Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 14, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

Organic Films,Bowery Films,Organic Films, Bowery Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0262424