Trailer
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
6.9
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1h 11m
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2000
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.
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
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