Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
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.
Year: 2000
Genre: Documentary, Music
Studio: Organic Films, Bowery Films
Director: Kevin Fitzgerald
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Planet Asia, Bahamadia, Akim Funk Buddah, Eluard Burt, Myo Campbell
Crew: Kevin Fitzgerald (Director), Brad Abramson (Executive Producer), Joey Anuff (Producer), Paul Devlin (Producer), Youree Henley (Line Producer), Henry Alex Rubin (Producer)
Runtime: 71 minutes
Release: Apr 14, 2000
IMDb: 6.90/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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