The traditional 1984 hip-hop movie Beat Road is coming to Broadway courtesy of Nas.
Nas Is Bringing Beat Road to Broadway
In line with a Hollywood Reporter report, printed on Friday (June 14), Nas has gathered a artistic group to adapt the 1984 hip-hop movie Beat Road right into a musical. The veteran rhymer shared the information of his involvement on the 2024 Tribeca Movie Pageant, which screened the film in celebration of the movie’s fortieth anniversary.
The leisure publication studies that Nas will function a producer alongside Arthur Baker, who was concerned within the authentic movie as a co-producer, composer, and music producer. Michael Holman, the affiliate producer of the unique movie, and Richard Fearn can even be a part of the manufacturing group. The group plans to increase and create new musical works primarily based on the movie’s authentic soundtrack and produce the story to life on stage.
“Beat Road wasn’t only a movie – it unfold the revolution of hip-hop tradition all through the nation and the world. It left an indelible mark, inspiring generations of younger artists and creating new hip-hop followers alike,” Nas advised THR. “It is a thrill for me to hitch the artistic group of Beat Road, bringing the uncooked vitality of hip-hop into the material of Broadway. It is an honor to breathe new life into this iconic work and have a good time its enduring legacy.”
Within the upcoming weeks, extra members of the artistic group will likely be revealed as a part of the continued effort to carry Beat Road to Broadway.
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What Is the Beat Road Movie About?
Set within the South Bronx through the start of hip-hop, Beat Road tells the story of three aspiring younger artists a graffiti artist, a DJ and a B-boy (break dancer) all struggling to realize their goals as they navigate within the rising hip-hop scene. The movie stars Rae Daybreak Chong, Gus Davis, Saundra Santiago and Jon Chardiet and options music by Harry Belafonte, who produced the movie primarily based on a script written by Steven Hager. Veteran director Stan Lathan (Def Comedy Jam) directed the movie.
The solid of Beat Road additionally included many legendary hip-hop artists together with DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambataa & The Sonic Power, Doug E. Contemporary, Treacherous Three and Melle Mel (of Grandmaster Flash & The Livid 5 fame) who carried out the title track to the film’s soundtrack.
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Watch the official trailer for Beat Road and extra beneath.
