{"id":98812,"date":"2015-12-16T20:37:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=98812"},"modified":"2015-12-16T23:00:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T22:00:48","slug":"video-the-breaks-film-captures-the-essence-of-90s-hip-hop-down-to-the-dj-premier-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-the-breaks-film-captures-the-essence-of-90s-hip-hop-down-to-the-dj-premier-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The Breaks Film Captures The Essence of 90s Hip-Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCJKkG_vRKU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vh1 had a screening of its upcoming film, <em>The Breaks<\/em>. The event took place at Harlem\u2019s acclaimed Red Rooster restaurant, hosted by owner <strong>Chef Marcus Samuelsson<\/strong>. From its opening seconds, the film established its credibility as an authentic representation of the early days of Hip-Hop. Set in 1990 New York City, <strong>DJ Premier<\/strong>\u2019s sonic imprint could be felt throughout, and anchored the film with the sounds that wafted through the city in that era. <\/p>\n<p>The soundtrack included music by <strong>De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, D-Nice, Bell Biv Devoe, Kool G Rap, Poor Righteous Teachers, LL Cool J, Public Enemy<\/strong>, as well as samplings of the R&#038;B du jour, including a memorable scene driven by a <strong>Johnny Gill<\/strong> background cue. <strong>Preemo<\/strong> also filled in the blanks with his own original music, as part of the score.<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of the article via <a href=\"http:\/\/ambrosiaforheads.com\/2015\/12\/the-breaks-film-captures-the-essence-of-90s-hip-hop-down-to-the-preemo-soundtrack-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">ambrosiaforheads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-the-breaks-film-captures-the-essence-of-90s-hip-hop-down-to-the-dj-premier-soundtrack\/dj-premier-620x420\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?fit=620%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-premier-620&amp;#215;420\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?fit=540%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?fit=620%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?fit=640%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"dj-premier-620x420\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?resize=540%2C366&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dj-premier-620x420.jpg?resize=620%2C420&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vh1 had a screening of its upcoming film, The Breaks. 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