I found out about this movie after reading the rap book A book which Chronicles the decade of rap from the 1980s to today I don't remember which section it was at one point they mentioned this movie and me being a fan of documentary I decided hey what the heck I'm going to watch it and it did not disappoint at all. This is another adults disgusted with a certain trend that the kids are doing or something like that and usually when it comes to Graffiti and stuff you'd usually tend to disagree with what they're doing but this movie actually makes the graffiti artist look like the heroes and actually makes us sympathize with them. The film dives into the graffiti art scene and see that there's more to it than some kids spray painting on subways and walls. It makes the adults look like criminals much like the punk rock documentary is like DOA Rites of Passage or heck even Decline of Western Civilization part 1 and 2 (mainly 2) Their not bad kids they just don't get attention and need a way to express themselves kinda like me (except I don't wear safety pins or headbang i watch rap battles). Overall not one of my favorites but I dig it I probably watch it again definitely. My rating is seven out of 10.

While searching my video shop for Hip Hop movies I came across this film. Having not heard of it before and the fact that it was a 70 minute documentary made me a bit skeptic about hiring it, but after reading a quote by Krs-One on the front cover saying it was what I had to see for true Hip Hop I was eager to get it out. It turned out to be a great documentary on graffiti and Hip Hop in the early eighties which I throughly enjoyed.

It was interesting to see how mixed the scene was race wise back then. This could be quite funny at times, like seeing a hardcore subway graffiti artist with a tight Van Halen t-shirt on and long red hair. This showed that graffiti, DJing, breaking and MCing weren't all considered Hip Hop back then. To do one didn't mean you were into the other.

Style Wars makes you understand the pride and enjoyment the artists get out of bombing trains, but you also realize how awful it is for the government to replace or clean trains and especially how bad it is for one bomber's mother.

Style Wars is primarily a documentary on graffiti but it also briefly touches on breaking and MCing. Funny that it doesn't mention DJing as a main part of Hip Hop, since that is considered the original and sometimes most important element these days.

Overall, Style Wars is a fantastic documentary and a must see for fans of Graffiti and early Hip Hop.

this movie rocks yo its all freaky seein some of these the dopest of the dope the baddest most freakalistic writers to ever put paint to taint the machine and take a piece of it and say "I AM HERE I AM LEAVING MY MARK ON THIS WORLD" and daaaaamn they do it so nice yo man this is must know must see for anyone who thinks they kick it old school yo this is the way it was not the way you thought it was go get a kurtis blow record yo now kick it and lemme turn this up ya know what i'm sayin