Film
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · 1h 46m · Documentary · Music
Hip Hop didn't invent anything. Hip Hop reinvented everything
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
- Metacritic
- 66
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Overview
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.
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Cast
Ice-T
Self
Dr. Dre
Self
Ice Cube
Self
Snoop Dogg
Self
Eminem
Self
Afrika Bambaataa
Self
Grandmaster Caz
Self
Bun B
Self
Busy Bee
Self
Kool Boy
Self
Joe Budden
Self
Cashout Chris
Self
Common
Self
Treach
Self
Chuck D
Self
Yasiin Bey
Self
Crew
- Ice-TDirector
- Andy BaybuttDirector
- Alison ToogoodExecutive Producer
- Paul ToogoodExecutive Producer
- Jeremy HewsonDirector of Photography
- Kieran SmythEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 15, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- R
- Revenue
- $288,312
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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