Beat This: A Hip Hop History
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Director Dick Fontaine Duration | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1984 (1984) Distributor British Broadcasting Corporation Similar movies El Peor Dios (2013), Chulas Fronteras (1976), A Band Called Death (2012), Rhyme & Reason (1997), Beat Street (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers. It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.
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