Beat This! A Hip Hop History (6/6)

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a "seminal"[1] 1984 documentary film about hip hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine.[2] 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,[3] and is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd.[1][4]

Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip hop.[3]

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Hip
• Hop
• documentary
• DJ
• Kool
• Herc
• Afrika
• Bambaataa

[mauriciorapdo]

where's da 5th part, man? I'll B waiting 4 dat

[sweepee4pres]

look at arthur baker..the man that produced the best classic electro hiphop on tommy boy.

[colenbrak]

i was singing the song, and my friend was like "oh i didnt know you listened to RATM" and i was like hell no bambataa!

[djcountry1985]

part 1 and part 5 of this movie are missing

[roach408]

yeah they got it from Afrika Bambattaa

[hitfish]

thats hitmasterfish in the stripped shirt

[dallasphill]

? RATM renegades of funk?

[Khultan]

"Come on, Mr. Engineer, get it right, get it right!" I love it!!!

[klasomentas]

"YOU CAN MAKE IT,IF YOU TRY,

BUT KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY..."

I love this dude.

[ObiJoe808]

no it was arthur baker