I was born the year Jean-Michel Basquiat passed but it took me 28/29 years for me to know about him, to be exact to appreciate him. I've his name being mentioned several times in hip hop music which I grew up listening to. But it's only when a friend told to watch a movie by Julian Schnabel titled "Basquiat" I took note of the man behind the man.

Since then I have been consumed by his work - documentaries, and films featuring Basquiat.

This documentary is the best I have watched ever and this includes well crafted YouTube videos and social media curated content.

I've been consumed by Basquiat for a while but never has a documentary opened up like this has.

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Nearly 30 years after his death, this documentary film of Jean-Michel Basquiat details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to be one of the greats on the international art marketplace.

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