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.
Directed by Kevin Fitzgerald
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Cast
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Muhammad Ali Himself - Planet Asia Himself
- Bahamadia Herself
- Akim Funk Buddah Himself
- Eluard Burt Himself
- Myo Campbell Himself
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John Coltrane Himself - Darkleaf Himself
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Yasiin Bey Himself - Kirby Dominant Himself
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DJ Kool Herc -
Debi Mazar Herself (archive footage)
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