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A landmark look at the rise of hip hop in the New York scene – filmed in the mid 80s, and featuring loads of vintage footage from the streets! The images here are alone worth the price of admission – but there's also plenty of compelling meat to the feature too – including vintage interviews with Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Schoolly D, Mr Magic, Biz Markie, Doug E Fresh, Roxanne Shante, and CBS Crew – all done in voices that are as fresh as the music they were making at the time! The film is like finding a time machine back to the old school – and although the feature is only about 45 minutes, it packs plenty of punch.

The landmark 1979 documentary by Gary Weis – depicting NYC gang life at the time – primarily The Savage Skulls and The Savage Nomads in the South Bronx. Comes with a 40 page book that includes Jon Bradshaw's "Savage Skulls" article for Esquire, and essay by David Hollander and artwork by Julian Allen. Feature is 66 minutes, and the DVD includes extra intervews with Weis and DP Joan Churchill.