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Beat Street

Name: Beat Street
Director: Stan Lathan
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1984-06-08
Cast: Guy Davis, Rae Dawn Chong, Saundra Santiago, Doug E. Fresh, Mary Alice

DramaMusic

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 DavisRae Dawn ChongSaundra SantiagoDoug E. FreshMary AliceShawn ElliottDuane JonesKadeem HardisonJon ChardietLeon W. GrantRobert TaylorDJ Kool Herc

Director

Stan Lathan

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