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How a Nightclub Slide Show Laid the Foundation for the First Hip Hop Film

How a Nightclub Slide Show Laid the Foundation for the First Hip Hop Film

Charlie Ahearn revisits the humble beginnings of “Wild Style” just in time for the film’s fortieth anniversary.

FROSTY FREEZE, Patti Astor, DOZE, FRED, Ken Swift, Lil Crazy Legs, REVOLT, SHARP, Lady Pink 1983 © Martha Cooper Drawn to the vibrant murals bearing the mysterious name “LEE” painted on handball courts, filmmaker Charlie Ahearn ventured int...

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