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- Wild Style (1982) Director: Charlie Ahearn. Focus: Hip-hop makes its big-screen debut, shining the spotlight on early rap immortals, influential b-boys and b-girls and celebrated graffiti pioneers.
- Style Wars (1983) Director: Tony Silver. Focus: New York’s at-times maligned graffiti movement (led by the legendary likes of Kase2, Skeme, Cap, Dondi, Seen and Shy 147) finally gets the historical reverence it deserves.
- Big Fun In The Big Town (1986) Director: Bram van Splunteren. Focus: An illuminating look at New York’s hip-hop scene on the eve of its national commercial explosion.
- Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation-The First London Invasion Tour 1987 (1987) Director: Dominic Savage. Focus: Public Enemy, the revolutionary prophets of rage, conquer the U.K.
Aug 12, 2023 · These documentaries explore hip-hop's legacy over the past 50 years, focusing on individuals like Tupac Shakur as well as hip-hop's origins and rise.
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May 29, 2019 · The rise of the West Coast is just one slice of the exhibition “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop,” now at the Annenberg Space for Photography through Aug. 18.
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Tracing the history of West Coast hip hop, from early graffiti and street dance culture, to the rise of the genre's breakout stars.
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Dubs Up: The Origin of West Coast Hip Hop. 2022 · 59 min. TV-MA. Documentary · Music. This documentary traces the history of West Coast hip hop from early graffiti and street dance culture to the rise of the genre’s breakout stars.
- Chris Reese
- January 1, 2022
- 59 min
Aug 10, 2023 · West Coast Latin hip-hop suffers a similar flattening. With their multi-platinum success and multicultural breakthrough, Cypress Hill became bong-hitting avatars for an entire mode of LA...
Mar 23, 2018 · This Oscar-nominated documentary, which eerily lets Tupac Shakur narrate his own life story from beyond the grave, perfectly illustrates how the West Coast legend struggled to live under the weight of his many contradictions.
