Beat Street (1984)
Beat Street is a 1984 drama movie directed by Stan Lathan, with a running time of 1h 45m. It stars Guy Davis, Rae Dawn Chong and Saundra Santiago.
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
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Cast
- Guy Davis as Kenny Kirkland
- Rae Dawn Chong as Tracy Carlson
- Saundra Santiago as Carmen Cararro
- Doug E. Fresh as Himself
- Mary Alice as Cora
- Shawn Elliott as Domingo
- Duane Jones as Robert
- Kadeem Hardison as High School Student (scenes deleted)
- Jon Chardiet as Ramon
- Leon W. Grant as Chollie
- Robert Taylor as Lee Kirkland
- DJ Kool Herc as Clive Campbell
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