Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

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• Genre(s): Documentary, Musical
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Kevin Fitzgerald
• Cast(s): John Coltrane, Yasiin Bey, Kool Herc, Debi Mazar, The Notorious B.I.G. See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h
• Music: Omid Walizadeh,Freestyle Fellowship, Darkleaf,DJ Organic
• Award(s): Special Jury 2002 (Won) Awards List
• Similar To: The Beach Boys, ONEFOUR: Against All Odds
• Story:
  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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