Beat This: A Hip-Hop History

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Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
Directed by	Dick Fontaine
Narrated by	Imhotep Gary Byrd
Distributed by	BBC
Release date(s)	1984 (1984)
Running time	60 minutes
Language	English

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]

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

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World Hip Hop Dance Championships	Plague - hip-hop crew (adult) · Sorority - hip-hop crew (varsity) · Bubblegum - hip-hop crew (junior) · J Boogie - Hip-hop solo · Bionic - Popping solo · Tiffany Bong - Locking solo · Fallen Kings - B-boy crew

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