Beat Street, 1984
Beat Street was not only the jump-off for the careers of Doug E. Fresh, Jazzy Jay, The Rock Steady Crew, Kool Herc, Melle Mel, but also was directed by Sanaa Lathan’s dad and the guy behind a lot of Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan. The story is about Kenny and Lee, a pair of brothers, and their group of friends growing up in the Bronx when Hip-Hop is just bubbling. Overlapping, all four elements of the culture, many believe that this movie is the quintessential capsule of the time.
