By Bram Van Splunteren, Dutch filmmaker, journalist and rap fanatic
New York, 1986: 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 -- if the stars aligned -- the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds.
