Beat Street
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- Stan Lathan
Summary
Stan Lathan's South Bronx narrative produced by Harry Belafonte and David V. Picker, following an aspiring DJ, a b-boy and a graffiti writer as their crews navigate the early-1980s scene. Featured performances by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, Grandmaster Melle Mel, the Rock Steady Crew, the New York City Breakers, Doug E. Fresh and others.
Hip-hop relevance
Released within months of Wild Style and Breakin', Beat Street was the first studio-distributed hip-hop feature and a global crossover hit, particularly in Europe and Latin America. Its soundtrack ('Beat Street Breakdown,' 'Santa's Rap,' 'Battle Cry') became canonical.
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