{"id":3737,"date":"2012-04-18T15:09:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T20:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=3737"},"modified":"2013-11-22T16:13:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T22:13:33","slug":"big-fun-in-the-big-town-on-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/headlines\/big-fun-in-the-big-town-on-dvd.htm","title":{"rendered":"Big Fun in the Big Town Returns on DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 25 years since it&#8217;s original release date, the 1986 hip hop documentary, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>&#8220;Big Fun in the Big Town&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span> will be released on DVD on May 22, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iqnyQ5vhH7o?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"525\" height=\"297\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<em>From the official press release:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>New York, 1986:<\/strong> a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and \u2013 if the stars aligned \u2013 the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch filmmaker, journalist and rap fanatic <strong>Bram Van Splunteren<\/strong> stepped into the city for one intense week in 1986. He was armed with five things: a camera crew, a map, a deep respect for the hip-hop artform, a list of phone numbers, and a burning desire to get to the bottom of what this still-growing subculture was all about. By the time he left, he had the answers he needed, along with a treasure trove of golden video footage. Tragically, these images never returned from Europe, languishing in obscurity from hip-hop\u2019s homeland for more than a quarter-century. Until now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Big Fun in the Big Town<\/em><\/strong> is about hip-hop when artistry in the game was still at its center. When skills, not hype, got you your first record deal. When Run-DMC took the reins from Doug E Fresh and Grandmaster Flash, paving the way for hundreds of other hitmakers to follow. When a chart-topping LL Cool J still lived with his Grandmother. When the Latin Quarter was <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the<\/span><\/strong> club to be at on any weekend night. And when artists from all backgrounds could taste their own pop-chart dreams, just beyond their reach but still seemingly attainable.<\/p>\n<p>This essential, fast-paced documentary shows hip-hop from just about every angle, and approaches its subjects with a journalistic sobriety and respect rarely given to this oft-misunderstood artform and culture, even to this day. It presents worldwide superstars and aspiring rappers, dancers and beatboxers on an even playing field, reminding us that rap was once a wide-open game for anyone with talent to grab at the brass ring of fame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can pre-order the DVD now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=tothbeyall&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B007NZVZQI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 25 years since it&#8217;s original release date, the 1986 hip hop documentary, &#8220;Big Fun in the Big Town&#8221; will be released on DVD on May 22, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}