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On This Day: June 8, 1984 – Beat Street Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: June 8, 1984 – Beat Street Premiered in Theaters.

On this day June 8, 1984, Beat Street premiered in theaters and brought hip hop culture to the big screen in a major way. Directed by Stan Lathan, the film told the story of young artists in the South Bronx chasing their dreams through breakdancing, graffiti, DJing, and rap.

Beat Street was one of the first Hollywood films to give mainstream exposure to the emerging hip hop movement. With a cast led by Rae Dawn...
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