Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- 2 Live Crew's "Get It Girl" samples Man Parrish's "Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)," which also appears on the radio station.
- Many songs have different versions, remixes or mixes of their original versions. These include:
- The version of "One for The Treble" is the vocal mix of the original song.
- The version of "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" is rather the B-Side of the original track. It is noted as it begins with the "It's Time" intro spoken in the song.
- The version of "Bassline" is the Club Version of the original song. It is notable due to the extra keys and sounds heard in the beginning and middle of the song, as opposed to the original, which does not include the extra keys.
- The version of "Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" is "The Unauthorized Acid House" remix by Michael Gray. This version is a lot faster than the original one and contains additional samples and different mastering. The remix came out in 1988 as part of the "September 88 - Mixes 1" compilation, which means that the version used in-game is anachronistic.
See Also[]
- N-CT FM - a hip hop radio station in GTA.
- KREZ - a hip hop radio station in GTA 2.
- Game Radio - an east coast hip hop radio station in GTA III.
- Playback FM - a classic east coast hip hop radio station in GTA San Andreas.
- Radio Los Santos - a contemporary hip hop radio station in GTA San Andreas and GTA V.
- The Liberty Jam - an east coast hip hop radio station in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Fresh FM - a hip hop and electro radio station in GTA Vice City Stories that plays other songs by Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force, Run-D.M.C, Man Parrish and Whodini.
- The Beat 102.7 - a contemporary hip hop radio station in GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- The Classics 104.1 - a classic hip hop radio station in GTA IV.
- Vladivostok FM - an Eurodance radio station that also plays a song by Michael Gray in GTA Episodes From Liberty City
- Alchemist - a hip hop instrumentals radio station in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- DJ Khalil - a hip hop instrumentals radio station in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- West Coast Classics - a classic west coast hip hop radio station in GTA V.
- The Lab - a hip hop and mixed genre radio station in enhanced versions of GTA V.
- Space 103.2 - a classic funk radio station in GTA V that plays other songs by Zapp & Roger
- iFruit Radio - a hip hop radio station station in enhanced version of GTA V.