Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
1984, English. Directed by Dick Fontaine.
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.
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- 0h 58m
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- 5 January 1984
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Beat This!: A Hip Hop History runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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Beat This!: A Hip Hop History isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 January 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beat This!: A Hip Hop History?
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History (1984) was directed by Dick Fontaine and stars Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Caz, Malcolm McLaren.