Beat Street (1984)

Directors

Stan Lathan

Cast

Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Saundra Santiago

The story

In the South Bronx, New York City, budding disc jockey and MC Kenny "Double K" Kirkland is hired as a featured DJ at a house party at an abandoned building, accompanied by his best friend Ramon Franco, a graffiti artist known by his tag "Ramo", and his friend/manager Chollie Wilson. Kenny's younger brother Lee crashes the party with his dance crew the Beat Street Breakers, who begin sparring with rival crew the Bronx Rockers. Although, the fight is quickly broken up by Henri, a recently discharged army veteran who's been squatting in the building's basement.

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