The birth of hip hop culture recounted by those who were there.

After more than 40 years, what many thought might only be a fad as proven to be one of the defining cultures of the 20th century. Bronx 79, a new documentary by PMISH Films, details hip hop’s first steps in what it claims to be “the definitive story” of the culture.

There’s little information on when and how the documentary will be released yet but there is an enticing trailer, featuring legends DJ Disco Wiz and Joe Conzo alongside author Jeff Chang, who also documented the birth and growth of the culture in his classic book Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.

Bronx 79 will tell the story by “employing first-person interviews of the people that were there at the beginning, original footage and photographs of that era, and unique recreations through stylized animation and live-action we will finally see the untold story of the pioneers, the fans and the world of the South Bronx in 1979.” [Via Egotrip]