Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

Documentary | Jan. 5, 1984

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. 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. It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

Documentary | Jan. 5, 1984

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. 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. It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.
Producers BBC
Original title Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
Directors Dick Fontaine
Writers

Cast

Afrika Bambaataa

as Himself

Grandmaster Caz

as Himself

Malcolm McLaren

as Himself