Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

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.

• Charlie AhearnDirector

• Jamel ShabazzSelf
• Fab 5 FreddySelf
• KRS-OneSelf
• Bobbito GarciaSelf
• Aaron GoodstoneSelf
• David VillorenteSelf
• Claude GrunitzkySelf
• Lou MendesSelf