Eminem and Brittany Murphy in a scene from '8 Mile,' 2002. (Credit: Universal/Getty Images) By 1984, hip-hop was in full force, but still in its infancy as far as narratives in cinema. Evolutionary ...
Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
Hip-hop’s origin story — DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 Bronx dance party — channels a naturally visual mythos. In 1973, the world was still enthralled with disco, while Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, the Rolling ...