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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2000-04-14
- video_camera_front Companies Organic Films, Bowery Films
- timer Runtime: 71 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 13 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0262424
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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
groups Crew
Kevin Fitzgerald
Director
Brad Abramson
Executive Producer
Joey Anuff
Producer
Paul Devlin
Producer
Youree Henley
Line Producer
Henry Alex Rubin
Producer
Darkleaf
Music
Freestyle Fellowship
Music
DJ Organic
Music
Omid Walizadeh
Music
Ann Berger
Co-Executive Producer
Paul Devlin
Editor
Rachel Raimist
Editor
Isaac Solotaroff
Editor
Todd Hickey
Cinematography
Daniel Kozman
Cinematography
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