Style Wars, 1983 (Classic Hip Hop Documentary)

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Style Wars is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The story explores graffiti, b-boying and rapping.
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From: Style Wars (1983)
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@mylesmcquad1763 Жыл бұрын

Protect this upload.

@DreamDosage Жыл бұрын

Word!

@Stoney-Jacksman Жыл бұрын

Irs not like its some deeply underground doc. Most heads know and been knowing. Its a classic for a reason. Its available everywhere.

@obihayve2304 Жыл бұрын

Download it so you have it in your collection

@beebop9712 Жыл бұрын

Str8

@beebop9712 Жыл бұрын

Keep it free and easy so us new jacks can cop this shit

@calebscalzo Жыл бұрын

Best documentary of all time in my opinion If you are going to be a part of hip-hop culture in any form or facet, you NEED to watch this documentary, and that’s not just my 2 cents, that’s facts

@boilerroombob Жыл бұрын

Amen

@obihayve2304 Жыл бұрын

No, there's one with a breaker opening a newspaper at the end of his freeze... Like "oh, stocks are up" I can't remember what that was from but it dealt with the early hip-hop years in England/over seas There was this dope rapper with the raccoon hat

@benitolazio8193 Жыл бұрын

Ok whigga

@kd3446 10 ай бұрын

Graphite was going up before hip hop & the May be connected now but not in the past earl days…

@DaveNiceNYC 8 ай бұрын

Being born and bred in uptown Manhattan (Rock Steady Park is directly behind my building), this documentary confused many people (mostly people that aren't from NYC), into thinking graffiti and hip hop went hand in hand. When the trains were already covered in paint and ink, the term hip hop wasn't even thought of or it had too small of an audience for it to be noticed. It was mostly rock, a little Motown and funk. The only disco they really had was groups like The Bee Gees and the closet thing to breaking was the dance called The Hustle. You can see it in the movie Saturday Night Fever. The trains were bombed with graffiti. But, hip hop wasn't even coined yet, prior to Saturday Night Fever, most people listened to rock....if you're a true New Yorker...you'd know the main radio station was 77 WABC on AM radio and you know they didn't play hip hop, it was mostly rock and the trains were Bombed! Take it to the bank. Still, a nice documentary, it just confused some people is all. Peace!

@davem4423 Жыл бұрын

Great to watch this 40 years later & at the age of 50 i'm in awe of these guys , just expressing themselves in an era that opressed & crushed anyone 'outside the norm' . If this stuff was in a gallery in london it would be praised & sell for mega money

@benitolazio8193 Жыл бұрын

"....an era that opressed & crushed anyone 'outside the norm' " Garbage.

@heffo96 Жыл бұрын

It actually is! Beyond the Streets Exhibition is in the Saatchi Gallery in London this month, Seen himself was there along with a bunch of other writers. Check it out before its gone!

@davem4423 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for the update, much appreciated

@EVAASIVEOne 24 күн бұрын

@@benitolazio8193 Ight bean eato

@shogott Жыл бұрын

Seeing this documentary in the summer between 6th and 7th grade fuckin changed my life forever. From here to fame!

@patkelly8309 Жыл бұрын

Koch was like, " You can't execute Graffiti Writer's...... sadly "

@juicepackrevenge Жыл бұрын

Case2 was wayyyyyy ahead of everyone in his time. Butch was heat too. Goddamn man.

@clever3383 Жыл бұрын

The style of letters are wild!

@Babyboo186 11 ай бұрын

28:50 - KASE referencing Frank Frazetta, these guys were so in tune with the art

@adamsal9969 10 ай бұрын

Still one of the best made documentary. The different perspectives presented. Trying to objectively establish what graff is. What it means to people from completely different walks of life. It portrays a very interesting moment in time in the best way possible. So many interesting and exceptional individuals. Such influence all over the world. The soundtrack is great too! Let's just celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film. A thousand words still have some hoodies left :)

@MattFaris 9 ай бұрын

An absolute classic that's revisited every few months. What a time that must have been to be part of the scene!

@DaveNiceNYC 8 ай бұрын

@DaveNiceNYC Being born and bred in uptown Manhattan (Rock Steady Park is directly behind my building), this documentary confused many people (mostly people that aren't from NYC), into thinking graffiti and hip hop went hand in hand. When the trains were already covered in paint and ink, the term hip hop wasn't even thought of or it had too small of an audience for it to be noticed. It was mostly rock, a little Motown and funk. The only disco they really had was groups like The Bee Gees and the closet thing to breaking was the dance called The Hustle. You can see it in the movie Saturday Night Fever. The trains were bombed with graffiti. But, hip hop wasn't even coined yet, prior to Saturday Night Fever, most people listened to rock....if you're a true New Yorker...you'd know the main radio station was 77 WABC on AM radio and you know they didn't play hip hop, it was mostly rock and the trains were Bombed! Take it to the bank. Still, a nice documentary, it just confused some people is all. Peace!

@jmel1328 Жыл бұрын

5:06 Infamous convo in the Intro to "Respiration" BlackStar. One of the best hip-hop songs ever.

@sybergaus Жыл бұрын

Escuchala la Musica respirando

@jeromeharris2218 Жыл бұрын

I grew up 233rd & white Plains rd... ( I remember Cap... and I remember the crew called " Sin - Sin " > two deaf twin Puerto Rican brothers) # I was born 1973

@RAME716 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING DEZ WAS KAY SLAY RIP 🙏

@BOMBER_GBF_DBL_SUK_FBI 5 ай бұрын

Changed my life over night …

@user-rt7dv6rt6g Жыл бұрын

Somehow I got a hold of a copy of this at school and immediately started writing on everything!

@patkelly8309 Жыл бұрын

I really wish I could have experienced NYC in the early 80s. Different world.

@JoePlatt1 2 ай бұрын

And the 90s too

@amnesh 28 күн бұрын

It was beautiful before crack showed up!

@sonsofthetribe 6 ай бұрын

Wild Style, Style Wars, Beat Street the Hip hop Trinity.

@jessebullock4757 Жыл бұрын

this shit never ages

@finnmcginn9931 Жыл бұрын

New York was such a dump back then, visiting it as a kid I was in awe of it.

@rickphilly1975 Жыл бұрын

This is my childhood. So. Anycoties. We ran those tunnels rooftops and trains yards. Been watching this doc since the 1980s

@antonymeneghini2276 Жыл бұрын

Thx for uploading this masterpiece! I still have the OG book!

@SHARPEYE1 Жыл бұрын

Damnnnnnnnn

@BRILL-vb1jy Жыл бұрын

"and he wrote 'WAR' next to Fat Albert" ... "Oh shit" ... "You can't never make up for that. That's never forgive action."

@bubz3t136 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: MIN's father was a chemist in Manhattan, and one of his regular customers was...Lucille Ball.

@hawkrolla Жыл бұрын

SPIT!! 😂

@clever3383 Жыл бұрын

@@bubz3t136 The comediam? I from Brasil and don´t know much about this...

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

@@hawkrollaCAP. ZORO. SPIT. RUIN REAL ART

@nobody-in5yp Жыл бұрын

Seen it a 100times.over the yrs but man the Video is untouchable. No other graff vid/movie got the sauce like that.

@amnesh 28 күн бұрын

After 50 years they finally RESPECT Breakdancing to put it in the Olympics 2024, it's going to be crazy especially if you been watching the Red Bull series!!!!

@gaffle-411 Жыл бұрын

33:54… that uprock was iLL! 🔥 54:22… dope footwork!

@thaizzz 10 ай бұрын

6min in and wow. The cinematography is amazing. This looks more like a feature film than a documentary (Helps that this is obviously film). Also, there's this game that came out recently and it's precisely about going "all city". I didn't know that was an actual thing they did until now. Good to know.

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

WILD STYLE UNHINGED

@bonemarrow250 Жыл бұрын

Wow - that’s pure hip hop culture right here, the essence of it… such a shame what it has become, just money and bitches.

@janconner2087 10 ай бұрын

Hip Hop is always culture. Rap Music is always business. Just understand the difference and all will be well

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

@@janconner2087YA DIG?? UNDERGROUND V MAINSTREAM

@anthonybrown3481 13 күн бұрын

The friendship that Dez and Trap have is the kind that you get only once in life. If you are lucky.

@deliamore9276 Жыл бұрын

I watched this documentary in hs when one of my most beloved teachers gave me the dvd to use it as evidence for a written piece I had to write for English 12 and it was basically like a “choose your own topic” kind of paper so I chose to talk about the 80s and now I do graff bombing 😭

@jamalydude Жыл бұрын

Hip hop and graffiti are mutually exclusive. The whole graffiti is one of the elements of hip hop argument is bunk. Graf came first. Graf intertwined due to its urban nature with hip hop but they are mutually exclusive. Don’t get it twisted

@abrahammitchell5599 10 ай бұрын

I had this on VCR tape back in the day😊

@RayLopez-jv7nn 10 ай бұрын

Art galleries on wheels for everyone to see

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

LOTTA WORK IS IN STILL GALLERIES ALSO•••• RECOGNIZED THNX 2: FAB5 BASQUIAT(RIP) JAYZ || ODD THAT ITS VERY LIL FOCUS ON ART STUDENTS WHO BOMB ON THE REG

@ICHBINIMUN Жыл бұрын

this thing changed my life💯

@Izannaziza Жыл бұрын

The good ole days.

@unkop4847 2 ай бұрын

This video is the reason I love hip hop . I miss this era

@kincamell Жыл бұрын

"What'd you do last night?" "We did, umm, two whole cars It was me, Dez, and Mean Three, right? And on the first car, in small letters, it said 'All you see is' And then, you know, big, big, you know, some block silver letters That said 'crime in the city', right?" "It just took up the whole car?" "Yeah, yeah, it was a whole car and sh!t..." Escúchela, la ciudad respirando Escúchela, la ciudad respirando Escúchela, la ciudad respirando Escúchela... "The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis Shinin', like "Who on top of this?" People was tusslin', arguin' and bustlin' Gangstas of Gotham hardcore hustlin'"

@MarvinMonroe Жыл бұрын

We gotta start rockin some straight letters

@charliethomson8819 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely timeless, great quality. I had to pick this up on blu Ray when it was released. When visiting new York now is there anywhere on this documentary that you can visit that would still be there. Stations, yards etc ?

@daveysoart6318 3 ай бұрын

“I don’t even like that. People like that, they deserve to get everything crossed out. Forever.” 😂

@mikevega07 Жыл бұрын

Cap is the original spit from beat street

@obihayve2304 Жыл бұрын

I hear samples used by Mellow man Ace, funkdoobiest, mc lyte, glasser, ME, De La Soul

@paulshaw2013 4 ай бұрын

00:06:49 King Tito's Gloves by Deadly Avenger uses that scene to great effect.

@wssj2480 Жыл бұрын

I got 3 kids under 5 years old and they watch style wars not coco melon 😎

@alejandroperezcostas5331 Жыл бұрын

Great dad

@terrialfair4829 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@ForeverTRUE2011 2 ай бұрын

Whatever pepper pig

@mikevega07 Жыл бұрын

Man I missed them days

@jeromeharris2218 Жыл бұрын

I used a " pilot " marker... my tag name was " Memo "... # fun in the bronx

@Underhills 10 ай бұрын

Looks like the Spit character in BeatStreet (1984) was inspired by Cap in this doc.

@MrEnvy562 Жыл бұрын

Lol skemes mom is so funny bro

@deliamore9276 Жыл бұрын

Right she was sick of his bullshit LMAO

@MrEnvy562 Жыл бұрын

@@deliamore9276 😁😁

@hawkrolla Жыл бұрын

Very well spoken young fellow.

@mikevega07 Жыл бұрын

U don't doodle when your on the the phone 😂

@MarvinMonroe Жыл бұрын

@@mikevega07 yes you do doodle LMAO I've always loved that "do doodle"

@user-mc6tr1vp2v 2 ай бұрын

This is real hip-hop. More about graffiti and dancing and style, and racially mixed. This is how it all began: just kids in the Bronx, kids in Brooklyn.

@xxxxxxx4878 8 ай бұрын

👉B.X...p.3LEE.🍻. really great DOC.. old school banger 💪💣🚀

@Budsport_TV Жыл бұрын

Yaooo. A dude who used to run the railways was named: Dick Ravage Fuck that’s a wild name 😂 1:00:11

@Reaper1914a2 22 күн бұрын

I never seen this before until now

@maskedavenger2621 Жыл бұрын

This is the Bible right here.

@thehunterofdeath2180 Жыл бұрын

The bible of hip hop rap 👍😎

@cspro3music Жыл бұрын

This is my LIFE !!!!!!!

@this.e36 Жыл бұрын

Same

@georgedmitrievich2660 4 ай бұрын

From here to fame!

@tarronspencer5483 6 ай бұрын

Should make a movie on Skeme ✊💯

@SaneAndAble Жыл бұрын

It must be SEEN to be believed

@daniesza Жыл бұрын

Cornbread 1960 the bomb tho…..

@nastynockinsonofficial9023 7 ай бұрын

Its crazy how hard skemes mom tried to make him sound stupid. Dudes speaking straight forward. Not using much lingo or secret words. Just facts about his passion. And apparently he sounds dumb 😂😅

@memesy8254 Жыл бұрын

46:34 the bench

@10z20 Жыл бұрын

lmfao best part 52:58 his mom bantering

@pjay6746 3 ай бұрын

32:47 Richard "Crazy Legs" Colón. He retired last year.

@vicdamone4084 4 ай бұрын

35:13 He said it was The Son of Sam with 44..😂NY Bars

@SHARPEYE1 Жыл бұрын

The train was the ultimate satisfaction as soon as they locked them down graffiti died

@mikevega07 Жыл бұрын

The kid from 25:10 reminds me of boondocks 😂

@Quiter19 Жыл бұрын

TK Kirkland was in this!!! Awesome! $!

@tarronspencer5483 6 ай бұрын

Back then graffiti was male dominated, now its mostly women bombing trains, its right off the charts, big shout to Lady Pink ❤

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

NOT IN PHILLY,,, MOSTLY MEN BOMBING BUT ALSO LOTTA ART STUDENTS LIVING XDOUBLE XLIVES

@kincamell2 5 ай бұрын

Stellar

@nathegotule284 Жыл бұрын

Stylewarzzz,year3000!!!! Bak2da,,future... Yeahaaaa Yeahaaa,,Yeahaaa,,,,, In,graff we trust!!!! In,graff we bomb!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

@snaleman6999 Жыл бұрын

More of a Graff doc No?

@graffiti_sport_club 5 ай бұрын

WHAT WHAT I LOVE GRAFFITI !!! THANK YO

@Eddy_Clarice_WayOfTheComb 11 ай бұрын

Word!

@pekay6351 4 ай бұрын

That shit is dope

@Dasblublo Жыл бұрын

The woman at 37:17 I wonder what she is up to nowadays, if shes still alive

@braksuper 9 ай бұрын

Muy buena!

@yowspisaac6113 Күн бұрын

31:17 song?

@firstofsly Жыл бұрын

At least they were outside 🤷🏾‍♂️🤘🏾

@user-jw3hq4jl1v 4 ай бұрын

Skeleton dropping jewels!!!

@xxfranknittyxx2270 Жыл бұрын

why rocksteady never have any brothas in they crew?

@beatsbyjiro8291 2 ай бұрын

"He wrote war next to Fat Albert"

@illbeback7313 3 ай бұрын

Dopee

@YAH_ONLY Жыл бұрын

Ai can’t do this

@teradon8u Жыл бұрын

Cap!!! The original tag-banger!!

@skyjuiceification Жыл бұрын

He rounded out pretty well in later years. just an ole jolly dude who is repentant of his toy past. that was his way of gaining entry into the street culture of the time. we drank and talked for hours.

@stevennarvaez9920 5 ай бұрын

It's more than paint..

@slyedominic 11 ай бұрын

RIP KAY SLAY

@Accuratetranslationservices 4 ай бұрын

I really appreciate Cap. The guy who just goes over everyone else's graffiti. He's got a real punk rock attitude. He is like a force of nature, a chaotic force that just rips across everyone's art. I love it. I don't do graffiti myself. I do think it looks cool though. But it also seems to have an overabundance of rules and etiquettes and BS... The supreme irony is all these guys standing around saying how dare someone deface what I did... lol... bro, you are defacing property. It is fair game to be defaced itself. They are all scheming and trying to come up with plans to end it just like the cops are for them. Cap is the true legend

@JJX-pp8zh 3 ай бұрын

ZORO. CAP. SPIT. ALL UNTALENTED RUINING THE WORK OF TALENTED ARTISTS,,,

@Accuratetranslationservices 3 ай бұрын

@@JJX-pp8zh I guess that's subjective whether he is skilled or not but I like that he is against the pretentiousness of "How dare anyone paint over my art" while doing illegal graffiti in the first place. It is fair game to go over anyone in graffiti with anything

@burnerlearner5664 2 ай бұрын

67........ used to dream graffiti.......

@fasterdays 8 ай бұрын

Graffiti is not a hip hop element, graffiti is it's own thing and has not depended on a music style to thrive. Associate graffiti with hip hop is nonsense.

@DaveNiceNYC 8 ай бұрын

100% correct!

@DaveNiceNYC 8 ай бұрын

@jeromeharris2218 Жыл бұрын

Graffiti was the sign to the world that the rapture is now here ! Rap-ture = rap culture... ( Hip Hop / Rap ... has taken over the entire globe )... # respectfully... # I am the culture

@jamalydude Жыл бұрын

You’re sped my man

@styloop Жыл бұрын

holy book of East Germany Hip hop Scene

@mikevega07 Жыл бұрын

Ads didn't work 😂

@maxferver4902 9 ай бұрын

What song are they listening to at 8:28?

@HdPvr 4 ай бұрын

Ever find jt

@KeyDyer 11 ай бұрын

They get crossed out FOREVAAAA

@ericc.1570 Жыл бұрын

He's on that Tranq

@user-jw3hq4jl1v 4 ай бұрын

18:30 mark… homie was hatin loo

@blazayblazay8888 9 ай бұрын

A YOUNG EDDIE MURPHY COULD’VE PLAYED KASE

@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW 10 ай бұрын

in 2023 I wish I can pay 75 cents to get on the train lol

@TheOneHundredPercent 2 жыл бұрын

_Good Shit._ 👍🏻👍🏻

@tristanarcelona Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@doctorcloverr Жыл бұрын

24:53 I know this is in a song but I can’t put my finger on what song it is

@pvj2234 Жыл бұрын

Trouble funk - pump me up Cash money had a great cut up of this song - scratching to the funk

@doctorcloverr Жыл бұрын

It is in Graffiti on a high school wall by People under the stairs

@pvj2234 Жыл бұрын

@@doctorcloverr too funny! I never caught it. I know the group, haven’t heard them in a minute, so I went back “get loose, get loose” Haha! Good catch! Edit: that’s Kase’s voice, we lived in the same building for a little bit.