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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

📅 2000 ⭐ 6.8 🕐 1h 11m US US
IMDb tt0262424 TMDB 66716
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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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Cast
Crew
Director Kevin Fitzgerald Cinematography Daniel Kozman Cinematography Todd Hickey Editor Isaac Solotaroff Editor Paul Devlin Editor Rachel Raimist Executive Producer Brad Abramson Music DJ Organic Music Darkleaf Music Freestyle Fellowship Music Omid Walizadeh Producer Henry Alex Rubin Producer Joey Anuff Producer Paul Devlin
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Bowery Films
Organic Films
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