Clockers
Book Playlist

Clockers Playlist

by Richard Price

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

This playlist captures the gritty, tense atmosphere of Richard Price's "Clockers," set in the urban landscape of Brooklyn with themes of youth, crime, and moral ambiguity. The tracks blend elements of neo-soul, jazz, indie rock, and moody R&B, reflecting the characters' complexity and the story's emotional depth, while balancing moments of intensity and introspection suitable for a layered detective narrative.

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Track List

40 songs
1

Don't Owe You a Thang

Gary Clark Jr. · The Bright Lights

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Afro Blue

Robert Glasper · Black Radio

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Long Red

Mountain · Mountain

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Back In Black

AC/DC · Back In Black

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Let It Happen

Tame Impala · Currents

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Love Is A Battlefield

Pat Benatar · The Very Best Of Pat Benatar

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Hell Is Round The Corner

Tricky · Maxinquaye (Deluxe Edition)

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Creep

Radiohead · Pablo Honey

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Loud Places

Jamie xx · In Colour

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In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins · Rock

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Fast Car

Jonas Blue · Blue

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Blood On Me

Sampha · Process (Bonus Edition)

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Doomed

Moses Sumney · Aromanticism

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ocean eyes

Billie Eilish · Ocean Eyes

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Poison

Bell Biv DeVoe · Poison

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Hypnotize

The Notorious B.I.G. · Class of 1997

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All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper)

Snakehips · All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper)

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18

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Eurythmics · Greatest Hits

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19

Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited

Mark Ronson · Version

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20

Eyes on Fire

Blue Foundation · Life Of A Ghost

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21

Youth

Glass Animals · How To Be A Human Being

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Roads

Portishead · Dummy

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Runnin'

The Pharcyde · Labcabincalifornia (Deluxe Edition)

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Lose Yourself

Eminem · Just Lose It

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Electric Feel

MGMT · Oracular Spectacular

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Nightcall

Kavinsky · Nightcall

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Hold On, We're Going Home

Drake · Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe)

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Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Just As I Am

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Paper Planes

M.I.A. · Kala

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30

Ready or Not

Fugees · The Score (Expanded Edition)

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Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones · Let It Bleed

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The Message

Grandmaster Flash · Kings of the Streets - The Definitive Anthology

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Under Pressure

Queen · Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)

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Back To Black

Amy Winehouse · Back To Black

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bad guy

Billie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

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Summertime Sadness

Lana Del Rey · Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)

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Electric Relaxation

A Tribe Called Quest · The Anthology

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Do I Wanna Know?

Arctic Monkeys · AM

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39

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

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Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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