Mr. Wave, the legendary B-boy and authentic member of The New York City Breakers, has stepped behind the digital camera together with his firm Reel Sung Productions to have a good time considered one of Hip-Hop’s most defining moments.

The manufacturing home has launched the official trailer for Beat Street: Where Are They Now, a extremely anticipated documentary revisiting the solid and creators of the 1984 Hip-Hop traditional Beat Street. The movie dives deep into the legacy of the groundbreaking film that helped introduce the world to Hip-Hop’s 4 core components: MCing, DJing, graffiti and breakdancing. 

Beat Street: Where Are They Now brings collectively most of the authentic stars, together with Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, Rae Dawn Chong, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Michael Holman, Guy Davis, Arthur Baker, The New York City Breakers and others. The crew come again to mirror on the making, motion and magic of the movie that modified the tradition.

In an upcoming interview with AllHipHop, Mr. Wave, actual title Tony Wesley, explains how Nas cherished the film and likewise had the title Kid Wave, a nod to the legend himself.

In the trailer, Nas shares his private recollections tied to the movie’s affect.

“We couldn’t believe that a movie was coming out about the culture,” he says. “When the movie came out it was the talk of the city. We actually snuck into the movie theater about four times.”

Originally launched in June 1984, Beat Street adopted graffiti artist Ramo as he navigated fatherhood and inventive ambition within the coronary heart of The Bronx—the birthplace of Hip-Hop. The film featured performances from Doug E. Fresh, The Treacherous Three, The Soul Sonic Force and a legendary dance showdown between The New York City Breakers and Rock Steady Crew. Opening in additional than 1,300 theaters, the movie pulled in over $5 million in its first weekend and have become a cultural landmark.

Produced and directed underneath Mr. Wave’s inventive imaginative and prescient, the challenge is each a tribute and a time capsule. The trailer reveals never-before-heard tales and contemporary views from those that helped form the early days of Hip-Hop, providing a uncommon glimpse into how Beat Street turned a world image of creative resistance and self-expression.

Mr. Wave’s AllHipHop interview will drop quickly. He talks to Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro about Beat Street, how he created his authentic dance model and the behind-the-scenes film drama in addition to his new strikes.

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