Beat Street 1984

Ramo's Going Away Party

[@romerotutor3921]

Just here for the fellow folks who still get chills in 2024 when this sequence starts.

[@davidforward1365]

Absolutely the same as the first time

[@shelleykesby9196]

I had almost forgotten how good this was my first tunes I got into at 13

[@cherylgibbs6644]

I'm older now. 😂But beat street. Film was. Heydays. X RAMO xx

[@cherylgibbs6644]

First hip hop.. With ghetto blasters. 🎶🌼🤪

[@mrbig6856]

A nostalgic trip

[@Theoneandonlybobby]

Bro... the words (lyrics) are timeless.... almost 40 years later.. the words (lyrics) still apply..

[@DJChi_BoccheDiLupo]

Fact!

[@ConnieMarieXO]

Things haven't changed that much huh? Different names, faces, places, but the saaaaame shit.

[@isaaclegend365]

Man com’on!!!! 100% 💥💥💥

[@CUATDSNY]

What he said about Computers! Back then they were sooo friggin basic, who knew?!

[@taiwoyusuf6792]

Am listening this hour was in secondary school in 8o 's when it hit streets.

[@davidklemas5486]

"Don't be a slave to no computer"..........in 1984. Look at us now.....

[@kanadiz434]

I’m 56 & I still get the chills!!!

[@myylegib8119]

❤

[@atallcostind5934]

I'm 40 years old and I still get chills when this scene come on...

[@clivetownsend7028]

53. And agree.

[@stoneycurtis329]

To me, he's definitely the most important MC of all time. He showed all the positive directions that hip hop could go.

[@jeezy1211]

I'm 33 and I get them too lol. Not one lie was spit just facts.

[@Igoya972]

49. and agree.

[@nasirandre3596]

19 and I AGREE

[@markbelkin1303]

It's 2022 and Melle Mel's lyrics are still some of the most intelligent ever.

[@michaelbarrow574]

I REMEMBER ALL MY FRIENDS AND ME WENT TO THE MOVIES TO SEE THIS IN 1984 DAM THAT WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!

[@mrcommunity992]

Indeed

[@TheGloriousLifeMinistries]

first movie i ever seen on the big screen

[@jeromestithsr.7138]

I represent Baltimore, yo I went to the movies to see it too with my cousin Curley who has passed on....the location is 33rd and Green mount on the Eastside.

[@stuartsaunders4008]

We can bring those good old days back by going back in time and bring the music back and keep it alive.

[@claytontharrington2822]

They buried us....so we became a flower. They gave us nothing... so we took power. They tried to break us...now we're the breakers. Such powerful lyrics.

[@durterebelz]

Came here to quote just this. I wasn;t the only one to see the power in these lyrics.

[@filfree560]

So true

[@dameonjones3102]

Deep

[@simonedwards5564]

@BLACK KNIGHT THIS REMARKABLE QUOTE has stuck with me since wat ching this at the cinema 🎥 from @1984!!!!!! DEF JAM TELLS YOU WHO I AM (REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE PUBLIC ENEMY 1987!!!!!!!!!!) The revolution will not be televised,,,,,,, STEP,,,,,,,,

[@daddyfamlittle6262]

Fax!

[@jaypauljohnson9422]

This movie is hip hop and I mean real hip hop. It defined an era, a culture and started a world wide phenomenon that was looked upon as a rebel movement. I love hip hop and the doors it open and walls it tore down for so many people in the world.

[@terranceharvey9205]

jaypaul johnson I couldn't agree with you more man!! Nicely put!

[@alejandrocurado5134]

A great movie in its genre... a style, a culture

[@blackberry4life482]

My fav!

[@Tiazdshit]

You got that right

[@Delicious1922]

Well said. I'm so glad I got to live and experience this era!!

[@openmicsuperstar4633]

Melle Mel's performance is truly timeless looking at the world today

[@yvonnepoitier7365]

Don't be a slave to no computer. Now 2019, did we listen?

[@Kevonthafuture450000]

I was the only one. I barely use one and I don't have any social media.

[@gregorystella2690]

No

[@nadinekinard8467]

His words are so profound today!!!

[@mrcommunity992]

Word

[@DennisWilliams-nf2gn]

The lyrics of melly Mell still ring true to this day.

[@isaaclegend365]

100%

[@jayman3915]

“Don’t be a slave to no computer”

[@qbconnect2883]

At 10yrs old when i first saw this was the moment I became a hip hop feign for life 🎤

[@marcusjohnson2179]

Mel is in the No.1 spot of my top 5 Mc’s of all time a lot of people may not agree with that but the man was way ahead of his time!!

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Always had the most profound message. He was absolutely one of the best.

[@blackberry4life482]

Agreed

[@keithhammond8042]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[@jorgelouis709]

The Album White Lines the best rap album ever.

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

Crazy ahead from is time is lyrics is crazy dope for a young dude at that time I was a teenager at that time in the Bronx I never thought to be that smart like mel with those crazy dope lyrics he knew about history that never show me at school at all smart dude he is a legend way before run DMC n those other cats he be around since the 70s for what I remember word on the street at that time

[@misslara805]

Best ending ever ❤️ this movie never gets old

[@ozzyphum]

agree

[@terranceharvey9205]

Miss Lara Never will!!

[@goodfella573]

Damn right Lara!

[@jasbindadhill510]

Miss Lara is there any Americans on here the movie does USA proud

[@jasbindadhill510]

Enrique Rios aye

[@myylegib8119]

I’m 41 years today I am the children of the future He was rapping about 💯🙌🏽✊🏽✊🏽❤️💯💯

[@mariothomas4519]

Don't be A Slave to no Computer

[@sheldonjames3431]

1984-2024 ,"Beat Street, break down " sure brings back memories and was the exact truth/social commentary

[@charlesmumba4756]

Listening To Mel After All These Years The Message Is Even More Relevant Now Than Ever Before

[@raybest8790]

Just take me back to the 80’s and leave me there. 💯💯💯💪💪💪🤓

[@Tweekend27]

I remember putting my little tape deck up to the tv speaker and recording these two songs when the movie was on, one night back in around 1987. It was getting late and I remember hearing my mum on the recording, in the background, telling me to go to bed. Good times :)

[@MegaCozzy]

Tweekend27 lol that’s how I got my tape recording of it too lol

[@DreSoul2049]

Haha..glad to know I wasn't the only one who did this. I remember recording the whole of 'Breakin' 1 & 2 on a cassette tape. 😂

[@MrOzzieoz]

One of the highlights of my life was coming out in this movie in 1984. I'm in the Roxy scene. None of us ever thought this would become a classic.

[@qbconnect2883]

Respect ✊🏾 Ur lucky to have been a part of this beautiful artistic history

[@ConnieMarieXO]

What a legacy! Awesome. Now, tell me how,when, where to spot you?

[@oldskoolmusicforever0724]

THANK GOODNESS FOR OLD SKOOL HIP HOP,WHICH IS STILL THE BEST HIP HOP.

[@Resetube33]

Melly Mel one of the DOPEST VERUS' EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pedrodavid680]

Putz faz 40 que fui ver esse filme foi em 1984 ja estamos em 2024 e a emoção continua😮😮👍👍💪

[@npharrell10]

Arguably the greatest rap lyric ever written!!!.... A newspaper burns in the sand And the headlines say 'Man Destroys Man' Extra extra, read all the bad news On the war for peace that everybody would lose The rise and fall, the last great empire The sound of the whole world caught on fire The ruthless struggle, the desperate gamble The game that left the whole world in shambles The cheats, the lies, the alibies And the foolish attempts to conquer the sky Lost in space, and what is it worth? Huh, the President just forgot about Earth Spendin multi-billions and maybe even trillions The cost of weapons ran in the zillions There's gold in the street and there's diamond under feet And the children in Africa don't even eat Flies on their faces, they're livin like mice And their houses even make the ghetto look nice Huh, the water tastes funny, it's forever too sunny And they work all month and don't make no money A fight for power, a nuclear shower A people shout out in the darkest hour Sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word Christians killed Muslims and Germans killed Jews And everybody's bodies are used and abused Huh, minds are poisoned and souls are polluted Superiority complex is deep rooted Leeches and lices, and people got prices Egomaniacs control the self-righteous Nothin is sacred and nothin is pure So the revelation of death is our cure Dachau Auswich, Hiroshima A Vietnam Lenigrad Iwogima Okinawa, Korea, the Phillipines, Devastation death against the killing machine Peoples in terror, the leaders made a error And now they can't even look in the mirror Cause we gotta suffer while things get rougher And that's the reason why we got to get tougher So learn from the past and work for the future And don't be a slave to no computer Cause the children of Man inherit the land And the future of the world is in your hands So just throw your hands in the air And wave em like you just don't care And if you believe that you're the future Scream it out and say oh yeah (Oh yeah) Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Rrrrhaa!

[@qbconnect2883]

Mind blowing 🤯 Lyrics like this in '84 as if he came from the future 🐐

[@aquillassongbird3351]

One of the most poetic ways to say goodbye to someone. When ramo's girl came on stage , tears rolled down my face. 100% poetic!!

[@freakymoon5999]

A very moving and powerful message that is relative today .peace on earth and god bless greetings from Astoria NYC New York.

[@peeterjohnson8108]

Qns/Ny Stand the Fuck up !!!!!!!!!!!

[@EllysBeauty]

My dad made me watch this movie,i spent the majority of it going "this is rubbish,I don't care" yet I cried like a baby when it got to the end,this is now mine and my dads special movie as no one else in my family has watched it with him,everytime we see a train we go "beat street"

[@MegaCozzy]

Elly Horan wow wicked little story . Me and my mates still say ITS SO WHITE when we see trains 🚞 we are 50 years old now lol

[@WorldwideDarts]

A lot of these lyrics really hit hard in 2021. Ahead of his time

[@myylegib8119]

Yesssss 💯

[@ElectricShark]

When they comforted Ramon's fiance, I nearly cried.

[@throwbackgeneral215]

Same here

[@blastermaster2383]

Ramo

[@jacquelinewoodard4624]

Who's still listening in 2021?? Mmmmeeeee. Love this movie 👎🏿

[@hungryhandz1067]

🔥✊🏾2024 Fam!!…👊🏾💯

[@joannawildman3993]

i was 14 when i seen this movie loved it. great memories

[@dracoford755]

I was born’d

[@peeterjohnson8108]

Almost 40 yrs Later & Melle Mels WORDS STILL RING !!!!! AS OF THIS SONG WAS DONE A FEW WEEKS AGO !!!!! AMAZING WORDSMITH !!!!! THIS IS THE EXACT REASON WHY I LOVE OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP !!!!! THE WORDS HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEANING !!!!! QNS/NY STAND THE FUCK UP !!!!!!

[@myylegib8119]

Mannnn 💯🙌🏽✊🏽

[@thenba-holes2335]

this is the hardest shit ever

[@terranceharvey9205]

B Allen Yes it is!! Hands down!!

343 views this deserves respect this movie is classic

[@bronxkies]

This is my favorite movie of all time and this scene is one of the best moments in hip hop. Melle Mel KILLS IT

[@jamiepritchard3829]

I've wanted to watch this since i was a kid in the 80s, watched it for the first time a few weeks ago. Amazing. Don't know why I never got around to watching it, I loved breakdance 1 and 2

[@felixmitchell7888]

got this and breakdance 1 and 2 all on DVD my childhood b boys break and poppin yes makes me old. never be another era. 80 s electro.

[@torriewright296]

Yall why do I still Cry ? I know this was a movie, but this touched my soul. My mother may she RIH ,T😢is one of the first movies she took us to see 😢❤

[@carolecollinson6552]

Wow what a great movie, I went to see it at the cinema .bought the lp and still have it

[@jetboy33]

I constantly come back to this...by FAR my favorite 80s hip hop flick, and absolutely in my top ten faves for that time.

[@myylegib8119]

Yessss I cry errrtime 💯

[@riotsdetinta]

3 guys like Ramo have died 3 days ago in Portugal. There is people like Ramo nowadays who keep thé hip hop real and they paid that even with their blood. The real Hip Hop continues !

[@rudeboyranking642]

When I first watched this ending scene as a kid it truly blew my mind and I didn’t want to leave the movie theatre…it had everything and even now as a grown man it gets me

[@macjay7057]

one of the best , this film changed my life in teenage time to became a pro dancer

[@blackberry4life482]

It was truly inspirational. I tell my kids that Beat Street and The Wiz are classics and were ahead of the time.

[@jimmysteene1187]

This is when I fell in love with hip hop cool hurk Kurtis blow Grand Master flash and the furious 5 Dougie fresh slick Rick and my favorite song the bridge is over God bless every ledgend like LL cool j run dmc thank you the bestie boys still Loving my music in 2018 forever

[@ryansymons8915]

still sends chills down my spine.. amazing

[@saleemwaheed9956]

DON'T BE A SLAVE TO NO COMPUTER!

[@jorgecea4473]

This is the culture, I wish today's youth understood what Hip Hop really is...

[@Ladylace97]

I used to cry all of the time at this scene

[@MrGrobar75]

+Ladylace97 You are REAL*

[@davidcoven9427]

Still do :')

[@CarynDPrescott]

I just watched this on Pluto and cried my eyes out.

[@baningaradionetwork7249]

Beat Street Breakdown, Raah! Hip Hop!Beat Street The king of the beat You see him rocking that beat from across the street And Huh Huh! Beat Street is a lesson too, because you can't let the Streets beat you!Well a picture can express a thousand words to describe all the beauty of life you give And if the world was yours to do over, I know you'd paint a better place to live Where the colours would swirl and the boys and girls can grow in peace and harmony And where murals stand on walls so grand as far as the eyes are able to see, Ha! I never knew art til I saw your face and there'll never be one to take your place 'Cause each and every time you touch the spray paint can Michelangelo's soul controls your hand Then serenades of blue and red and the beauty of the rainbow fills your head Crescendo of colours hang in tune, Man why oh why d'ya have to die so soon? Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, where the good die young it's all thy must 'Cause as life must live, death must die and the tear shall fall from the living eye, Huh! The teardrops fall for the state of mind of the beautiful lady that you left behind In love and alone, but now you're dead, and she still can't get you out of her head, Huh! More tears fall for all you've done, trying to be a good father to your only son But now who's gonna make sure that he's fed, put a shirt on his back and a roof overhead? Tell me who's gonna dream the impossible dream of the beautiful cities in the islands genes? When your works of art brought into being all that the ghetto stopped you from seeing Bums on the sidewalk, garbage in the streets, abandoned buildings, bricks of concrete The ladies on the corner are selling their bodies, and everybody wants a part in that party I'm hanging out tough, rocking late at night, running wild in the town of the neon light You either play some ball or stand in the hall Huh! You gotta make something outta nothing at all I'm sitting in the classroom learning the rules and it says you can't do graffiti in school They can't be wrong in the hallowed hall, so my notebook turned into a brick wall The heart of a lion and the courage of three, and the mind of a man much wiser than me You're the soul of the brother who won't come back Who died in my arms on the railroad track 'Cause I'm caught in the rat race, looking for my own space There's gotta be a better place for you and me There's pie in the sky, and an eye for an eye Some people gotta die just to be free You search for justice and what do you find? You find just us on the unemployment line You find just us sweating from dawn to dusk There's no justice, there's Huh, just us, Ha! Still life urban masterpiece, your trademark was written on trains and walls A million dollar gift only God released, and yet you got killed for nothing at all So after this there'll be no more hard times, no more bad times and no more pain No more chump change, none of that bull Just movies, museums and the hall of fame So all you Hip Hops get on up, and let's take it to the top where we belong 'Cause the age of the Beat Street wave is here Everybody let's sing along, now c'mon, say 'Ho!' ('Ho!'), Say 'Ho!' ('Ho!') And to let me know I'm rocking the microphone everybody say 'Ramo!' ('Ramo!') 'Ramo!' ('Ramo!') Raah!A newspaper burns in the sand, and the headlines say 'Man destroys Man!' Extra! Extra! Read all the bad news on the war for peace that everybody would lose The rise and fall, the last great empire, the sound of the whole world caught on fire The ruthless struggle, the desperate gamble The game that left the whole world in shambles The cheats, the lies, the alibis And the foolish attempt to conquer the skies Lost in space, and what is it worth, huh? The president just forgot about Earth Spending multi billions, and maybe even trillions The cost of weapons ran into zillions There's gold in the street, and diamonds under feet And the children in Africa don't even eat Flies on their faces, they're living like mice And the houses even make the ghetto look nice, Huh! The water tastes funny, it's forever too sunny And they work all month and don't make no money A fight for power, a nuclear shower And people shout out in the darkest hour Of sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word Christians killed Muslims, and Germans killed Jews And everybody's bodies are used and abused, Huh! Minds are poisoned and souls are polluted Superiority complex is deep rooted Leeches and lice's, and people got prices Egomaniacs control the self-righteous Nothing is sacred and nothing is pure So the revelation of death is our cure Hitler and Caesar, Custer and Reagan Napoleon, Castro, Mussolini and Begin Ghengis Khan and the Shah of Iran Mixed with the blood of the weaker man The peoples in terror, the leaders made the error And now they can't even look in the mirror 'Cause we gotta suffer while things get rougher And that's the reason why we got to get tougher To learn from the past and work for the future And don't be a slave to no computer 'Cause the Children of Man inherits the land And the future of the world is in your hands So just throw your hands in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care And if you believe that you're the future Scream it out and say 'Oh yeah!' ('Oh yeah!') 'Oh yeah!' ('Oh yeah!') Raah! Read more: Grandmaster Flash - Beat Street Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[@bashirebrown6845]

Watch this next

[@bashirebrown6845]

Rrrrrrrrrr-rah

[@keishal.williams2932]

Born in 73 this is and will always be one of the Greatest my movie's on my top ten list.. Thanks for the lyrics....💪💯💯💯

[@myylegib8119]

❤️✊🏾❤️literally feeling 3 years old again ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Uu123nop]

I remember seeing this in the movie theater, my favorite of the 80s. I was 8 when it came out in the movies. I ran the video out on VHS

[@Resetube33]

Melly Mel one of the dopest verses TIL THIS DAY!!!!

[@francishodge320]

I am 56 Beat Street will be my favourite Breakdancing film from the 80s apart from Wildstyle Breakdance 1+2 body rock, Krush Groove to commercial

[@TheSeriousPerson]

We watched it 1987 in east german cinema - X times.❤

[@HDtone23]

Mr .Melly mell was spitting hella knowledge and dropping jewels way back when way ahead of his time true legend!! Salute 💯✊🏿!

[@samanthareed217]

brought back memories

[@thedmshow3386]

My mother took me to see this movie in 1984 hip hop been in my soul ever since thanks ma

[@justusnimely2317]

Seen this HIP HOP CLASSIC A MILLION TIMES AND WILL WATCH IT A MILLION MORE....THANK YOU ALLAH)MFM) FOR OUR CREATIVE AND POSITIVE CULTURE......

[@solrebel7]

It's hard losing a friend that you grew up with.. I've through that thousands of times..

[@dogtailsmatter]

Goes harder than any of the B.S. in 2022

[@121saggy]

watched this all the time as a kid...still love this movie..deserves every view it gets and then some

[@narasil199173]

I LOVE "old school" rap. I remember as a teenager replaying this song so much I remember the words by heart 30 plus years later. Props to those who started a revolution in music and culture.

[@stacker6077]

What a great movie and such good times growing up in Harlem and the Lower East Side! This gets me every time😄!

[@marcuslee9132]

151st and Amsterdam baby!!

[@stacker6077]

@@marcuslee9132 152nd and Edgecomb "1976" We were neighbors! 😂

[@juanchuquichambi4505]

RECUERDOS DE MI ADOLESCENCIA EN LOS 80 SIGO VIENDOLO HOY NOVIEMBRE 2020 DESDE MI PAIS CHILE

[@CarlosRomero-ze8to]

💙🤗Esta película es una obra de ARTE¡¡¡¡

[@thabuloodles9209]

This movie was my life

[@dewaynerobinson3155]

This song at the end of this movie was the real truth and it’s even more real today

[@ebntje]

That song st the end should have been a single. Still bothered it was not included in the soundtrack.

[@francishodge320]

I bought this on 12in single on vinyl back in 1984 by Melle Mel Beat St brilliant movie soundtrack

[@djnkosi]

Classic!! This hits me so hard every time! 🥹💜🙏🏽🔥✊🏽

[@user-ly3rw1yv2w]

That is one of the greatest songs ever written. Grand Master Mellie Mel's Beat Street breakdown, White Lines, The Message and New York, New York certifies him despite his recent missteps in his 60's on social media.

[@hamillsamuel8301]

The movie is about talent and about dreams, But is also about friendship and being supporting and being there for your friends.

[@filfree560]

My sweet 80's 💚💛❤✌🎤🎶🎆🙏😇🎅 WE ARE BACK !!!!!

[@Bluelinechevy82]

Grandmaster Flash spoke the gospel.

[@hamansutra]

😂

[@Bluelinechevy82]

@@hamansutra what's so funny?

[@OvidioMenjivar-oi7bj]

Inmemorables,y,inolvidables,buen,musiconoooooo,✌️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😎

[@chadsanders6658]

True HIP HOP

[@terranceharvey9205]

Chad Sanders I said the same thing!!

[@yaminfabelo6691]

My favorite movie beat street back old thing bac plz🥹🥹🥹

[@tonicaughn6529]

When coming together ❤️ they find a way to divide us . Like always ❤🙏🙏

[@davidgoodall6473]

my come to song when down RIP to the ones we have lost

[@gulfvet9192]

The 80s was the best times

[@danielsypher8832]

The birth of HIP HOP and RAP started rite here with movie is a classic word bro😎🙏....miss those days the 80s

[@djhollywoodlive6910]

In 2024 this is still good

[@anthonylittle1943]

Last verse rings as true today as it did 40 years ago

[@user-wc2zg7vf5w]

Rip WENG WENG Hackney London this song reminds me of u❤

[@RydemsplertIMPARTIALMUSIC]

Real message, real people. There are almost no more rappers today.. °°*°*°* It's so sad to see todays StupidPhone-Zombies, that I've moved into a forest. Used to be on the streets dancin' to a ghetto blaster every free minute after I had watched Wild Style and Breakin'.

[@jahee-sahwa5816]

best definition of real hip hop the best movie ever no knife no gun no nacked etc

[@djsdesignsandcustoms4779]

I watched this all the time in 5th grade and that movie is #1

[@edenglish2323]

I love the music but I do get emotional because it is a memorial service.

[@user-uc5vs1kv7x]

Good old days! 80s was da bomb 0:10 I danced my heart out all thru the 80s, 90s til 1999! Had a great time with all my favorite artists all Legends in their own right!

[@craigdavis5407]

Melle Mel is a Beast/True Legend man.

[@rafaellarkins405]

The hair be standing up on my neck when rock steady and ny city breakers come out 🕺

[@crissvidal710]

The best movie of my life in the 80s the best movie the average break dance style New York the bronze and I was very young in Chile until I arrived in New York when I was older I couldn't believe it

[@migatron1]

Lyrics from the future, sent straight from the past, by Mel

[@whatdaro]

Lyrics from the future don't be a slave to no computer

[@sainte3443]

Well said!

[@mrcommunity992]

Beautiful....precious memories! All the lyrics...whoa! Powerful stuff!!!

[@d-fens8698]

Dieser Film ist und bleibt einer der schönsten Filme. Damals in der DDR war es der meiste gesehenste Film aller Zeiten. Ich selbst hab ihn mindestens 30 mal gesehen und kenne jede Szene auswendig??? Ich liebe ihn 🤩🤩🤩

[@davidrice8823]

I wasn't until years later, this movie came on BlackStarz movie channel and I watched it as an adult without being so concerned about learning breakdancing but actually paid attention to the plot, and that's when I learned to appreciate the struggle of each of the characters

[@rroberts2023]

Can you imagine the day when people get together to dance. Seems like a long way right watching this classic

[@OgDj2024]

One of my all time favorite movies! I can still watch it from beginning to end to this very day! This movie is a part of the essence of my youth and Hip Hop!