Public Enemy And Others 'Skate And Destroy'

08/31/1999 7:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(8/31/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - A host of hip-hop pioneers such as Public Enemy, Run-DMC, and Eric B. & Rakim, plus several techno acts including the Freestylers, will lend music to the first underground street skateboarding video game for PlayStation.

Thrasher: Skate And Destroy, set for release on Take-Two Interactive Software/ Rockstar Games on Nov. 15, will concentrate on classic rap hits from hip-hop veterans like "Rappers' Delight" and "Award Tour." The game combines time trials and undirected free play. Grandmaster Flash, who lent his "White Lines (Don't Do It)," commented in a statement that hip-hop and a skating game are logically connected. He stated, "The way I see this game is like hip-hop. It takes serious concentration and dedication. The dedication factor is as high as being a DJ. You got to be in it, to win it."

The techno tracks, all of which are European-produced big beat dance music based on samples from classic hip-hop, will be used as an audio backdrop for the bonus European levels in the game.A complete track listing for the game's soundtrack follows:

Sugarhill Gang, "Rappers' Delight"
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force, "Planet Rock"
Run-DMC, "King Of Rock"
Stetsasonic, "Talkin' All That Jazz"
Ultramagnetic MC's, "Kool Keith Housin' Things"
Eric B. & Rakim, "I Know You Got Soul"
EPMD, "I'm Housin'"
Public Enemy, "Rebel Without A Pause"
A Tribe Called Quest, "Award Tour"
Gang Starr, "Just To Get A Rep"
The Freestylers, "Freestyle Noize"
DeeJay Punk-Roc, "My Beatbox"
Sniper, "Crossfader Dominator"
Hardknox, "Coz I Can"

For more information, visit www.skateanddestroy.com, the official website for Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

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