I’ve been openly wondering what it would take to have a film or a series that centered Hip Hop culture like ones I’ve seen my entire life with Rock for years now. I fully remember noticing how corny and erroneous supposed Hip Hop films like “Breakin’”, “Beat Street” and “Rappin’” were even at a young age, and I wanted Hip Hop to get the same level of respect in terms of making the project authentic and true to the culture for a change. When I saw that Baz Luhrmann of all people was going to make a series based on the early days of Hip Hop, I immediately winced.
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Sure, those films were garbage, but c’mon. Wild Style ring any bells? Hell, The Get-Down practically samples it (along with Style Wars, and the photography of Jamel Shabazz, Henry Chalfont, and Martha Cooper).