Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

2013

English

7.2

♡ 2

86%

Action

brooklyn, new york city

Charlie Ahearn Director KRS-One

KRS-One as Self

Bobbito Garcia as Self

Fab 5 Freddy as Self

Jamel Shabazz as Self

Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide phenomenon. His iconic images of kids sporting sneakers and savvy street style caught the essence of hip-hop as it exploded onto the streets of New York. Intimate interviews with Shabazz and hip hop pioneers explore the hundreds of individual stories and urban history behind a revolutionary cultural movement.