Beat This: A Hip-Hop History

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
Directed byDick Fontaine
Narrated byImhotep Gary Byrd
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release1984 (1984)
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Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine.[1] 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.[2] It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd.[3][4] Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.[2]

  1. ^ Larry Getlen, "A Better Vibe", Wesleyan (Wesleyan University alumni magazine), Issue IV 2006, 28–32. p.28.
  2. ^ a b Beat This: a Hip Hop History screening at Saddlers Wells, www.britishhiphop.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
  3. ^ Beat This: a Hip Hop History screening at Saddlers Wells, www.britishhiphop.co.uk, 12 April 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
  4. ^ Beat This: A Hip-Hop History at IMDb Retrieved 4 March 2007.