‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Film Review: 40th Anniversary (Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror) | Ep. 181

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Today we hope to keep your Halloweens spooky by continuing our
Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series, and this one is big. We sit
down to celebrate 40 years of an iconic, genre-shifting, pop
culture behemoth - Wes Craven’s classic ‘A Nightmare on Elm
Street’ from 1984.


 


Joining in the fun, we have Myke C-Town and Alaska Atoms, with
dope contributions from hip hop heads Simon Ward and Tom Comey


 


Show Notes


Why this film has lasted (00:00)

How Freddy Krueger is an American original (03:50)

Simon Ward guest contribution (22:50)

Our history with Nightmare + 5-Mic Moments (27:40)

Tina’s death scene + enduring horror images (44:10)

Tom Comey guest contribution (49:30)

If this film was a rap album + fave horror posters (54:20)

5-Mic Moments (1:03:10)

Canibus Feature Award (1:10:00)

Horror x Hip Hop categories (1:27:20)



 


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