Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Rating: 6.9 · 2000 · Documentary, Music · USA · 1 ч 11 мин
Description
From neighborhood ciphers to the most notorious MC battles, "Freestyle: the Art of Rhyme" captures the electrifying energy of improvisational hip-hop--the rarely recorded art form of rhyming spontaneously. Like preachers and jazz solos, freestyles exist only in the moment, a modern-day incarnation of the African-American storytelling tradition. Shot over a period of more than seven years, it is already an underground cult film in the hip-hop world. The film systematically debunks the false image put out by record companies that hip-hop culture is violent or money-obsessed. Instead, it lets real hip-hop artists, known and unknown, weave their story out of a passionate mix of language, politics, and spirituality.
Information
- Year
- 2000
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 1 ч 11 мин
- TMDB
- 6.9
- IMDb
- 6.9
Director
Cast
- Muhammad Ali — Himself
- Planet Asia — Himself
- Bahamadia — Herself
- Akim Funk Buddah — Himself
- Eluard Burt — Himself
- Myo Campbell — Himself
- John Coltrane — Himself
- Darkleaf — Himself
- Yasiin Bey — Himself
- Kirby Dominant — Himself
- DJ Kool Herc
- Debi Mazar — Herself (archive footage)
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Tupac Shakur
- Boots Riley — Himself
- Bobbito Garcia — Himself
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