Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)Palm Pictures(2004)
DVD · Keep Case
This is the 2004 Palm Pictures DVD Keep Case edition of Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000), with barcode 660200310721.
Edition facts
- Format
- DVD
- Distributor
- Palm Pictures
- Case type
- Keep Case
- Release year
- 2004
- UPC
- 660200310721
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- Not Rated
About the film
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.
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Planet Asia, Bahamadia
Production: Organic Films, Bowery Films