An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Guy Davis
Kenny Kirkland
Rae Dawn Chong
Tracy Carlson
Saundra Santiago
Carmen Cararro
Doug E. Fresh
Himself
Mary Alice
Cora
Shawn Elliott
Domingo
Duane Jones
Robert
Kadeem Hardison
High School Student (scenes deleted)
Jon Chardiet
Ramon
Leon W. Grant
Chollie
Robert Taylor
Lee Kirkland
DJ Kool Herc
Clive Campbell
Afrika Bambaataa
Tommy Gunn
Furious Five
Melle Mel
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Gina Belafonte
Elizabeth
Hope Clarke
Dancing instructor
Joseph C. Phillips
Dancer
Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon
New York City Breaker
The New York City Breakers
Breakdancers
Rock Steady Crew
Stan Lathan
Director
David V. Picker
Producer
Michael Holman
May 18, 1978
Dec 23, 1983
Oct 17, 2009
Mar 23, 2006
Oct 17, 2023
Mar 31, 2006
Oct 7, 2022
Sep 29, 2025
Jun 15, 2012
Mar 17, 2006
Jul 2, 1958
Nov 26, 1993
May 8, 2015
Oct 4, 2013
Sep 24, 2015
Dec 20, 2022
Orion Pictures
US
United States
English