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FULLY REMASTERED AND AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FOR THE FIRST TIME. Wild Style follows the exploits of maverick tagger Zoro (real life graffiti artist Lee Quinones), whose work attracts the attention of an East Village art fancier, (Patti Astor) who commissions him to paint the stage for a giant Rapper's Convention. A documentation of the earliest days of hip-hop in the boroughs of New York, everything in Wild Style is authentic. The story, style, characters, and most of the actors are drawn from the community. It features a pantheon of old-school pioneers, including Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, The Cold Crush Brothers and more. Now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Wild Style chronicles the influential South Bronx youth culture of the day before it became globally known, and shows many important hip-hop personalities in their milieu before they went on to reap national acclaim. Chief among these is Fab 5 Freddy, who hosted Yo! MTV Raps from its inception. As vibrant and relevant as ever, Wild Style presents the first celluloid vision of hip-hop as a unified culture, linking graffiti, break dancing, DJing, freestyle MCing and the emergence of the hip-hop nation, culminating in one of the greatest hip-hop parties in history.
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Customer Reviews
Real Hip Hop Heads Unite
Class is in session.....the first Hip Hop movie (not documentary) ever made!
Inspired my movie "Wave Twisters"
This is the roots of hip hop! I woulda never made "Wave Twisters" without seeing this classic first! Bboy Fo life!
Classic!
My dad,he's from the Bronx,had this on VHS when I was very young. I watched it,and caught the bug,and completely absorbed into the culture. My dad had albums,classics of so many genres of music..but hip hop defined me,at my early age. This movie/documentary is a must have on so many levels. Basically,this is some of the origins/pioneers of the whole movement.. The actual footage is so dated,that it's historical & should be archived for educational purposes. I'm a huge Graffiti head,I have many tags up around cities.. Even some in schools where my art teacher framed them,how great is that!? :) This movie inspired me to be great,and passionate about life.. Appreciate different levels of art/culture.. After this,watch Krush Groove too.
Break out the cardboard box & get ur crazy legs on!
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- $12.99
- Genre: Independent
- Released: 1983
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