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Meanwhile, Henri fixes up the basement of the abandoned building and moves in. But rather, break dancers, rappers, DJs, and graffiti artists have expanded their territory and goals beyond immediate physical borders. Orion Pictures. Set in the South Bronx , the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing , DJing and graffiti.

Meanwhile, Ramon's father, Domingo, implores his son to get a job and marry Carmen Carraro, the young mother of his illegitimate baby. An aspiring DJ from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture. Jim Borrelli Monte. Later, Cora picks Lee up at the police station and defends her son, telling the officer that there are worse things kids can do besides dancing.

In the ensuing scuffle in the subway tunnels, Spit sprays paint in Ramon's eyes and both tussle on the roadbed before rolling onto the electrified third rail, which fatally electrocutes both instantly. Later, Chollie takes Kenny to the Roxy, where a talent scout is auditioning local performers, and invites the scout to see Kenny deejay at the Burning Spear.

United States. Retrieved 22 November Domingo declines, insisting that he marry Carmen and provide for his child. It was precisely these visual aspects that helped bring hip-hop culture to Germany, rather than simply a genre of music. He considered her style, genre-breaking. Authority control databases. For the Prism album, see Beat Street album.

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Rank Title Trivia Most of the graffiti art that was displayed all throughout the film was not done by real graffiti artists - it was airbrushed by set decorators, however, two grafitti artists were hired as creative consultants for the film, including Bill Cordero - aka "Blast", and Lonny Wood - aka "Phase II", who is also referenced in the movie, during the subway graffiti scene.

Kenny walks Tracy home and explains that his older brother, a gang member named Franklin, was killed a year ago. The next day, the Breakers and the Rockers engage in a dance-off in a subway station and Lee is arrested. A pretty college student named Tracy Carlson Rae Dawn Chong catches Kenny's eye, but she is most impressed by Lee's dancing and she invites Lee to her school.

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His friends help him furnish the apartment, surprising Carmen with a small housewarming party. Arthur Baker. Orion Pictures. He sees an all-white train on the "A" line and realizes he can achieve his dream by painting it that night after work.