Style Wars (1983)

[Burns Luciano]

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Style Wars shows both the young artists struggling to express themselves through their art, and their points of view on the subject of graffiti, as well as the views of then New York City Mayor Ed Koch, one-armed graffiti writer Case/Kase 2, graffiti writer Skeme and his mother, graffiti "villain" Cap, now deceased graffiti writer Dondi, Seen and Shy 147, graffiti documentarian (and director of the film) Henry Chalfant, breakdancer Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew, police officers, art critics, subway maintenance workers, as well as several "people on the street".

Style Wars gives a view into the graffiti subculture (as well as urban New York City life in the 1980s), documents the stages of New York City Hip Hop, and shows that its members were a racially and ethnically diverse group of creative young artists.

[RiotRiotRiot]

Thanks so much, I'm really interested in docs that look at elements of hip hop from a cultural standpoint which a lot of people don't do. To most people hip hop is "ZOMG Rick Ross and 50 Cent are going at it...I hope they kiss"

[Ironman]

nice find .. looks like something definitely worth peeping

[shit]

this is a cult classic. People should see this
Thanks for the link,but i already have it on dvd9 !