Skateboarding and Hip Hop: A review of All the Streets Are Silent (2021)

Hip Hop Movie Club

All the Streets are Silent is a 2021 documentary which details the close connection between the vibrant subcultures of skateboarding and Hip Hop in the late 80s and into the 90s. Along the way, we see some legendary rappers in their early days on the come-up.

Topics discussed:

• Skateboard crews in New York City helped promote and propel the culture of Hip Hop.
• Club Mars was a major venue for any hip hop act trying to break through into the big time.
• Like Club Mars, a lot of superstar rappers got early exposure on the Stretch and Bobbito radio show.
• Watch this film to see the origin stories of the Zoo York and Supreme streetwear brands.
• The Zoo York mixtape was the flashpoint of skateboarding and hip hop's symbiotic relationship – which helped blossom both sub-cultures into multi-billion dollar industries.

Also check out:

Our episode on Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1

Resources for sexual assault, suicide, and drug abuse.

Credits

Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie. Follow @hiphopmovieclub on Instagram!

And remember:

Don't hate...skate!

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Content Warning

This episode contains some discussion of sexual assault, suicide, and drug use starting around the 25:58 mark. Please take care as you listen. If you're in need of resources related to these situations, please check out the links elsewhere in the episode description.