Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Kevin Fitzgerald

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A documentary about freestyling--the improvised, on-the-spot rhymes that demonstrate the skills of hip-hop MCs.

Plot Keywords:

Hip Hop | Underground | Battle | Competition | Rap

Awards:

4 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

Overrated BS

Ensemble

Muhammad Ali	...	Himself (archive footage)
Planet Asia	...	Himself
Bahamadia	...	Herself
The Notorious B.I.G.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Boots	...	Himself (as Boots Riley)
Akim Funk Buddah	...	Himself
Eluard Burt	...	Himself
Myo Campbell	...	Himself
John Coltrane	...	Himself (archive footage)
Darkleaf	...	Himself
Mos Def	...	Himself
Kirby Dominant	...	Himself
Eminem	...	Himself (archive footage)
Freestyle Fellowship	...	Themselves
Lord Finesse	...	Himself
Kevin Fitzgerald	...	Himself (voice)
Richard Fox
Robert Garcia	...	Himself (as Bobbito)
Craig G	...	Himself
Kool Herc	...	Himself (archive footage)
Juice	...	Himself
Jurassic 5	...	Themselves (archive footage)
Ghostface Killah	...	Himself
Talib Kweli	...	Himself
The Last Poets	...	Themselves
Crazy Legs	...	Himself
Living Legends	...	Themselves
The Lyricist Lounge	...	Themselves
Lucas MacFadden	...	Himself (as Cut Chemist)
Debi Mazar	...	Herself (archive footage)
Darryl McDaniels	...	Himself (archive footage)
Medusa	...	Herself
Kool Moe Dee	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pharoahe Monch	...	Himself
Otherwize	...	Himself
Tupac Shakur	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Simmons	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Stewart	...	Himself (as Chali 2na)
Divine Styler	...	Himself
Tragedy Styles	...	Background Music
Supernatural	...	Himself
Sway	...	Himself
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson	...	Himself (as ?uestlove)
Tariq Trotter	...	Himself (as Black Thought)
Wordsworth	...	Himself

Autre(s) titre(s):

Freestyle (USA) (short title)
VH1 News Presents: Freestyle - The Story of Underground Hip Hop (USA) (TV title)

Durée:

60 min | 74 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Classification:

Australia:M

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bowery Films

Movie Connections:

Features Wild Style (1983)

Overrated BS

This documentary had a lot of potential, but I feel that it is pretty weak. Most of the legendary freestyle footage shown in this film has been available for years in hip hop circles, so if you've already seen it (like the biggy street corner free) there really isn't a whole lot of reason to watch this movie. There are a lot of nobodies dropping weak freestyles in this film. If you've ever been in a real cypher you know that half the stuff in this film is garbage. You get some dope freestyles by Supernat and some others, but overall, this film is not the amazing, eye-opening opus that the blurbs on cover would have you believe. I guess if your just getting into hip hop there is some appeal in this movie, but if your a life long dedicated fan and participant, this film has very little to offer.