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 ...
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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 ...
Beat Street
PG · 1984 ‧ Musical/Dance ‧ 1h 45m
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 showcasing their talents outside the confines of South Bronx, N.Y. When...
Release date: June 8, 1984 (USA)
Director: Stan Lathan
Producers: Harry Belafonte and David V. Picker
Story by: Richard Lee Sisco
Distributed by: Orion Pictures
Songs
Beat Street Breakdown
Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Baptize the Beat
The System
Frantic Situation
Soulsonic Force
Beat Street Strut
Juicy
US Girls
DJ Debbie D
This Could Be the Night
Cindy Mizelle
Breaker's Revenge
Arthur Baker
Son of Beat Street
Jazzy Jay
Give Me All
Juicy
Nothing's Gonna Come Easy
Tina B.
Santa's Rap
Treacherous Three
It's Alright by Me
Jenny Burton
Battle Cry
Rockers Revenge
Wappin' (Bubblehead)
Ralph Rolle
Into the Night
LaLa
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Originally released in 1984, Beat Street was one of the first films to depict hip-hop culture, including breakdancing, mixing, scratching, and graffiti art.
Jun 18, 2023 · The film features a legendary dance battle between the famous Rock Steady Crew and New York City Breakers, and musical performances by Grandmaster Melle Mel & ...
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Awesome and inspiring movie. Showing the the life in the Bronx of the 80's and how hip hop culture growed. This movie has a significant impact on many peoples ...
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Beat Street is a true classic, packed with sharp lyrics, powerful moves and the flashiest dance sets the screen has ever seen!
The film features legendary dance battles between the famous Rock Steady Crew and New York City Breakers and musical performances by Grandmaster Melle Mel and ...
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(5) · $2.99
An upbeat, thoroughly entertaining street film about an entertainment revolution in the depressed South Bronx, featuring break dancing, graffiti art and ...