Though Anthony Bourdain travelled all over the world, no place stacked up quite like New York, the place he called home. And no artist has captured the energy and history of the city quite like photographer Jamel Shabazz. Long before “street style” as we now know it, Shabbaz documented the city's burgeoning hip-hop culture of the 1980s, immortalizing the music and style pioneers that would later make it a worldwide phenomenon. More than just vintage shots of kids rocking sneakers, his vital images of joy and community have hundreds of stories behind them. Director Charlie Ahearn, of the seminal graffiti movie Wild Style (also playing), gives voice to these images through interviews with Shabazz himself, Fab 5 Freddy, legendary rapper KRS-One, and many others.

Fun fact: Anthony Bourdain used Shabazz's photos for inspiration on the Bronx episode of his award-winning show, Parts Unknown.

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