Editing Wild Style (section)

==Legacy==
The plot of ''Wild Style'' is fairly loose and the film is more notable for featuring several prominent figures from early hip hop culture such as [[Busy Bee Starski]], [[Fab Five Freddy]], [[The Cold Crush Brothers]] and [[Grandmaster Flash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wild Style (1982)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084904/fullcredits|access-date=22 November 2017|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> Throughout the movie, there are scenes depicting activities common in the early days of hip hop. These include MCing, turntablism, graffiti and b-boying. The film demonstrates the interconnections between music, dance and art in the development of hip hop culture.

The film has received a large cult following over the years after its initial release. Highly regarded hip hop albums such as ''[[Illmatic]]'' by [[Nas]], ''[[Midnight Marauders]]'' by [[A Tribe Called Quest]], ''[[Black Sunday (Cypress Hill album)|Black Sunday]]'' by [[Cypress Hill]], ''[[Resurrection (Common album)|Resurrection]]'' by [[Common (rapper)|Common]], ''[[Big Shots (album)|Big Shots]]'' by [[Charizma]], ''[[Mm..Food]]'' by [[MF Doom]], ''[[Check Your Head]]'' by [[Beastie Boys]], ''[[Beat Konducta]]'' by [[Madlib]], ''[[Jay Stay Paid]]'' by [[J Dilla]] and ''[[Quality Control (album)|Quality Control]]'' by [[Jurassic 5]] have used samples from the film.

In 2007, the [[VH1]] [[Hip Hop Honors]] paid tribute to ''Wild Style'' in recognition of its influence upon the culture. The film was also voted as one of the top ten rock and roll films of all time by the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name="pastemag" /> In 2012, ''Wild Style'' was ranked No. 1 on Billboard's list of the Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Movies Ever.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Erika|first=Ramirez|date=November 8, 2012|title=Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Movies Ever|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/474260/top-10-best-hip-hop-movies-ever|access-date=2021-07-17|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> The film was exhibited as part of a 1980s art retrospective at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago]] and the [[Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/25/museum-of-contemporary-art-looks-back-at-the-80s/ | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Lori | last=Waxman | title=Museum of Contemporary Art looks back at the '80s | date=25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Art, Love and Politics in the '80s: An exhibition at the ICA – The Daily Free Press|date=15 November 2012 |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2012/11/15/art-love-and-politics-in-the-80s-an-exhibition-at-the-ica/|access-date=2021-07-17|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, it was shown at the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] to celebrate the closing weekend of the exhibition "Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wild Style|url=https://www.mfa.org/event/film/wild-style|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|language=en}}</ref>