Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)

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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.

Director: Kevin Fitzgerald

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	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
	DJ Kool Herc as
	Debi Mazar as Herself (archive footage)
	The Notorious B.I.G. as
	Tupac Shakur as
	Boots Riley as Himself
	Bobbito Garcia as Himself

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