Just to Get a Rep
2004 British film
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just to Get a Rep is a documentary film directed by Peter Gerard. It premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2004 and played over a dozen international film festivals.[1] The film covers the history of graffiti art and its relationship with hip-hop, from 1970s New York City to the international graffiti culture in the early 2000s.
Mode 2
Charlie Ahearn
Afrika Bambaataa
Chaz Bojorquez
Grandmaster Caz
Henry Chalfant
Martha Cooper
Kaves
Man One
Percee-P
Blade
Comet
Zephyr
Steven Hager
Stay High 149
Tracy 168
| Just to Get a Rep | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Gerard |
| Produced by | Peter Gerard |
| Starring | Futura 2000 Mode 2 Charlie Ahearn Afrika Bambaataa Chaz Bojorquez Grandmaster Caz Henry Chalfant Martha Cooper Kaves Man One Percee-P Blade Comet Zephyr Steven Hager Stay High 149 Tracy 168 |
| Music by | Cousin Cole |
| Distributed by | Accidental Media |
Release date |
|
Running time | 52 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
The film is about the origins of graffiti and hip-hop as told by some of New York's graffiti pioneers as well as contemporary artists from Europe and the US. Graffiti art as we know it today started in Philadelphia and the Bronx and became a worldwide culture when the media and art world featured graffiti and its artists in newspapers, books and movies. Just to Get a Rep examines how these influences affected the culture and married it with rap, breakdancing and DJing under the term "hip-hop" coined by Afrika Bambaataa.[2]
Release
Just to Get a Rep was premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2004[citation needed] and played international festivals for more than two years. Just to Get a Rep was broadcast on television in France in 2007.[3] Just to Get a Rep was released via video on demand in September 2009 from the film's website with "pay-what-you-feel" pricing[4] and also through VODO.[5] A DVD was released in 2010 and the film became the first available for direct-to-fan purchase on Distrify in 2011.[6]