在遊戲中授權使用的音樂都選自1986年的音樂，可以通過車載電臺收聽。罪城的每個電臺都有壹個獨特的音樂風格，如Wildstyle出現說唱音樂、V-Rock主要播放搖滾樂、Wave 103、Flash FM播放流行樂，這些歌曲都是由現實生活中的歌手所創造的，其中就有Megadeth、Electric Light Orchestra、Judas Priest、Quiet Riot、Toto、Blondie、Iron Maiden、Motley Crue、Ozzy Osbourne、David Lee Roth、NXS、Michael Jackson、 Teena Marie、Rick James、Kate Bush、Bryan Adams、Go West、Luther Vandross、Kool & the Gang、A Flock of Seagulls、Frankie Goes to Hollywood、Spandau Ballet、Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five、 Hashim、Corey Hart、Laura Branigan、REO Speedwagon和Eumir Deodato。
此外，談話電臺K-Chat以及辯論節目的公***廣播電臺VCPR也播放音樂。該遊戲的多CD原聲帶也是十分暢銷。
除了訪談節目和音樂，電臺還出現了壹些諷刺性的廣告，如名叫Degenatron的虛構遊戲主機（廣告詞是“當妳在紅色的區域中飛行的時候，能保證妳找到那綠點”，有點亂七八糟）很可能是模仿Atari 2600的廣告，在電臺中，還出現了流行武器店Ammu-Nation的廣告。
在Windows和Mac版本中，可以允許用戶導入MP3曲目，讓他們通過名叫“MP3”的額外音樂電臺聽到自己的音樂，為了實現這壹功能，玩家必須將MP3文件放在指定的文件夾中。
Rockstar在2002年發布了罪惡都市的遊戲原聲帶，包含7張CD。來自於遊戲中各個電臺的聲軌。遊戲中的電臺播的都是混合音樂、DJ談話以及壹些欺騙性的廣告，這些內容都收錄進原聲CD中。每個電臺都反映出壹種音樂風格，旨在喚起玩家們對那個時代的回憶。下面將各個電臺播放的音樂壹壹列舉，供有興趣的朋友們可以點擊參考資料的鏈接收聽。
DJ
:Lazlow
音樂流派：重金屬、硬搖滾、激流金屬、華麗金屬 歌曲名 藝術家 DJ Lazlow 介紹 Various Artists You've Got Another Thing Comin Judas Priest Too Young to Fall in Love M?tley Crüe Peace Sells Megadeth Dangerous Bastard Love Fist（暴力至上樂隊） Turn Up the Radio Autograph DJ Lazlow Halftime Various Artists I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne Madhouse Anthrax 2 Minutes to Midnight Iron Maiden Raining Blood Slayer Cumin' Atcha Live Tesla Yankee Rose David Lee Roth Cum on Feel the Noize Quiet Riot Working for the Weekend Loverboy DJ Lazlow Outro Various Artists Exploder Various Artists Thor Various Artists DISC
2 Wave 103
DJ:Adam First
類型：新浪潮、合成器流行樂、舞曲、流行搖滾 歌曲名 藝術家 DJ Adam First Intro Various Artists Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood Pale Shelter Tears for Fears Kids In America Kim Wilde Atomic Blondie I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League DJ Adam First Halftime Various Artists 99 Luftballons Nena Love My WayThe Psychedelic FursGoldSpandau BalletHyperactive!Thomas DolbyObsessionAnimotionNever Say NeverRomeo VoidSunglasses At NightCover HartDJ Adam First OutroVarious ArtistsSissy SpritzVarious ArtistsSynth and SonVarious Artist DISC 3
——Emotion 98.3
DJ:Fernando Martinez
類型：力量民謠、搖滾樂 歌曲名 藝術家 DJ Fernando Intro Various Artists Africa Toto Crockett's Theme Jan Hammer Missing You John Waite (I Just) Died in Your Arms Cutting Crew Waiting for a Girl Like You Foreigner Broken Wings Mr. Mister DJ Fernando Half Time Various Artists More Than This Roxy Music Tempted Squeeze Keep on Loving You REO Speedwagon Sister Christian Night Ranger Never Too Much Luther Vandross Wow Kate Bush DJ Fernando Outro Various Artists Knife After Dark Various Artists Petstuffers Various Artists DISC 4
——Flash FM
DJ:Toni
音樂流派：流行樂、搖滾樂 歌曲名 藝術家 DJ Toni Intro Various Artists Out of Touch Hall & Oates Four Little Diamonds Electric Light Orchestra Billie Jean Michael Jackson Your Love The Outfield Life's What You Make It Talk Talk Run to You Bryan Adams Dance Hall Days Wang Chung DJ Toni Halftime Various Artists Call Me Go West Running with the Night Lionel Richie Self Control Laura Branigan Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) INXS Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes DJ Toni Outro Various Artists Blox Various Artists Just the Five of Us Various Artists Japanese BoyAneka VinylDISC 5
——Wildstyle Pirate Radio
DJ：Mr. Magic
音樂流派：舊式嘻哈、電子樂 歌曲名稱 藝術家 Wildstyle DJ Intro Various Artists Rockit Herbie Hancock The Message Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five More Bounce to the OunceZapp & RogerWildstyle DJ Mr MagicVarious ArtistsOne for the Treble (Vocal Mix)Davy DMXBasslineMantronixWildstyle DJ HalftimeVarious ArtistsHip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)Man ParrishAl-Naafiysh (The Soul)HashimClearCybotronWildstyle DJ 3rd QuarterVarious ArtistsLooking for the Perfect BeatAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic ForceWildstyle DJ Mr Magic PremierVarious ArtistsRock BoxRun-D.M.C.The BreaksKurtis BlowWildstyle DJ Mr Magic Super BlastVarious ArtistsMagic's WandWhodiniWildstyle DJ OutroVarious ArtistsDegenatronVarious ArtistsMaibatsu ThunderVarious ArtistsDISC 6
——Fever 105
DJ：Oliver Ladykiller Biscuit
音樂流派：後迪斯科、布吉樂、R&B、靈魂音樂 歌曲名稱 藝術家 DJ Oliver Ladykiller Biscuit Introduction Various Artists Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson Automatic (Extended Version) The Pointer Sisters Act Like You Know Fat Larry's Band Juicy Fruit Mtume Behind the Groove Teena Marie DJ Oliver Ladykiller Biscuit Halftime Various Artists Get Down Saturday Night Oliver Cheatham Ghetto Life Rick James Shame Evelyn Champagne King All Night Long Mary Jane Girls Summer Madness Kool & The Gang I'll Be Good René & Angela Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Indeep And the Beat Goes On The Whispers Dj Oliver Ladykiller Biscuit Outro Various Artists Salivex Various Artists Yuppie and the Alien Various Artists DISC 7
——Espantoso
DJ：Pepe
音樂流派：拉丁爵士樂、薩爾薩 歌曲名稱 藝術家 Pepe Introduction Various Artists Super Strut Deodato A Gozar Con Mi Combo Cachao Me And You Baby (Picao Y Tostao) Mongo Santamaría Mambo Mucho Mambo Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra Jamay Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra Pepe Intermission Various Artists Mama Papa Tu Mongo Santamaría La Vida es Una Lenteja Unaesta Expansions Lonnie Liston Smith A?unga ?unga Irakere Maracaibo Oriental Beny Moré Latin Flute Deodato Mambo Gozón Tito Puente Pepe Outro Various Artists náo Fernando's Medallion Ad Various Artists Think Your Way To Success Various Artists