Music From Style Wars. (1982) The original Hip Hop Documentary. Some call it tagging, some call it writing, still others call it bombing–it's all graffiti. Whether it's art or not is another matter, but it's undeniably illegal. Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's historic PBS documentary Style Wars tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the peak of its popularity, graffiti was as much a part of B-boy culture as rapping, scratching, and breaking. The filmmakers present a sympathetic, but well-rounded portra… read more
Music From Style Wars. (1982) The original Hip Hop Documentary. Some call it tagging, some call it writing, still others call it bombing–it's all graffiti. Whether it's art or not is another matter, but it's undeniably illegal. Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's histor… read more
Music From Style Wars. (1982) The original Hip Hop Documentary. Some call it tagging, some call it writing, still others call it bombing–it's all graffiti. Whether it's art or not is another matter, but it's undeniably illegal. Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's historic PBS documentary Style Wars tracks the rise and fall of subway graffit… read more
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