Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
1h 11m
Running Time
April 14, 2000Release Date
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
1h 11m
Running Time
April 14, 2000Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Muhammad Ali
Self
Planet Asia
Self
Bahamadia
Self
Yasiin Bey
Self
John Coltrane
Himself
Akim Funk Buddah
Self
Eluard Burt
Self
Sway Calloway
Self
Sway DaSafo
Self
Myo Campbell
Self
Kirby Dominant
Himself
Cut Chemist
Self
Debi Mazar
Herself (archive footage)
Kevin Fitzgerald
Director
Paul Devlin
Producer
Henry Alex Rubin
Producer
Darkleaf
Composer
Boots Riley
Himself
Bobbito Garcia
Himself
Freestyle Fellowship
Composer
DJ Organic
Composer
Omid Walizadeh
Composer
Todd Hickey
Cinematographer
Daniel Kozman
Cinematographer
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Wiki.
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme is a 2000 American documentary film directed by Kevin Fitzgerald. The film depicts the art of freestyle rap.