Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2000-04-14
Runtime: 71 minutes
Director: Kevin Fitzgerald
Top Cast
- Muhammad Ali as Himself
- Planet Asia as Himself
- Bahamadia as Herself
- Akim Funk Buddah as Himself
- Eluard Burt as Himself
- Myo Campbell as Himself
- John Coltrane as Himself
- Darkleaf as Himself
- Yasiin Bey as Himself
- Kirby Dominant as Himself
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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