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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme( 2000)

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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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      Muhammad Ali

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      Planet Asia

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      Bahamadia

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      Akim Funk Buddah

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      Eluard Burt

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      Myo Campbell

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      John Coltrane

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      Darkleaf

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      Yasiin Bey

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      Kirby Dominant

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      DJ Kool Herc

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      Debi Mazar

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      The Notorious B.I.G.

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      Tupac Shakur

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      Boots Riley

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      Bobbito Garcia

      Himself

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    Original Language

    English

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