Graffiti Rock
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| Genre | Music Performance |
| Starring | Michael Holman Run-DMC Shannon New York City Breakers Kool Moe Dee Special K |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original channel | WPIX-TV |
| Original run | June 29, 1984 – present |
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Graffiti Rock was a hip-hop based television program, originally screened June 29, 1984. Intended as an on-going series, the show only received one pilot episode and aired on WPIX-TV channel 11 in New York City and a few other markets. The pilot episode has since been released as a DVD and features rare extra material.
Graffiti Rock resembled a hip hop version of the popular television dance shows at the time such as Soul Train and American Bandstand. The show was created and hosted by Michael Holman, who was the manager of the popular break-dancing crew, the New York City Breakers.
The episode features Run D.M.C., Shannon, The New York City Breakers, DJ Jimmie Jazz and Kool Moe Dee and Special K of the Treacherous Three. The New York City Breakers, who were fresh off of their success from the movie, Beat Street, made a showcase appearance. The episode also features television and film actress, Debi Mazar and actor/director Vincent Gallo as dancers on the show.
The show has since become an important 'must-see' for hip-hop enthusiasts, alongside such titles as Wild Style and Beat Street.
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