the hurricane

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve
• First time on vinyl
Music from and inspired by the motion picture, featuring the title song "Hurricane" performed by Black Thought, Common, The Roots, Mos Def & other artists, tracks from Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli),
• Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Gil Scott-Heron, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Etta James and many more songs
• Includes Etched D-side
• PVC protective sleeve

The Hurricane tells the tragic story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongly accused for a triple murder. The soundtrack to this classic movie is available on vinyl for the first time (with an etched d-side) and features the original version of Bob Dylans “The Hurricane”, a hip-hop version by Common, Mos Def, The Roots a.o. and other songs by Ray Charles, Etta James, Gil Scott-Heron and Me'Shell Ndegéocello.

The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical film starring Denzel Washington as the former middleweight champion Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter. He was convicted for a triple homicide in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film also depicts his life in prison and how he was freed by the love and compassion of a teenager from Brooklyn named Lesra Martin and his Canadian foster family.

Track Listing:

Side A

• Various - Hurricane (featuring Black Thought, Common, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, The Jazzyfatnastees, Mos Def, The Roots)
• Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli)- Little Brother
• Kelly Price & Aaron Hall - Love Sets You Free
• Jazzyfatnastees - I Don't Know
• Me'Shell NdegéOcello - Isolation

Side B

• Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
• K-Ci & JoJo - One More Mountain (Free Again)
• Bob Dylan - Hurricane
• Ray Charles - Hard Times No One Knows
• Etta James - In The Basement

Side C

• Melky Sedeck - Still I Rise
• Ruth Brown - I Don't Know
• Clark Anderson - So Amazing
• Christopher Young - The Suite

Side D

• ETCHED SIDE