| Beyond Hamsterdam | |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | January 7, 2008 |
| Length | 43:05 |
Beyond Hamsterdam: Baltimore Tracks from The Wire is the second soundtrack album from the television series The Wire .
| Beyond Hamsterdam | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | January 7, 2008 |
| Length | 43:05 |
Beyond Hamsterdam: Baltimore Tracks from The Wire is the second soundtrack album from the television series The Wire .
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Way Down in the Hole" | DoMaJe | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Projects (Produced by Darkroom Productions)" | Tyree Colion | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Dance My Pain Away (Produced by Rod Lee)" | Rod Lee | 2:51 |
| 4. | "My Life Extra" | DJ Technics | 2:39 |
| 5. | "What You Know About Baltimore (Produced By Darkroom Productions)" | Ogun Feat. Phathead | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Jail Flick (Produced by Darkroom Productions)" | Diablo | 4:07 |
| 7. | "When You See Us (Produced by Darkroom Productions)" | The Get Em Mamis Feat. L. Cash | 4:06 |
| 8. | "That's Da Sound" | Dirty Hartz Feat. Verb | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Ayo" | Bossman | 3:52 |
| 10. | "The Life, The Hood, The Streetz (Produced by Mbah)" | Mullyman | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Assume the Position" | Lafayette Gilchrist | 6:32 |
| Total length: | 43:05 | ||
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