On the hip-hop documentary tip, anyone across the other side of Pennines this Friday should, when they are looking for somewhere to shelter from the rain, make a bee-line for the Cornerhouse. The super nice cinema venue are teaming up with the HomeGrown exhibition that is being held at Urbis and showing two Dirk Fontaine cinematic classics. 

Beat This! A Hip-Hop History was originally commissioned by the BBC in 1984 as part of the Arena series and features the likes of Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc. Bombin’ is a 1988 documentary that brings Bronx graf writer Brim Fuentes to the UK to meet the likes of a young 3-D (the Wild Bunch/Massive Attack) and Goldie. Both are in-depth explorations of originators from the old-school and, like a gold-chain from back in the day, are certified hip-hop gold.

As an added bonus there will be a Q and A with Fontaine too, you don’t get that at the Vue!

Filed under: Artists, Film, Live, UK hip-hop by J.G.