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Beat Street is a 1984 American dance drama film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing, DJing and graffiti.
Jun 8, 1984 · Beat Street: Directed by Stan Lathan. With Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant. An aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture.
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Beat Street. 1984 · 1 hr 47 min. PG. Drama · Music. Urban ghetto kids from the South Bronx find creative outlets in painting graffiti, breakdancing, rapping and developing new disco D.J. routines. Subtitles: English.
As a document of the early days of hip-hop, 'Beat Street' still holds its own as one of the films to have captured the musical culture in its most transitional phase.
Beat Street (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Beat Street. At the forefront of early hip-hop culture, DJ Kenny Kirkland (Guy Davis), his B-boy brother, Lee (Robert Taylor), and graffiti artist Ramon (John Chardiet) all have hopes of ...
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