Nas Serving to To Carry Basic Hip-Hop Film “Beat Road” To Broadway

Nas has introduced the traditional 1984 Hip-Hop movie “Beat Road” is being tailored for the Broadway stage.

The information got here through the Fortieth-anniversary screening of “Beat Road” on the Tribeca Movie Pageant and Nas may hardly include his enthusiasm.

“‘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.

“It’s a thrill for me to hitch the artistic workforce of ‘Beat Road,’ bringing the uncooked power of Hip-Hop into the material of Broadway. It’s an honor to breathe new life into this iconic work and have a good time its enduring legacy,” Nas mentioned in a press release.

The musical adaptation is being produced by business veterans Arthur Baker and Michael Holman, each of whom performed important roles within the unique movie’s creation, together with Harry Belafomte and director Stan Lathan.

Based on Deadline, the manufacturing workforce is dedicated to sustaining the authenticity and spirit of the Hip-Hop tradition that “Beat Road” depicted.

For these unfamiliar, “Beat Road” is a drama set within the Bronx, specializing in the rising Hip-Hop tradition of the 80s.

“Beat Road” highlights the artwork types of rapping, breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti artwork, identified for showcasing the early days of a motion that has since taken the world by storm.

The movie’s plot facilities round an aspiring DJ, a graffiti artist, a breakdancer, and a composer, whose lives intertwine amid a backdrop of New York Metropolis’s gritty streets.

It featured performances from legendary Hip-Hop artists similar to Kool Herc, Grandmaster Melle Mel and The Livid 5, The Treacherous Thee, Lisa Lee, Debbie Dee and Sha-Rock (Us Ladies), Doug E. Contemporary, The New York Metropolis Breakers and The Rock Regular Crew, providing an genuine reflection of the period.

Produced by Harry Belafonte, “Beat Road” aimed to raise Hip-Hop tradition to mainstream audiences.

“Beat Road” drew inspiration from real-life tales and figures throughout the early Hip-Hop scene, regardless that it was fictionalized.

A premiere date as but to be introduced.