Beat Street

Beat Street is an American 1984 drama film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti.

The film begins with the main characters preparing for a house party set in an abandoned apartment building, where Kenny is the featured DJ. An uninvited Lee and his breakdancing friends crash the party, and nearly get tangled into a battle with a rival troupe, the Bronx Rockers the Rock Steady Crew. The battle of mostly words is broken up by Henri Dean Elliot, a squatter who lives in the building and is befriended by Kenny, Chollie, Ramon, and Luis Franc. Reyes.Kenny has dreams of performing in New York Citys top nightclubs. No club is bigger than the Roxy, and on one visit he crosses paths with Tracy Carlson Rae Dawn Chong, a college music student and composer. A breakdance battle between the Breakers and Rock Steady ensues, and Tracy admires Lees performance. She then invites him to audition for a television show focusing on dancing. Lee, Kenny, and their crew arrive during a dance rehearsal, and Lee gives his performance only to find out he wont be on television. Protecting his brothers interests, Kenny rips into Tracy for leading Lee on Ramon steals a videotape of Lees dance as the crew walk out. ........

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