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Monday, March 3, 2008

Rewind Graffiti Rock: It’ll Give You a Shock!

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on Mon, Mar 3 at 1:38 PM

On Friday I showed you the new Gnarls Barkley video “Run” which featured Justin Timberlake as the host of a hiphop version of Soul Train. Well, upon further research it seems apparent that the “Run” video is a parody of the 1984 pilot for the TV show Graffiti Rock. Apparently it was only shown once in New York and few other markets—AND THAT IS A GODDAMN SHAME, because this show devoted to rap, breakdancing and graffiti is truly bizarre, frequently awkward and freaking brilliant. Check out the opening minutes of this show, and prepare to smile for the rest of the day!

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If you can find the whole video you can play "where's Waldo" with a young Vincent Gallo. No shit.

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