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Beat Street

1984, Movie, PG, 105 mins

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The plot of the early hip-hop musical is shamelessly cliched — a college music major (Rae Dawn Chong) gets involved with two brothers, one a rap DJ (Guy Davis), the other a dancer (Robert Taylor) — but the story's hardly the point. It's all about the music (Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force, Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five and Rock Steady Crew all perform) and the break dancing craze that helped define the era. Read the complete review for Beat Street
In a whirl of break-dancing and graffiti, hip-hop culture is born on Beat Street (1984) starring Rae Dawn Chong.
Free | TCM

Posted: 10/20/2008
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Synopsis: Some South Bronx kids attempt to dance, rap and spray paint their way to fame and fortune.
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Posted: 8/28/2009
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Year: 1984
Rated PG

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Cast
Rae Dawn Chong: Tracy
Guy Davis: Kenny
Jon Chardiet: Ramon
Leon W. Grant: Chollie
Saundra Santiago: Carmen
Mary Alice: Cora

 

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