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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

04/14/2000

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1hr 11min

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Documentary

,Music

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Muhammad Ali
  • Planet Asia
  • Bahamadia
  • Akim Funk Buddah
  • Eluard Burt

    Directors

  • Henry Alex Rubin
  • Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Paul Devlin
  • Rachel Raimist

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Organic Films
  • Bowery Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Muhammad Ali

Himself

Planet Asia

Himself

Bahamadia

Herself

Akim Funk Buddah

Himself

Eluard Burt

Himself

Myo Campbell

Himself

John Coltrane

Himself

Yasiin Bey

Himself

Kirby Dominant

Himself

DJ Kool Herc

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