Today’s Google Doodle celebrates an essential nugget of Hip-Hop history. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The backstory of August 11, 1973 is that it marks the day the legendary DJ Kool Herc invented the concept of the “break” during a back-to-school party he threw in New York City’s Bronx borough. Instead of playing a record […]
Words by: Khari Clarke Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From The Source Magazine Issue #269 | 2016 Advertisement With the advent of series like The Get Down and The Breaks, we take a look at the history of Hip Hop on the small screen. During Hip Hop’s genesis in the 1970s, the genre encompassed several […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Mack Wilds the star of VH1 new hit series The Breaks sat down with The Source TV to talk about the shows success. Wilds shares with us his preparation method for his character as Deevee and how he actually studied the craft of being an MC. Wilds also talks about his love […]
If you’ve been watching television over the past five-10 years, you’ve definitely seen Seith Mann‘s work. Mann directed episodes for shows like The Walking Dead, Dexter and Sons of Anarchy (and the list goes on). His breakthrough short film, Five Deep Breaths, caught the attention of television producer Robert F. Colesberry and had it not been […]
Hip Hop fans were abuzz last night as Vh1 premiered their original movie The Breaks. The film is set in New York City and shines a light on Hip Hop in 1990, before the music and culture took over mainstream America. While many viewers were delighted with the flick, which stars Mack Wilds, Wood Harris […]
The Breaks takes us back to Hip-Hop’s most compelling years, where the inner city’s wildest dreams became reality in exchange for the loss of the culture’s innocence. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “You love to hear the story again and again / of how it all got started way back when..” – MC Shan, “The […]
Announced earlier this year, Vh1 is premiering a new Hip Hop drama entitled The Breaks. The original film is based on the book The Big Payback: The History Of the Business Of Hip-Hop, written by journalist Dan Charnas. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The film is set in New York City in 1990, chronicling the […]
With the success of the 2013 record-breaking premiere of CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story and the success of last year’s original movie, Drumline: A New Beat. VH1 is looking to continue to create successful original programming and has announced its next movie titled The Breaks. The cast includes “The Wire” stars Mack (Tristan) Wilds, and Wood Harris. The movie is based on […]
Method Man has joined the cast of VH1’s original Hip Hop drama. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information VH1 has a movie in store that is based on Dan Charnas’ book The Big Payback: The History Of the Business Of Hip-Hop, The Breaks. Three friends, Mack Wilds, David Call, and Afton Williamson, are united by their love for Hip Hop […]
