Clockers
Book Playlist

Clockers Playlist

by Richard Price

41 tracks
balanced
Jun 28, 2026
3 mixes for this book

This playlist mirrors the gritty urban landscape and tense atmosphere of Richard Price's "Clockers," blending neo-soul, trip-hop, indie rock, and alternative hip-hop to evoke the complex emotional arcs and moral ambiguities of the characters. The selections capture the layered storytelling of the street life, police investigation, and personal struggles within a 1990s New York City setting, balancing moments of intensity, reflection, and raw realism.

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Track List

41 songs
1

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City

Black Pumas · Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)

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Hell Is Round The Corner

Tricky · 00s Alternative

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Hold On

Wilson Phillips · Wilson Phillips

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Come into My Life (Hip Hop Version)

Joyce Sims · Come into My Life: The Very Best of Joyce Sims

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The Message

Grandmaster Flash · Sugar Hill Rap Classics - The Pioneers of Hip-Hop

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Nuthin' But A "G" Thang

Dr. Dre · Hip-Hop At Fifty (50 Jahre Hip-Hop)

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Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday · Best Female Jazz Singers

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Street Life

Roxy Music · The Early Years

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Road to Nowhere - 2005 Remaster

Talking Heads · Happy 80s

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Love Is Blindness

Jack White · Sixteen Saltines

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Ready or Not

Fugees · The Score (Expanded Edition)

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Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Marvin Gaye · Black Music Month Playlist

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In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster

Phil Collins · Las 75 mejores baladas romanticas en ingles

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14

Six Days

DJ Shadow · The Private Press

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The Way You Make Me Feel (Arr. for Guitar)

Michael Jackson · Acoustic Guitar Covers for Weddings

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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

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Biochemical Equation - Instrumental

Wu-Tang Clan · Biochemical Equation

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18

Passin' Me By

The Pharcyde · 90s Rap

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19

Let Me Roll It

Paul McCartney · Licorice Pizza (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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20

Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen · Urban Pulse - Rhythms and Sounds from the Roaring City

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I Think I Love You Again

Aaron Taylor · The Long Way Home

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22

Shook Ones, Pt. II

Mobb Deep · The Infamous

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23

Waterfalls - Single Edit

TLC · This Is...90s

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24

Paper Planes

Horseshoe G.A.N.G. · Art of the Freestyle

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25

Summertime

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · R&B Summer 2021

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26

Criminal

Fiona Apple · Tidal

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27

Dreams

The Cranberries · witchy fall vibes

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KEEP YA HEAD UP

Young B Black · ROOT CHAKRA (2021)

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29

Ex-Factor

Ms. Lauryn Hill · Músicas Y2K - R&B Lounge

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30

Unfinished Sympathy - 2012 Mix/Master

Massive Attack · Ibiza Classics

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron · The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where the Hatred Is

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32

Love Is A Battlefield

Pat Benatar · Canciones Infravaloradas: Pop Edition

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33

Gangsta's Paradise 2010 (Bernasconi & Farenthide.re-cut)

Coolio · Gangsta's Paradise 2011

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34

Let's Stay Together (Arr. J. Grussner)

Al Green · Lazy Afternoon

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35

You Oughta Know

Alanis Morissette · 90er & 2000er Party

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36

Hypnotize

The Notorious B.I.G. · All Time Bangers Best Songs in History

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37

Waiting in Vain

Reggae Allstars · Three Little Birds: Tribute to Bob Marley & The Wailers

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38

It Was A Good Day

Ice Cube · Old School L.A. Classic Hip-Hop

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39

If I Were a Carpenter - 2006 Remaster

Robert Plant · Fate of Nations

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40

Everyday People

Sly & The Family Stone · Throwback Summer Hits

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41

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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