Beat This: A Hip-Hop History

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers. It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
Directed byDick Fontaine
Narrated byImhotep Gary Byrd
Distributed byBBC
Release date
1984 (1984)
Running time
60 minutes
LanguageEnglish
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