Beat This: A Hip-Hop History (1984)
- Original title
- Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
- Directed by
- Dick Fontaine
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This BBC documentary covers early hip-hop culture in the 1980s. It features interviews and performance footage of key figures like Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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