That dude that clearly played Nas tho.
The Nas part was the illest
"The Breaks", VH1 early 90's Hip-Hop series with Mack Wilds (12/7/17 update: cancelled!!)
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The Nas part was the illest
MustafaSTL
Achievement In Every Field of Human Endeavor
I knew it was Nas just hearing the flow before he said "nasty" and being from Queensbridge.
Big Skilly Films
All Star
Yo I got opened when special ed was performing the macnificent
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Lol @ curving Nas
Guvnor
Da Speculative Spectacle®
My favorite episode yet. Nicki left the white dude and is catching Karma 
Good for her. Though I'm sure she would end up managing Imani X eventually. She also wrong for giving Ahm a blank tape. She a real grease ball but Ahm is scary. He found her spot she was moving out of and creeped up on her like a horror movie villain 
Part of it is the technology they filming with too. It makes everything look cleaner and neater than how it used to look on film and then the actual city itself changed too.
They are trying though. I mean you got Barry sniffing heavy and crack viles in the street. They are trying to grimey it up but it's a hard task.
You got a nice flow.
Good for her. Though I'm sure she would end up managing Imani X eventually. She also wrong for giving Ahm a blank tape. She a real grease ball but Ahm is scary. He found her spot she was moving out of and creeped up on her like a horror movie villain Part of it is the technology they filming with too. It makes everything look cleaner and neater than how it used to look on film and then the actual city itself changed too.
They are trying though. I mean you got Barry sniffing heavy and crack viles in the street. They are trying to grimey it up but it's a hard task.
nikka was like keep at it
You got a nice flow.
I believe there's a way they could emulate this better even if it's just the lense they use to shoot it. Even Empire toned down their colors from the 1st/2nd season to the 3rd. The cars they using are mint condition classics from the 90s. I'm sure they could go to any used car lot and find some old Regals, Jeeps, Pathfinders, etc that look a little beat up. Also, I have to believe that in NYC there are places that still look like they did in the 90s. At the end of the episode, they showed a train going by one of the projects and the train was brand new, no grafiti, anything. Now, I'm sure this would cost more money that they don't want to spend which is why The Getdown makes the 70s look closer to reality back then.
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Guvnor
Da Speculative Spectacle®
Yeah them lenses and to film with actual film is more expensive. Then to take it that far with old cars would be costly.
They are not really any places that look like the 90's anymore with the exception of the bronx.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
You're asking a lot for a low end cable tv series. If this were HBO or Netflix, I'd expect that type of money to be spent since they'd get the ROI. But it's vh1...
My biggest hang up is there's like a lack of passion or just something that's missing from this show...maybe the get down spoiled me, but the characters still feel empty, seems like they're sleepwalking through what that era was as opposed to really capturing the essence. Plus I really don't like Nikki and Tristan comes off flat and sort of corny, he feels like his 90210 character, Dixon, more than an actual New York hip hop nikka
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No matter how hard she tried Imani X couldn't hide them delicious titty meats she got...
I couldn't concentrate on her rhymes...
Lol@ all the new cars rolling by in the background of a early 90's show...
I couldn't concentrate on her rhymes...
Lol@ all the new cars rolling by in the background of a early 90's show...
Guvnor
Da Speculative Spectacle®
No matter how hard she tried Imani X couldn't hide them delicious titty meats she got...
I couldn't concentrate on her rhymes...
Lol@ all the new cars rolling by in the background of a early 90's show...
Word, she is too fine man. Her body is perfect and the actress who plays Nicki is fine too!
Damn
KalKal
Superstar
By 1990, the "graffiti-proof" subway cars had already been out for a couple of years. I'm sure the window glass would have been all scratched up, though.
Some of the random "cameos" are a little forced. I had to laugh out loud when they had a random guy pop up to say "Hi, my name is Ralph McDaniels" and just walk away. In 1990 Ralph McDaniels had been on TV for about 7 years, and anyone in that room would have instantly recognized him.
Show not bad so far