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.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 j... Read more
Starring Muhammad Ali, Planet Asia, Bahamadia, Akim Funk Buddah, Eluard Burt, Myo Campbell, John Coltrane, Darkleaf, Yasiin Bey, Kirby Dominant
It's a documentary and music movie, and has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Italy.
