This Is the Life (2008)
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Director: Ava DuVernay
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Abstract Rude as Self |
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Big Al as Self |
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Busdriver as Self |
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Chali 2na as Self |
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Cut Chemist as Self |
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Ellay Khule as Self |
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Fat Jack as Self |
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NgaFsh as Self |
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Tray Loc as Self |
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Riddlore as Self |
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Wreccless as Self |
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Ganjah K as Self |
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Born Allah as Self |
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Medusa as Self |
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Myka 9 as Self |
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P.E.A.C.E. as Self |
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Pigeon John as Self |
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T-Love as Self |
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Volume 10 as Self |
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2Mex as Self |
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Jyant as Self |
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Ava DuVernay as Self |
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B. Hall as Self |
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Roderick Hall as Self |
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Brian Cross as Self |
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Keen as Self |
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Sheena Lester as Self |
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Monique Matthews as Self |
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Monalisa Murray as Self |
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Mear One as Self |
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Mike Nardone as Self |
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Garth Trinidad as Self |
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Omid Walizadeh as Self |
| Directing | Ava DuVernay | Director |
| Production | Ava DuVernay | Producer |
| Production | Omid Walizadeh | Producer |
| Sound | Omid Walizadeh | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Omid Walizadeh | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Omid Walizadeh | Sound Editor |
| Production | Spencer Averick | Producer |
| Production | Isaac Klotz | Producer |
| Camera | Isaac Klotz | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ellene Miles | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Spencer Averick | Editor |
| Editing | Krishna Devine | Editor |
| Sound | Ian A. Thompson | Sound Mixer |
