Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson loosely based on Puccini's opera La Bohème that debuted on Broadway in 1996.  It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.  A movie version of the musical was released in 2005.

There are 28 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-14 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 15-28 contain the background tracks alone. This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo.