Beat Street

Dazzling street moves are on display in this quasi-musical that was one of the first films to feature rap music. The locations also retain their street cred, with graffiti covering subway cars and abandoned buildings fronting the mean streets. A group of Bronx teens (Rae Dawn Chong and Grandmaster Melle Mel) use their dancing, rapping and artistic skills to lift themselves out of the ghetto. Calypso legend Harry Belafonte produced the film.