Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 | 71m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Kevin Fitzgerald |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 14, 2000 |
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| Director: | Kevin Fitzgerald |
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| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Organic Films, Bowery Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Muhammad Ali | Himself |
| Planet Asia | Himself |
| Bahamadia | Herself |
| Akim Funk Buddah | Himself |
| Eluard Burt | Himself |
| Myo Campbell | Himself |
| John Coltrane | Himself |
| Darkleaf | Himself |
| Yasiin Bey | Himself |
| Kirby Dominant | Himself |
| DJ Kool Herc | |
| Debi Mazar | Herself (archive footage) |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | |
| Tupac Shakur | |
| Boots Riley | Himself |
| Bobbito Garcia | Himself |
| Name | Job |
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| Omid Walizadeh | Music |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | Director |
| Youree Henley | Line Producer |
| Darkleaf | Music |
| Freestyle Fellowship | Music |
| DJ Organic | Music |
| Paul Devlin | Editor |
| Rachel Raimist | Editor |
| Isaac Solotaroff | Editor |
| Todd Hickey | Cinematography |
| Daniel Kozman | Cinematography |
| Name | Title |
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| Henry Alex Rubin | Producer |
| Brad Abramson | Executive Producer |
| Joey Anuff | Producer |
| Paul Devlin | Producer |
| Ann Berger | Co-Executive Producer |
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