March 19, 2023
Hip-Hop Film Wild Style Opens in Theaters – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 18, 1983: The film Wild Style, which is considered the first hip-hop motion picture, was released in theaters on this day 40 years ago.Directed by Charlie Ahearn, Wild Style tells the story of a young graffiti artist Zorro (played by real life tagger Lee Quiñones) looking to establish himself as the top graffiti artist in New York while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend. The film captures much of the early hip-hop culture at the time, and featured appearances and performances from hip-hop luminaries like Grandmaster Flash, Fab Five Freddy, Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, the Rock Steady Crew, Rammellzee and more.In...