Beat Street

Reunions & Retrospectives

Feature | United States | 105 MINUTES | English

Black & African American Diaspora Stories, Expressions of Black Freedom

Beat Street, (United States). Featuring a special introduction by Grammy Award-winning rapper, entrepreneur, and hip hop legend Nas, the film features a group of Bronx teens in the early years of hip-hop attempting to break into show business. An Orion Pictures release.

Cast & Credits

Director

Stan Lathan

Producer

Harry Belafonte, David V. Picker

Screenwriter

Andrew Davis, David Gilbert, Paul Golding, Steven Hager

Cinematographer

Tom Priestley Jr.

Editor

Dov Hoenig, Kevin Lee

Composer

Arthur Baker

Cast

Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant, Saundra Santiago, Robert Taylor, Lee Chamberlin, Mary Alice, Shawn Elliot, Jim Borrelli, Dean Elliott, Franc. Reyes