THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...WILD STYLE - MOTION PICTURE

On this day in Hip-Hop history, the motion picture Wild Style was released in theaters.

On this day in 1983, the first hip-hop film Wild Style opened in US theaters.  The movie was written and directed by Charlie Ahearn and was a First Run Features' film.  It starred graffiti artist Lee Quinones as the fictional graffiti artist Zoro and showcased New York's hip-hop culture.

Wild Style included appearances by some of the pioneers of hip-hop like Grandmaster Flash, Fab Five Freddy, Chief Rocker Busy Bee, the Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmixer D.ST., Rammellzee, Grandmaster Caz, Fantastic Freaks, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, the Rock Steady Crew, and Double Trouble.

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Also on this day...

2014 - Freddie Gibbs and Madlib released Piñata on Madlib's own label Madlib Invazion.

2014 - YG released his debut studio album My Krazy Life on Def Jam.

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This day in Birthdays...

Queen Latifah (1970) - ​American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and TV personality from Newark, New Jersey.

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