(Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary,

Music

Runtime:

71 minutes

Year:

2000

Directors:

Kevin Fitzgerald

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Production companies:

Organic Films,

Bowery Films

Actors:

Himself

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Herself

Himself

Himself

Crews:

Music

Producer

Music

Executive Producer

Music