Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
- Kevin Fitzgerald
- 1h 11m
- April 14, 2000 · United States of America
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
- Cast
- Tupac Shakur,Myo Campbell,Muhammad Ali,Boots Riley,Eluard Burt,The Notorious B.I.G.,Yasiin Bey,Kirby Dominant,Akim Funk Buddah,DJ Kool Hercand 6 more
- Director
- Kevin Fitzgerald
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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