A musical and vibrant film, with the capacity for spectacle. [Full Review in Spanish]

Holds up pretty well as one of the few hip hop musicals and a neat time capsule when hip hop was growing and still on the fringes of the mainstream.

Like the best films of its kind, Beat Street isn't simply a glorified music video, but rather a celebration of the bond between artists and an examination of a culture that goes unappreciated and misrepresented.

Beat Street is an American dramatic musical film directed by Stan Lathan and written by Andrew Davis, David Gilbert, and Paul Golding. The film features a talented cast including Guy Davis, Rae Dawn Chong, Saundra Santiago, Doug E. Fresh, Mary Alice, Shawn Elliott, and the late Duane Jones, known for his role in Night of the Living Dead. Orion Pictures released this film on June 8th, 1984, five months after Breakin' had been released. The Beat Street Crew looks to put their mark on the South Bronx, and they won't let anything stop them. Ramo is into tagging and is always chasing an elusive, brand-new, all-white subway car. His friend, Lee, wants to make his mark on New York City's breakdancing culture and has been tearing up the floor at local nightclubs. His older brother, Kenny, wants to be a world-famous DJ. This crew has the passion, the skills, and the drive to work hard for what they want. Beat Street is an awesome look at New York City's hip-hop culture of the 1980s. A perfect call and response to the more cartoonish musical dance films that had come before it, Beat Street is a fuller film about Breakin’ or its sequel. And it has a deeper message. Breakin' was set on the West Coast in Los Angeles and featured a lot of the hip-hop and breakdancing prevalent at the time. However, Beat Street is a star-studded love letter to East Coast hip-hop culture. It's definitely wha…